If you work in the helping field, you likely encounter the struggle and fear people often have toward change. It’s...

Counselling is a collaborative effort between counsellor and client. This shared process means each person involved has agency and responsibility...

Winter can make me grouchy. Living in Manitoba, Canada, means winter holds many days of harsh, biting winds, and long...

Culturally competent mental health clinicians must be familiar with both the DSM-5’s understanding of depression and the variations in which depression may present for our patients.

A big part of my clinical work with people is focused on trauma – helping others respond, individual healing, and...

We must earn client trust – slowly, respectfully, and on their terms. In the end, my client didn’t suddenly transform or have a breakthrough moment. But he stayed.

Neuropsychology involves diagnostic specialists who can assess the ways in which our client’s brain structures and systems impact their everyday functioning.

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

When we cling too tightly to our plan, we may fail to truly listen...Letting go can be one of the most powerful therapeutic actions that we take in counselling.

A multicultural assessment is a useful counselling tool for understanding how culture affects a client’s thoughts, behaviours, and emotions.

Have you noticed how some places make you feel more settled, secure, or simply more like yourself? This might be...

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.