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Collected Writings From Experienced Therapists in Oakville

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Is Therapy Covered by OHIP?

Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) is the publicly funded health insurance program in Ontario, Canada. It covers a wide range of...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...