Mental Health

How to Support Someone With Burnout, What Helps and What to Skip

How to Support Someone With Burnout, What Helps and What to Skip

For partners, friends and coworkers: what burnout is in WHO's words, signs to notice, how to listen, what to say and skip, practical ways to lighten the load, when they won't slow down, when it may be depression, and how counselling helps.

Signs of Anxiety in Teenagers, What Parents Might Notice First

Signs of Anxiety in Teenagers, What Parents Might Notice First

What parents often notice first: body signs, worry, avoidance and the signs that look like attitude, social anxiety, girls and boys, when anxiety and low mood overlap, how to talk with your teen, and how teen counselling in Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge and Ottawa can help.

Lonely at Christmas? How to Cope When You Are Alone for the Holidays

Lonely at Christmas? How to Cope When You Are Alone for the Holidays

For anyone alone this Christmas because of circumstance: why loneliness peaks, being alone vs feeling lonely, planning a day that’s yours, small ways to connect, what to do when it hits hard, other people’s ‘shoulds’, hard evenings, first holidays after a loss, and when it may be more than loneliness.

Anger Management Therapy in Ottawa, Ontario, Individual Counselling Downtown and Online

Anger Management Therapy in Ottawa, Ontario, Individual Counselling Downtown and Online

Individual anger counselling in Ottawa, not a class: who it’s for, what anger covers, what sessions involve, anger alongside other struggles, couples sessions and safety, male therapists at our Ottawa office, progress, and downtown or online sessions.

Signs of OCD in Children, What Parents Might Notice First

Signs of OCD in Children, What Parents Might Notice First

What parents might notice first: long bedtimes, repeated questions, washing, checking and ‘just right’ rituals, the feelings underneath, how OCD differs from normal routines, family accommodation, and how an assessment and child counselling can help.