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How Music Heals our General Well-Being
“I have found that no matter what life throws at me, music softens the blow.”...
The Benefits of Meditation: A Blog for the Stressed Student
Being a student is hard. Being a student during a pandemic, even harder....
Receiving a Diagnosis: Freeing Yourself from Stigma
Not everyone with mental health concerns will go through the process of...
Exercise and the Brain
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” … And so does exercise! We’ve all heard...
How can I support someone struggling with suicidal thoughts?
If you suspect that someone close to you is suicidal, not knowing what to do...
Back To School: Parenting Anxiety & How to Cope
With the start of the school year being right around the corner, many students...
Quarantine Weight Gain and Getting Comfortable with Dating Again: Reclaiming your Confidence
Getting honest about quarantine weight can be uncomfortable. This year has...
How to Talk to Your Kids About Social Anxiety
What is social anxiety? Social anxiety involves an intense fear or...
Recovering from Covid-19: Tips to help you get back to normal
Most people find that they generally suffer from some sort of anxiety....
Motivating your Child with ADHD: Identifying and Overcoming Barriers
If you’re a parent of a child with ADHD, you understand the challenges that...
How to Talk to Kids About: Strangers
As Parents, we know this talk has to happen, but what, when, and how? What do...
5 Things Your Child Needs to Hear From You
Parenting isn’t easy. With children changing and growing so quickly, it’s...
Covid Burnout
“Sure, I can look at that for you.” “I’ll get it to you by tomorrow.” “No...
5 Ways to Spring Clean Your Life
Spring is in the air — it’s time for spring cleaning! Did you know that...
Help! My Child Won’t Listen to Me!
Do you feel that your child is ignoring you, doesn’t hear you, or just doesn’t...
How Mindfulness Meditation can Strengthen your Relationship
You come home from a long and stressful day at work, and your partner...
How to Know if Your Child Needs Therapy
It is absolutely normal for children to experience moments of moodiness,...
Inner Child Healing
Intense and uncontrolled emotional outbursts, distrust towards others,...
Authentic Movement Therapy
Authentic Movement is a powerful therapeutic practice to help you tune into...
Brain Fog: From Common Symptoms to a Link with COVID 19
You’ve had a long and stressful day at work. You come home to your partner and...
How to Stop Freaking Out Over the Little Things
Everybody feels worried, gets angry, and is panicked from time to time. While...
What to do if you think your child has ADHD?
With COVID-19 throwing off everyone’s routines, you may have noticed some new...
Why People Don’t Use Their Health Benefits
Something I have questioned for quite some time is why, despite having such...
How to Spot a Narcissist
Like most characteristics of personality, narcicissm can be expressed on a...
Rekindling Your Relationship Amid COVID-19
Are you and your partner driving each other crazy? Is Covid causing a strain...
IFS Therapy: How to Calm Inner Conflict
Have you ever had that feeling of being at war with yourself, where one part...
Online Therapy – Gain Confidence with 3 Simple Tips
Want to find a fast-effective way to help deal with your mental wellness,...
Looking for Gifts from Covid
I’m learning through my clients that there are actually gifts within this...
Through the Eyes of my Four Year Old
The first time snow fell this year, I looked out the window and my first...
How to Homeschool your Kids and Keep them Engaged
While still grappling with the effects of a stressful year, Ontario has...
How Much Screen Time is Too Much?
As we know, technology plays a huge role in our everyday lives and most...
Getting Through The Holidays During a Pandemic
This year has brought on extreme unprecedented challenges for so many...
Effects of Alcohol on Sleep
Because alcohol can make you drowsy and help you fall asleep faster, it is...
How to Get Through the Second Covid Wave
And here we go again...a second dreaded wave of covid-19. Over the last 7...
Let’s talk about sex! What is sex therapy?
Let’s talk about sex! What is sex therapy? We know many people are probably...
How To Find The Right Therapist For You.
While there are a lot of therapists offering their services, finding someone...
What is Neurofeedback?
