Life is not easy. We all experience times of difficulty, whether it’s in relationships, work, concerns about political unrest, or with our mental health. In these times, it is important to address our challenges and work with them - we don’t want to ignore the things that need our attention. However, an additional strategy to help support ourselves through hard times can be to cultivate joy. Finding and cultivating the things that nourish and nurture us, can help us feel mor

Somatic therapy is a type of mental health treatment that emphasizes the role of the body and nervous system in healing. This increasingly popular type of therapy may seem a bit mysterious, as it can be a bit difficult to imagine how a therapist might incorporate the body into counselling. My hope is to demystify somatic therapy so that you can feel like you can make an informed choice about whether or not it might be right for you and your goals. In this post, I’ll explore

How long does it take to see results in therapy? This is an important and complex question that I get pretty often, so I wanted to take a moment to explore it a bit here. The long answer: Ultimately, healing is a lifelong process, and whether we are in counselling or not, the work of improving and maintaining our mental health is never truly “done”. We all need to take action every day to be well, and counselling is just one piece of that puzzle. The short answer: Generall