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From Chaos to Calm: Strategies for Improved Sleep from a Psychologist
It’s said that sleep is the barometer of health. It is one of the most distressing symptoms of anxiety and depression that we see in our clients. Few things are more difficult than wanting to fall asleep, but not being…
Evidenced Based Exam Preparation Tips From A Psychologist
Let’s face it. Exams can be anxiety provoking and challenging. Many clients experience issues with exams such as stress and anxiety as they go about their preparation, destructive patterns of procrastination, or crushing feelings of failure if they don’t pass…
“Help! I can’t stop avoiding the thing I’m anxious about!” How to stop safety behaviours
A very common issue people struggle with is anxiety. We define anxiety as persistent worry that we can’t control or stop. It’s a truly unpleasant feeling similar to losing control, feeling highly overwhelmed, or like you can’t stop your mind…
Emotional overwhelm, fears of abandonment, significant trauma: Could DBT therapy be for you?
If you are someone who sometimes feels overwhelmed by emotion, struggles with fears of abandonment or who has experienced significant trauma in your life, DBT therapy or Dialectical Behavioural Therapy is a helpful option to explore with your therapist. DBT…
What Is A Psychologist Anyway?
Understanding what a psychologist actually is and does can be difficult. This is because there are lots of common misconceptions and misunderstandings. For example, it’s common for people to confuse my role with that of a psychiatrist. They sound similar…
Why Do Therapy If A Psychologist Can’t Wave A Magic Wand?
Starting a therapeutic relationship is one of the most daunting things many of will ever face but in this article I will share insights to encourage you to give it a try. Often many people delay accessing therapy for fear…
3 Small Steps For Understanding And Responding To Adolescent Anxiety
To help us start understanding and responding to adolescent anxiety, let’s begin by defining some terms, sharing some insights from research, and then viewing the topic within the layered context of a teenager’s lived experience. It’s also heartening to note…
How to understand and reduce stress in an increasingly stressful world
While it’s true we’re living in an increasingly stressful world, in this article we’ll shed light on ways to understand how stress affects us and then suggest some approaches to cope with or even reduce stress. Our world is getting…
Phubbing and the Importance of Values vs Rules in our Relationships
In this article, we’ll explore what phubbing is and consider strategies when our friends or partners are spending more time on their phone than with us. “Without technology humanity has no future, but we have to be careful that we…
Clinical Psychologist or Registered Psychologist…What’s the difference?
Common Questions in a Psychology Practice, Part 1. There are a few questions that seem to pop up again and again in a psychology practice, one being “what is the difference between a clinical psychologist and a registered psychologist”? Here…
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