The human brain is made of more than 100 billion neurons that communicate with...
5 Tips for Overcoming Issues in a Blended Family
Maintaining a happy and healthy relationship in any kind of family has its...
How to Convince your Partner to go to Couples Counselling.
Have you been thinking of couples therapy but putting it off? Couples...
6 Ways to Help Someone Who Is Depressed or Anxious
The team at the Toronto Neurofeedback and Psychotherapy centre understand that...
What is Narrative Therapy?
Narrative therapy is a type of therapy that is drawn from the work of Michel...
Try Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help you stay calm during the COVID-19 pandemic
A recent survey done by Pollara Strategic Insights on behalf of Mental Health...
3 Ways Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Can Help Improve Your Mental Health
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is a type of psychotherapy that utilizes a...
6 Ways to Cope with COVID-19
It is normal to have feelings of stress, being constantly on edge or being...
Are you burnt out?
Are you constantly feeling exhausted and can’t imagine how you will keep up...
Why Breathe?
Many of us have heard that deep breathing can be beneficial for our body and...
Love and Marriage Across Cultures
In North America, we often value the idea of a perfect partner, a soulmate,...
Treating PTSD with Cognitive Processing Therapy
Many individuals are affected by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on a...
EMDR, PTSD and Neurofeedback
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects the lives of many across the...
What is Play Therapy?
Play has always been an essential part of child development and is the main...
What is Brainspotting?
Have you ever noticed how the direction in which you look affects the way you...
Neurofeedback for Anxiety and Panic Attacks
Did you know that neurofeedback is very effective for panic attacks? Panic...
Neurofeedback for ADHD
Did you know that Neurofeedback is a research based treatment for individuals...
Emotional Safety
When you start a relationship with someone and they have an existing routine...
What are Brain Waves?
We have multiple different types of brain waves and our state of arousal...
Are You Running From Yourself?
Feeling your pain can be a gift. Throughout my years as a psychotherapist, I...
Are You a Commitment Phobe?
The term Commitment Phobic stems from claustrophobia, in that some people...
3 Ways to Argue Better
Do you find you and your partner argue often? Small disagreements can be...
Do you want to run away?
Feeling like you want to get in your car and drive far, far away – or even get...
Five things my clients taught me
I feel like I have the best job in the world. I get to help people. They tell...
How arguing can improve your relationship
Arguing is not always a bad thing, believe it or not. It's not whether you...
7 benefits of marriage counselling
Marriage counselling can be a very powerful way to forgive, heal and reconnect...
5 tips to forgive a cheater
Forgiveness is often about letting go of resentment. Genuine forgiveness...
Do you know who you are?
I’d like you to reflect on what you know about yourself. Who are you? What do...
Do You Feel Like A Broken Record?
Often in our relationships, we remind our partners to not be late, to call us,...
Are you sick of her living in the past?
With many of the couples I counsel, I’ve noticed men complain about women...
Decoding The High-Achiever Man
Many ladies I know are attracted to the high-achiever male. I find that if you...
The Person Who Changed My Life…
I want you to take a moment and think about all that you have to be grateful...
Letters To Yourself
Are you good at apologizing? When was the last time you said, “I am sorry” to...
Admit Your Mistakes
Admitting our mistakes gives us a chance to be vulnerable. A professor that I...
What Different Types Of Hand-Holding Can Reveal About Your Relationship
Body language is most often subconscious. Hand-holding is part of our body...
Perfectionism
There are two types of perfectionism among both men and women. The first is,...
A Theory: What Side Do Your Tears Fall On?
Ever wish you had more information when you saw someone cry? I recently heard...
Are You Suppressing Your Partner?
I have noticed, over the years as a psychotherapist, some of my clients start...
Why Are Women Attracted To The Unavailable Man?
It is human nature for any woman to be attracted to a man who is too busy for...
Are You Afraid To Be Happy?
I’ve seen a theme in my practice around clients afraid to experience...
The Dating Detox
You embark on a dating detox when you want a change. We commit to a detox –...
