Sadness Can Lead to Suicidal Ideation… We all have days when we are feeling sad, but for individuals who suffer from depression and/or other mental health problems, sadness can sometimes lead to suicidal ideation and a plan or attempt to take their own life. What To Do During a Suicidal Crisis… It is particularly important … Read more

While listening to the radio, CBC highlighted a new resource for students who are headed off to university or college this fall. This resource entitled, From Surviving to Thriving: Developing Personal and Academic Resilience is aimed at  helping first year students adjust. Last Friday (August 16), CBC focused on the suicide prevention aspects of the … Read more

How to Support a Friend or Loved One Who Has Been Sexually Abused as a Child… You are stunned. Maybe a little scared. You don’t know what to say, but know that you need to say something. A friend or a family member has just disclosed that they were sexually abused as a child. How … Read more

Every time someone makes the decision to ask for help from a Psychotherapist or Personal Counsellor and walks into my office, it takes courage. Courage to show up. Courage to open up. Courage to be real. Courage to be vulnerable. Courage to take steps towards healing.   Famous research professor and author, Brené Brown has … Read more

It is Spring in Ontario and the weather has not exactly been picture-perfect, has it? Almost every day during the past few weeks, a client has come into the office and talked about how tired they are, and how awful the weather has been, how they’re not motivated and feeling down in the dumps or … Read more