Years ago our family took a trip. Four of us left for Toronto. Three of us returned. My son Nicholas’...

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

As a psychotherapist and teacher, I’ve worked with numerous students and parents to help alleviate the stress of ADHD and school.

Whether it’s angst or anxiety, adolescents need us, not our judgement. We don’t need to have lived it to be empathetic and offer supportive guidance.

Children with sensitive temperaments or anxiety disorders may not recover spontaneously. Previous trauma and loss in a child’s life may exacerbate more current trauma reactions.

In the world of autism, personal identity is often negatively impacted by the perspective of the individual’s community.

For LGBTQ+ kids, often the reality of bullying, harassment, and internal struggle against subtle or overt homophobia or transphobia is woven through the assemblies, classroom dramas and algebra formulas.

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

After a difficult situation, children need to know that the adults are back in charge, and are able to provide sanctuary from further trauma.

There are four guiding principles I use to shape my work to engage fathers in the counselling process.

Whether children hear the news directly or feel the impact of heightened strain through other people, they look to the...

I based my new children’s book, The Helping Rock, on this framework, as a way to share these concepts with...