Do you love him or what he does for you?
In my private practice, men often tell me that they feel like their partners...
Are You in Love with a Person Or Their Potential?
Hope can be our enemy. Your partner continually shows you a behaviour, but...
Hierarchy of Needs & Relationships
Abraham Maslow proposed a theory of human motivation, called the Hierarchy of...
What Does Being Faithful Mean To You?
Have you ever had a conversation with your partner about what being faithful...
Love Yourself
I believe that a lot of our suffering and a sense of unfulfillment both come...
What’s Your Happiness Formula?
I believe that we all have a recipe for happiness. I notice that each of my...
The First Year: Stages in New Relationships
A new relationship usually follows four main stages, comparable to the seasons...
Acupuncture for Depression
Many people seek alternatives to anti-depressants for the treatment of...
Divorce May Be Contagious…
Changing who you hang out with could actually improve your marriage. People...
Mental Health Initiatives in Canada
In recent months, there has been so much support for mental health in Canada,...
What is Therapy Like?
Many people are afraid to take that first step toward getting the help they...
Healing Yourself and Your Partner Using the Imago Process
Imago therapy is so groundbreaking because it is a completely new way of...
Stress and Your Health
Throughout my career as a psychotherapist over the last decade, I have seen...
Recovering from Codependency
Co-dependency is an emotional and behavioural compulsion that affects your...
Are You Using Astrology as a Coping Mechanism?
How I used astrology to guide my well-being, and where I drew the line...
How Music Heals our General Well-Being
“I have found that no matter what life throws at me, music softens the blow.”...
Why putting up holiday decorations early can make you happier
Undated photo of a family decorating a Christmas tree. (Photo by Any Lane from...
The Science of Fear
Fear is an unpleasant emotion experienced in response to a threat of danger....
Everything You Need To Know About Burnout
By this point in the pandemic, burnout may be a given. Here’s how to spot the...
The Benefits of Meditation: A Blog for the Stressed Student
Being a student is hard. Being a student during a pandemic, even harder....
Receiving a Diagnosis: Freeing Yourself from Stigma
Not everyone with mental health concerns will go through the process of...
Exercise and the Brain
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” … And so does exercise! We’ve all heard...
How can I support someone struggling with suicidal thoughts?
If you suspect that someone close to you is suicidal, not knowing what to do...
Back To School: Parenting Anxiety & How to Cope
With the start of the school year being right around the corner, many students...
Quarantine Weight Gain and Getting Comfortable with Dating Again: Reclaiming your Confidence
Getting honest about quarantine weight can be uncomfortable. This year has...
How to Talk to Your Kids About Social Anxiety
What is social anxiety? Social anxiety involves an intense fear or...
Recovering from Covid-19: Tips to help you get back to normal
Most people find that they generally suffer from some sort of anxiety....
Motivating your Child with ADHD: Identifying and Overcoming Barriers
If you’re a parent of a child with ADHD, you understand the challenges that...
How to Talk to Kids About: Strangers
As Parents, we know this talk has to happen, but what, when, and how? What do...
5 Things Your Child Needs to Hear From You
Parenting isn’t easy. With children changing and growing so quickly, it’s...
Covid Burnout
“Sure, I can look at that for you.” “I’ll get it to you by tomorrow.” “No...
Here’s why it’s okay to mourn a three-date relationship
The message lands like a body into ice-cold water. You’re amazing. You deserve...
5 Ways to Spring Clean Your Life
Spring is in the air — it’s time for spring cleaning! Did you know that...
Financial stress and mental health
Are you feeling stressed about money? The pandemic has led to financial...
Help! My Child Won’t Listen to Me!
Do you feel that your child is ignoring you, doesn’t hear you, or just doesn’t...
How Mindfulness Meditation can Strengthen your Relationship
You come home from a long and stressful day at work, and your partner...
How to Know if Your Child Needs Therapy
It is absolutely normal for children to experience moments of moodiness,...
Inner Child Healing
Intense and uncontrolled emotional outbursts, distrust towards others,...
