The Truth About Marijuana & Mental Health
Following changes in Canadian law, there has been an increase in marijuana use amongst Canadians. For some, this has been a welcome...
Whiteboard Counselling
- Nov 19, 2021
- 1 min
Therapy for High Achievers
A large part of our therapy clientele are people who identify as being ‘high achieving.’ These are clients who have personality traits...
Whiteboard Counselling
- Sep 15, 2021
- 1 min
The Mental Component of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Although our scope of practice is solely within the mental health sphere, one physical issue which we hear a lot about in sessions is...
Whiteboard Counselling
- Jun 9, 2021
- 2 min
The Bedrock of Good Therapy
Every few years, a new trend rockets across the therapy world. For the sake of being kind, I won’t name any here, but suffice to say,...
Whiteboard Counselling
- Jan 13, 2021
- 2 min
Has The COVID Shutdown Been Worth It? A Mental Health Worker's Perspective
I’m not one to wade into hot button issues, but I feel like I need to speak up. Barely a week goes by where I don’t hear a comment about...
Whiteboard Counselling
- Nov 20, 2020
- 1 min
People Who Choose Time Over Money Are Happier
I love keeping up with research in the areas of happiness and personal values. Most of the studies which I read on the topic have boring...
Whiteboard Counselling
- Nov 9, 2020
- 1 min
An Appropriate Response To The American Election
The more I watch the contentiousness unfolding south of the border following the election of Joe Biden, the more I’m seeing the need for...
Whiteboard Counselling
- Oct 28, 2020
- 2 min
COVID & Generational Stress
I truly believe that the time has come for us to stop equating being an adult with being ‘stressed out.’ For generations now we have...
Whiteboard Counselling
- Oct 20, 2020
- 1 min
Can You Ever Be Too Socially Aware?
As I think back to growing up in the 1980s, we only had one event which qualified as being ‘socially aware’ - the Terry Fox Run. That was...
Whiteboard Counselling
- Oct 14, 2020
- 3 min
3 Tips To Help With Pandemic Parenting
I know that the return to in-school learning has been tough for a lot of people, but I must say that I have seen an amazing amount of...