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Anxiety is prevalent in our society and continues to increase. In my work with the 17 to 40 year old age group, one of the main worries they express is a fear of the future. Each person faces the question, “What does my future hold?” And in this question is a modicum of uncertainty. Try as we might, we can never account for each variable in life. One person may worry Read more

Ben reached out for counselling for the first time in his life when he reached his low and didn’t want to live. Although he had no plan to kill himself, he believed no one would care if he was dead. Ben is 32 years old, divorced about 8 months ago and a co-parent to his 3-year-old son. Ben tells me that he prefers to be alone as so many people in his life; friends, Read more

I love having “ah ha moments” in counselling sessions when I can help a client make a connection to what is interfering in their happiness. I look at intergenerational patterns and themes that repeat in a person’s today life. How is this detected? First, I want to hear what is currently driving a person’s fear. I want to hear how my client describes their early Read more