From a young age it is important for people with FASD to learn about their unique brain differences and their specific strengths and needs.

If you are a parent, counsellor or just someone who cares about an LGBTQ+ youth bracing to go back to school, here are some tips.

As children become teenagers, they are more susceptible to becoming socially anxious because of the increased cognitive complexity and self-consciousness adolescence brings.

Often relegated to an informal by-product of collegial conversations, mentorship can be elevated to an aspirational skill by counsellors interested in contributing to the field.

While disordered anxiety is distressing and limiting, it also reveals important information about clients’ natural defences and abilities.

An important aspect of working with clients who self-diagnose is to discuss the reliability of different sources while guiding them to credible, evidence-based resources.

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.

Land-based education is about us and the relationships we hold with the land and plants – the interconnectedness of it all.

Let’s look at some proven tips for staying safe and resolving potentially violent situations

An important aspect of working with clients who self-diagnose is to discuss the reliability of different sources while guiding them to credible, evidence-based resources.

As children become teenagers, they are more susceptible to becoming socially anxious because of the increased cognitive complexity and self-consciousness adolescence brings.

Borderline Personality Disorder impacts the way individuals interpret information, primarily as it relates to others’ intentions. Thus, it’s very common for these folks to feel rejected, abandoned, misunderstood, judged, inferior, and isolated.

Two-eyed seeing is a way of learning to look at the world that embraces the strengths of Indigenous ways of knowing and the strengths of Western methods of understanding.

An optimistic thinker tends to view positive events as evidence that more positive things will follow and that the events occurred because of something they did.

Are you struggling with how to improve self-esteem? To feel good enough within yourself, wherever you’re at?

It’s not easy, but telling someone in the moment how their passive-aggressive behaviour makes you feel gives you the best shot at finding solutions.

Awareness and healthy relationships take practice. Use the strategies in this blog to help you improve your helping relationships with your clients.

The following excerpt comes from our book, Counselling in Relationships: Insights for Helping Families Develop Healthy Connections. The “Couple Relationships”...

The healing journey from developmental trauma is often long and winding. A person can untangle the impact if surrounded by secure, caring, and solid relationships.

A trauma-informed approach is a commitment to do no further harm. We must assess youth justice practices to ensure we don't add further trauma to young people.

Restorative justice attempts to describe a justice rooted in human dignity, healing, and interconnectedness.