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The Impact of Aggressive & Passive Aggressive Communication – Vancouver Relationship Counselling
Every person has a unique communication style that they use to interact with others. Much of this is shaped when we are children in the way our parents interacted and exchanged information with us. As we grow into adults, the style of communicating that we adopt...
Mourning the Loss of Youth: How We Grieve Aging – Life Transition Counselling
Ageing is a natural part of life. To be human means to age day by day from the moment we enter the world to the moment we leave it. While it can be difficult for both men and women to come to terms with the many realities of ageing, women seem to have a much harder...
How Suicide Impacts the Family – End of Life Grief Counselling
In Canada, suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among young people and the 9th leading cause of death in all age groups. This is alarming. About 4,000 people die of suicide each year, and with Covid-19, the number of people committing suicide is quickly...
How Addiction Affects Family Members – Grief and Loss Counselling
Battling an addiction, whether substance abuse or otherwise, has a crippling effect on the addict as well as his/her family members and friends. Addiction can ruin a peaceful and loving home, turning it into a place filled with tension, conflict, and strain, creating...
The Harmful Impact of Pornography on Youth – Relationship Grief Counselling
Pornography is having a very serious effect on children and youth, at younger ages than ever before. Whether accidentally or intentionally, exposure to pornography is a concern amongst youth. When they are at their most vulnerable, tweens and teens who surf the...
How an End-of-Life Doula Supports the Dying – Transition Counselling
Most of us are aware of the traditional role of a doula in accompanying women as they give birth. A doula offers support to the mother, as well as the family members present during the process of bringing new life into the world. An equally important and rarely talked...
The Use of Psychedelics in Psychotherapy – Life Transition Therapy Vancouver
The use of psychedelics for enlightenment goes back centuries, being used by indigenous cultures for the induction of altered states of awareness. These cultures used plants with psychedelic properties like mushrooms and cacti, as well as dimethyltryptamine (DMT)...
Healthily Transitioning into Retirement – Life Transition Counselling
For seniors or even young successful professionals, the years leading up to retirement may be spent securing financial independence. For most people, being financially secure and physically well-off are goals that they spend the majority of their life trying to...
Life Transition Counselling: 8 Steps to Reconnecting With Yourself After Loss
It’s normal to lose yourself in the midst of dealing with a life-altering loss. The world seems to stand still while your life was unexpectedly put on hold. You stop caring for yourself and the sense of disconnect makes it feel as though your identity is slowly...
Coping With the Loss of a Pet – Grief Counsellor Vancouver
So many people share an irreplaceable bond with their pets. Pets are more than just animals, they’re companions that bring an intense amount of unconditional love, joy and fun to our lives. Caring for them gives us a sense of meaning and purpose, helping us thrive and...
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