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What happens in counselling?
How long does counselling take?
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Should I be taking medication?
Can you give me a diagnosis or prescribe medication?
What should I look for in a therapist?
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September 25, 2026
Anxiety, Mental Health
Tyler Ford
How to Stop a Panic Attack, and How to Stop the ...

Panic attacks feel dangerous, but they are not. Here is how to help an attack pass sooner, what to do afterward and how therapy can break the cycle so the next one is less likely.

How to Stop a Panic Attack, and How to Stop the Next One
September 20, 2025
Mental Health, Depression
Tyler Ford
Depression: Depressed or Just Feeling Down? ...

This article explains the difference between everyday sadness and clinical depression. It describes key symptoms of depression, reasons we confuse them, self-care tips for feeling down, and guidance on when to seek professional help. It also offers advice on supporting someone with depression and invites readers to book an appointment with Transformation Counselling.

Depression: Depressed or Just Feeling Down? Understanding the Difference and Finding Support
August 14, 2025
Tyler Ford
Understanding Countertransference: What It Is ...

Learn what countertransference is and why it matters in therapy. Discover the difference between transference and countertransference, examples, how therapists manage their reactions, what clients should know, and why exploring these dynamics in counselling can lead to healing. Includes a compassionate invitation to book with Transformation Counselling.

Understanding Countertransference: What It Is and Why It Matters in Therapy
August 5, 2025
Psychiatry, Licensing
Tyler Ford
How to Become a Psychiatrist in Canada: ...

Learn how to become a psychiatrist in Canada, from completing an undergraduate degree and medical school to psychiatry residency, licensing exams, and provincial registration. Explore the education requirements, training timeline, and essential steps needed to begin a career in Canadian psychiatry.

How to Become a Psychiatrist in Canada: Education, Residency & Licensing
July 28, 2025
Mental Health, Trauma
Tyler Ford
How Trauma Affects Your Window of Tolerance and ...

Learn how trauma affects your Window of Tolerance and leads to emotional overwhelm, anxiety, or shutdown. Discover signs of hyperarousal, hypoarousal, and how to heal with grounding tools and online trauma counselling. Start your healing journey with Transformation Counselling today.

How Trauma Affects Your Window of Tolerance and What You Can Do About It
Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Psychiatry, Mental Health

Psychological Assessment in Ottawa: A Guide for Children, Teens and Adults

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Psychiatry, Mental Health
Psychological Assessment in Ottawa: A Guide for Children, Teens and Adults

Learning, ADHD, autism or mental health questions? How psychological assessments work at our downtown Ottawa office for children 6+, teens and adults.

Tagged: ottawa, psychological assessment, child assessment, ADHD assessment, autism assessment, psychoeducational assessment

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Mental Health

Counselling for Older Adults: Support for Life's Later Chapters

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Mental Health
Counselling for Older Adults: Support for Life's Later Chapters

Later life brings big changes. Counselling for older adults is a safe place to talk about retirement, grief, health and loneliness, in person or online.

Tagged: older adults, seniors, grief, retirement, caregiving, online counselling

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Depression

Postpartum Depression Therapy in Ottawa, Ontario, Support for New Parents

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Depression
Postpartum Depression Therapy in Ottawa, Ontario, Support for New Parents

Struggling in pregnancy or after your baby arrived? How postpartum depression therapy in Ottawa can help at each stage, in person downtown or online, plus costs.

Tagged: postpartum depression, postpartum therapy, ottawa, perinatal mental health, therapist ottawa

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Mental Health, Insurance

Federal Mental Health Funding Is Set to Expire in 2027: What the Renewal Debate Means

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Mental Health, Insurance
Federal Mental Health Funding Is Set to Expire in 2027: What the Renewal Debate Means

Federal mental health funding is set to expire on March 31, 2027. What is expiring, who wants it renewed, what is undecided as of Oct 7, 2026, and what it means for you.

Tagged: mental health funding, canada, cmha, health policy, access to care

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Parenting, Mental Health

Gift Ideas for New Moms in 2026: Thoughtful Gifts That Are Not for the Baby

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Parenting, Mental Health
Gift Ideas for New Moms in 2026: Thoughtful Gifts That Are Not for the Baby

Gift ideas for new moms that are not for the baby: time, rest, food, help around the house, small comforts just for her, and how to notice when she needs more.

Tagged: new moms, gift ideas, postpartum, new parents, perinatal mental health

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Mental Health, Therapy

Signs of Burnout in Women, and What Can Help

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Mental Health, Therapy
Signs of Burnout in Women, and What Can Help

Signs of burnout in women: exhaustion that sleep doesn’t fix, cynicism, self-doubt and more, why it’s easy to miss, how it differs from depression, and what helps.

Tagged: burnout, women's mental health, stress, mental load, counselling

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Couples Therapy, Relationships

Couples Counselling in Ottawa, Ontario, What to Expect and How to Start

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Couples Therapy, Relationships
Couples Counselling in Ottawa, Ontario, What to Expect and How to Start

Thinking about couples counselling in Ottawa? Who it is for, what couples bring, how sessions work, our downtown office or online, French sessions, costs and billing.

Tagged: couples counselling, ottawa, marriage counselling, couples therapy, relationships

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Parenting, Therapy

Signs Your Child May Need Therapy, and How to Know When to Reach Out

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Parenting, Therapy
Signs Your Child May Need Therapy, and How to Know When to Reach Out

Wondering if your child needs therapy? Typical struggles versus changes worth a closer look, signs in teens, when to get help right away, and how to talk about it.

