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Getting Grounded
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Getting Grounded

Grounding strategies help us regulate our nervous system & keep us in the present moment so we are more successful at coping and responding to life’s demands.

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The Benefits of Online Counselling
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The Benefits of Online Counselling

Are you considering counselling therapy, yet don’t know how to choose between online or in-person? It has been a pleasure to go back to seeing people in-person post-covid, and I also maintain an online practice. I will never leave my online practice; online counselling offers many benefits over in-person counselling and I like to offer both options to my clients. Here is a list of benefits for working with a therapist online.

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Resilience and Updating Old Stories
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Resilience and Updating Old Stories

One term you might have heard in therapy is resilience. In this blog I walk you through an embarrassing personal story highlighting the choices I made along the way to move towards resilience.

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Linking Gut Health to Mental Health
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Linking Gut Health to Mental Health

One model I often use with my clients to explore symptoms and issues of concern is the Window of Tolerance. What if we could reduce stress and expand our Window of Tolerance through the foods we choose to eat and avoid?

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Setting Realistic Goals
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Setting Realistic Goals

Goals are important, yet we can often be our own worst enemy when we set unrealistic ones. Setting unrealistic goals can contribute to feelings of disappointment, thoughts of failure and a lack of motivation. How can we set goals that are both realistic and flexible to adapt to changing circumstance, so we don’t get blown off track when the path to our goal doesn’t look like we imagined?

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