In our enthusiasm for mindfulness practice, are we ignoring its potential risks and hazards when it comes to working with youth?

The balance of acceptance and change is integral to the therapeutic process, particularly when seen through the lens of dialectical behaviour therapy.

In loss we are asked to learn how to be in a relationship with an unseen being. We have to...

The focus of SFT is looking to what’s possible and learning how to immediately take action to make it happen.

Every suicide intervention must include an exploration of the individual’s reasons for living, after giving earnest attention to what their reasons are for dying.

Ethics are more than just rules that we follow to ensure we aren’t doing anything wrong as counsellors or helpers.

Therapeutic letters are an effective way to connect, highlight progress, and promote further reflection. This has significantly benefited my practice, and I am certain it will benefit yours too.

Being present might be the most important and equally undervalued resource that helpers and counsellors have to offer. However, it...

Regardless of what someone’s aspirations are at the outset, parenthood is rife with moments of asking, “What should I do...

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

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

Dave always begins and ends with a joke. However, the conversations between such bookends are anything but funny. In our...