Adult Counselling

ACT Therapy in Toronto: Benefits and What to Expect

ACT Therapy Toronto: A New Response to Thoughts ACT therapy in Toronto can help you respond differently to difficult thoughts and emotions rather than trying to eliminate them. Using acceptance, mindfulness, cognitive defusion, values, and committed action, ACT builds psychological flexibility. It may support anxiety, stress, low mood, perfectionism, avoidance, and major life changes....Learn More

Stop Lying to Me

You’re driving on the road, enjoying the music and views, the sun shines on your face, and the skies are clear. It is a great day!   Suddenly, a light flashes on your dashboard. On closer inspection, it appears to be the gaslight.   You look at the light and feel a whirlwind of emotion rise. You feel hot, flushed, your hands are sweating, and your heart begins to pound as knots form in your...Learn More

Five things You Need to Know About Anxiety

We hear the word ‘anxiety’ used a lot more frequently and in a wider variety of contexts in North American culture today, than we have in pervious decades. We hear the word used generally, as well as in reference to social, political, vocational, familial, environmental and relational settings. As such, “anxiety” is more ubiquitous, and to a certain extent, more normalized, than in previous...Learn More

Heartbreak Hotel: Finding meaning through loss or grief

I had the unfortunate displeasure of going through two fairly significant losses at the beginning of the year. The first loss I experienced was the loss of my grandmother (Nanny) and the second loss was the ending of a five-year romantic relationship.  Because of the proximity of these two losses, I was, to be honest, a blubbering train wreck most days of the week. On one hand there was...Learn More