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Mindfulness Class

Mindfulness Meditation Group Welcome to the Mindfulness Meditation for Anxiety class. I am pleased that you are choosing to join us in learning more about how Mindfulness Meditation can help reduce anxiety. I am honored to work with you as we explore how meditation can change our lives. Here are some things you will want to know prior to …

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Thinking about Therapy?

Thinking About Therapy? What Can You Expect? You are thinking about starting individual or marriage therapy and this feels like the right time to begin, but you may not be sure what to expect. Here are 7 things you can expect in individual or marriage therapy: 1. Safety You don’t go into therapy to be frightened or …

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Anxiety Counselling – An Effective Alternative to Medication

Anxiety counselling in Victoria, BC. Too often in my practice I hear clients struggling with anxiety issues state quite plainly “I don’t know how to carry on living with these feelings”.  Anxiety can be so overwhelming and burdening that their lives don’t seem worth living. The challenge of anxiety can cause even the most high-functioning …

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Parenting Children of Separation and Divorce

When families experience separation or divorce, everyone is forced into multiple adjustments and challenges. While the majority of children survive the transition to grow up to become well-adjusted adults, up to a quarter of children whose parents divorce experience ongoing emotional or behavioral challenges. Spouses divorce each other, but they do not divorce their children. …

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Depression Hurts Physically Too – Counselling can help

What first comes to mind when you hear the word “depression”? Chances are that it’s the emotional aspects of depression – the mood changes, hopelessness and deep sadness. However, depression often has significant physical symptoms too. For some people, the physical symptoms are much more apparent than having a low mood. Research has shown that …

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