Tagged: child therapy, parenting, child counselling, teen counselling, children's mental health

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Therapy, Mental Health

Looking for a Male Therapist in Kitchener-Waterloo? What to Know

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Therapy, Mental Health
Looking for a Male Therapist in Kitchener-Waterloo? What to Know

Wanting a male therapist is a normal request. Why people ask, whether gender changes therapy, what to say when you book, how to find a fit, and our Waterloo and Kitchener offices.

Tagged: male therapist, mens mental health, kitchener, waterloo, finding a therapist

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Relationships, Mental Health

How to Support Someone With Autism, as an Adult, at Home, at Work and in Love

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Relationships, Mental Health
How to Support Someone With Autism, as an Adult, at Home, at Work and in Love

How to support an autistic adult at home, at work and in love: clear communication, what not to say, sensory needs, meltdowns and shutdowns, a late diagnosis and burnout.

Tagged: autism, adult autism, neurodiversity, relationships, workplace

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Mental Health, Relationships

Why Do People With BPD Split? Understanding All-Good, All-Bad Thinking

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Mental Health, Relationships
Why Do People With BPD Split? Understanding All-Good, All-Bad Thinking

Why do people with BPD split? What all-good, all-bad thinking is, why it happens, what it feels like from the inside, why it lands on loved ones and what can help in the moment.

Tagged: bpd, borderline personality disorder, dbt, fear of abandonment, relationships

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Mental Health, Self Improvement

Signs of Burnout in Men, the Ones That Get Missed

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Mental Health, Self Improvement
Signs of Burnout in Men, the Ones That Get Missed

Burnout in men often hides behind longer hours, a short fuse or going quiet. The signs at work, at home and in the body, how to raise it with a man you love and what helps.

Tagged: burnout, men, men's mental health, work stress, stress

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Therapy, Therapy 101

How to Choose a Psychologist in Cambridge, Ontario, What to Check Before You Book

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Therapy, Therapy 101
How to Choose a Psychologist in Cambridge, Ontario, What to Check Before You Book

Looking for a psychologist in Cambridge, Ontario? Psychologist or therapist, how to check registration on the CPBAO register, questions to ask before you book, and costs.

Tagged: psychological assessment, cambridge, counselling cambridge, adhd assessment, psychoeducational assessment

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Grief, Mental Health

Grief Counselling in Ottawa, Ontario, Support Downtown and Online

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Grief, Mental Health
Grief Counselling in Ottawa, Ontario, Support Downtown and Online

Looking for grief counselling in Ottawa? Answers to the questions people bring to a first call: is this normal, when grief feels stuck, far from home, work, pet loss, kids and cost.

Tagged: grief, ottawa, counselling ottawa, bereavement, loss

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Anxiety, Holidays

Christmas Anxiety, Getting Through the Holidays When You Already Feel Stretched

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Anxiety, Holidays
Christmas Anxiety, Getting Through the Holidays When You Already Feel Stretched

Christmas anxiety is common. Gentle, practical steps for money worries, a packed calendar, family time, hosting and travel, quiet days and when to reach out for support.

Tagged: holidays, anxiety, stress, money stress, social anxiety

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Holidays, Relationships

Gift Ideas for Autistic Adults in 2026: Thoughtful, Sensory-Friendly and Low Pressure

Tyler Ford
October 9, 2026
Holidays, Relationships
Gift Ideas for Autistic Adults in 2026: Thoughtful, Sensory-Friendly and Low Pressure

Gift ideas for autistic adults in 2026: ask first, special interests, sensory comfort, familiar favourites, low-surprise experiences, practical help, how to give and what to skip.

Tagged: gift ideas, autism, adult autism, neurodiversity, holidays

Tyler Ford
October 8, 2026
Anxiety, Relationships

Separation Anxiety in Adults, Signs, Causes and How Therapy Helps

Tyler Ford
October 8, 2026
Anxiety, Relationships
Separation Anxiety in Adults, Signs, Causes and How Therapy Helps

Panic when a partner doesn’t text back? Separation anxiety isn’t just for kids. Signs, relationships, possible causes, CBT, couples sessions, and tips if you’re the partner.

Tagged: separation anxiety, adult anxiety, attachment, cbt, relationships

Tyler Ford
October 8, 2026
Mental Health

Online ADHD Tests, What They Can and Cannot Tell You

Tyler Ford
October 8, 2026
Mental Health
Online ADHD Tests, What They Can and Cannot Tell You

An online quiz can be a nudge, not a diagnosis. What screenings can and can't do, ADD vs ADHD, how a real diagnosis works, where we offer assessments and how to prepare.

Tagged: adhd, adhd test, adhd assessment, adult adhd, screening

Tyler Ford
October 8, 2026
Anxiety, Therapy

Agoraphobia Treatment, How Therapy Helps You Get Your World Back

Tyler Ford
October 8, 2026
Anxiety, Therapy
Agoraphobia Treatment, How Therapy Helps You Get Your World Back

If your world has been shrinking, therapy can help it grow again. How CBT and gradual exposure work, other approaches, starting online from home and what a first session is like.

Tagged: agoraphobia, anxiety treatment, exposure therapy, cbt, online therapy

Tyler Ford
October 8, 2026
Anxiety, Therapy

CBT for Health Anxiety, Breaking the Checking and Reassurance Cycle

Tyler Ford
October 8, 2026
Anxiety, Therapy
CBT for Health Anxiety, Breaking the Checking and Reassurance Cycle

Checking, searching, asking for reassurance, repeat. How CBT helps you understand and step out of the health anxiety cycle, what sessions feel like, family reassurance and online options.

Tagged: health anxiety, cbt, hypochondria, anxiety treatment, illness anxiety

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