2SLGBTQ+ Pride

The month of June is a reminder and platform to celebrate diversity, growth, and loving connection. Find your own way to celebrate and join in this important journey with families around the world. Read More

3 Ideas for Building Healthy Relationships

Building Healthy Relationships in Adulthood Human beings are relational. We are social creatures, and we need to be connected to others throughout our lives. This… Read More

3 Pillars & Principles of a Trauma-Informed Approach

Whether we know if someone has a history of trauma or not, there are key principles we can follow to ensure the way we interact and offer our services embodies a trauma-informed approach. Read More

3 Steps to Proactive Self-Care for Helpers

In order to transform our work into a form of self-care, we need to apply this intention before and during our workday. Here's how. Read More

3 Ways to Experience Joy with Others

After counselling for over 25 years, I have become increasingly focused on how I can stay emotionally healthy in both my personal and professional life. Read More

4 Principles for Couple Counselling

The following excerpt comes from our book, Counselling in Relationships: Insights for Helping Families Develop Healthy Connections. The “Couple Relationships” chapter explores the power… Read More

4 Strategies for Developmental Trauma Work

Patterns that are particularly shaped by the legacy of developmental trauma are attachment, self-regulation, and self-perspective Read More

4 Ways to Support Beneficence in Counselling

Ethical practice in counselling is built on common principles that reflect shared values in the helping professions. These are often listed as the foundational principles… Read More

5 Actions Towards Longevity as a Helper

What is the key quality you have learned that makes you feel satisfied with your role as a helper? Read More

5 Reasons to Use Counselling Activities to Support Change

In counselling, it can be helpful to provide tangible counselling activities and tools like worksheets, handouts, or exercises for clarification and a deeper understanding. Read More

5 Surprising Gifts of Anxiety

Do you struggle with anxiety? Do you believe your life would be better if you could just get your anxiety to go away, or if… Read More

5 Tips for Helping Others Practice Joyful Living

Helping others live a more joyful existence in spite of life’s circumstances has come up in a lot of my counselling sessions lately. Read More