In the Spotlight
Adapting Perfectionism
By Shawn Marsolais
You are often described as accomplished, successful, and an overachiever, but you continuously question your worth, worry about being judged, and feel stressed, exhausted, and lonely. If this sounds familiar, you might be a perfectionist. Data from a 2024 study indicated that 92% of people ...
Retirement Success
By Denis Boyd
Baby Boomers (born 1946 onwards to 1965) are either working full or part time, fully retired or in the process of retiring...depending on their circumstances or goals. Tom worked as a banker for years and now, in his mid 60s, is happily working at a ...
Can you Change Your Personality?
By Joan Schultz
A client of mine once asked me if I had a magic wand to wave that could change the things about her personality that she disliked. She wondered if she could ever overcome her shyness to get to the place where she was comfortable meeting ...
Anxiety Protects You – But it Can Over Protect
By Simon Hearn
Everyone feels anxiety at times, and when a real threat - like a truck is barreling your way - is present, you ought to feel anxious! But for many people who lack strong inner security, anxiety becomes like an alarm that trips too easily. You're ...
Addictions
The High Cost of Disconnection
An attractive 16 year old girl was describing how hard it was for her to go to school ...
Smartphone Addiction
The headline in the Globe and Mail read, "Your smartphone is making you stupid, antisocial and unhealthy. So ...
Orthorexia Nervosa: When Healing Becomes Unhealthy
Sally scrolls through her social media and an article catches her eye. She clicks on the link and ...
My Teen is Cutting: What can I do?
Liz and Dan recently received a call from the school counsellor informing them their 14 year old daughter, ...
Family & Parenting
Masking and Autism: How to Create Space for Acceptance and Authenticity
Most of us are familiar with the social skill of masking. Perhaps it is going to an interview-you ...
7 Tips to Help You Process Tough Emotions
What exactly does it mean to "process your feelings?". It is certainly very common advice, and generally we ...
Managing Holiday Celebrations with Children after a Loss
After the death of a person or pet dear to your child, the holidays, especially the first ones, ...
Parenting Gen Z
The current teen and young adult population are Generation Z. They have grown up in the era of ...
Depression
The High Cost of Disconnection
An attractive 16 year old girl was describing how hard it was for her to go to school ...
The Surprising Impact of Journaling
Who knew? A study done at the University of California, Los Angeles using Functional Magnetic Brain Imaging (fMRI) ...
Managing Holiday Celebrations with Children after a Loss
After the death of a person or pet dear to your child, the holidays, especially the first ones, ...
No Bones About It: Dogs are good for our health, even in the therapy room!
"Please bring him back if you can, he makes such a positive difference." a client says to me ...
Marriage Moments
Watch the video series from a Pre-Marriage seminar given by psychologist Denis Boyd, M.A.