Conversations about death, loss and grief are right up there with those awkward rites of passage for all parents like the “sex and drugs talk”.

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.

A central theme throughout my Walking With Grief workshop is the importance of offering support by “sitting with,” acknowledging, and...

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

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

When someone experiences a loss, it demands their attention. It is all they can see, hear, and feel. That is...

I love being a counsellor and trainer, but at times my appreciation for the work influences me to overextend myself....

“I’m sick of being sick; sick of being tired; sick of being alone. I’m sick of COVID-19!” This is how...

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

“How do I work with people who are stuck in their grief? You know, those people that are just not...

“So John, what ideas have been important to you these last few years?” My first response was, “What a great...

“Anyone can be a father (well, almost anyone). It can be as simple as having a bit of fun on...