Authentic Movement Therapy
Authentic Movement is a powerful therapeutic practice to help you tune into...
Brain Fog: From Common Symptoms to a Link with COVID 19
You’ve had a long and stressful day at work. You come home to your partner and...
How to Stop Freaking Out Over the Little Things
Everybody feels worried, gets angry, and is panicked from time to time. While...
What to do if you think your child has ADHD?
With COVID-19 throwing off everyone’s routines, you may have noticed some new...
Why People Don’t Use Their Health Benefits
Something I have questioned for quite some time is why, despite having such...
How to Spot a Narcissist
Like most characteristics of personality, narcicissm can be expressed on a...
Rekindling Your Relationship Amid COVID-19
Are you and your partner driving each other crazy? Is Covid causing a strain...
IFS Therapy: How to Calm Inner Conflict
Have you ever had that feeling of being at war with yourself, where one part...
The importance of mental health check-ins
We all know it’s important to have regular screenings and check-ups with our...
Online Therapy – Gain Confidence with 3 Simple Tips
Want to find a fast-effective way to help deal with your mental wellness,...
Looking for Gifts from Covid
I’m learning through my clients that there are actually gifts within this...
Through the Eyes of my Four Year Old
The first time snow fell this year, I looked out the window and my first...
How to Homeschool your Kids and Keep them Engaged
While still grappling with the effects of a stressful year, Ontario has...
How Much Screen Time is Too Much?
As we know, technology plays a huge role in our everyday lives and most...
When to compartmentalize your feelings
Understanding how to compartmentalize emotions can be an effective way to...
Getting Through The Holidays During a Pandemic
This year has brought on extreme unprecedented challenges for so many...
Effects of Alcohol on Sleep
Because alcohol can make you drowsy and help you fall asleep faster, it is...
‘Cuffing season’ has arrived, which means singles are on the hunt for short-term relationships
From October until about Valentine's Day, people seek to be tied down, data...
Halloween Boos and Don’ts
https://on.bluecross.ca/health-insurance/health-tips/708-halloween-boos-and-dont...
How the pandemic blew my family budget
How the pandemic blew my family budget Brianna Bell: We bought a house, got a...
How to Get Through the Second Covid Wave
And here we go again...a second dreaded wave of covid-19. Over the last 7...
Let’s talk about sex! What is sex therapy?
Let’s talk about sex! What is sex therapy? We know many people are probably...
How To Find The Right Therapist For You.
While there are a lot of therapists offering their services, finding someone...
What is Neurofeedback?
The human brain is made of more than 100 billion neurons that communicate with...
5 Tips for Overcoming Issues in a Blended Family
Maintaining a happy and healthy relationship in any kind of family has its...
How to Convince your Partner to go to Couples Counselling.
Have you been thinking of couples therapy but putting it off? Couples...
6 Ways to Help Someone Who Is Depressed or Anxious
The team at the Toronto Neurofeedback and Psychotherapy centre understand that...
What is Narrative Therapy?
Narrative therapy is a type of therapy that is drawn from the work of Michel...
How to spend (and enjoy) the summer by yourself, according to experts
We begin the summer with so many unanswered questions in terms of how the rest...
How to help your children build resilience
It can be a stressful world for children and teens. Helping them build...
Try Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help you stay calm during the COVID-19 pandemic
A recent survey done by Pollara Strategic Insights on behalf of Mental Health...
3 Ways Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Can Help Improve Your Mental Health
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is a type of psychotherapy that utilizes a...
Virtual Therapy: How to find the online mental health care provider that’s right for you
Many of us are experiencing stress, worry and other emotional challenges right...
6 Ways to Cope with COVID-19
It is normal to have feelings of stress, being constantly on edge or being...
We’re in the middle of a pandemic, so why is my ex sliding into my DMs?
WE’RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC, SO WHY IS MY EX SLIDING INTO MY DMS?...
Helpful Advice for How to Work From Home — Together
Wondering how to fairly share common spaces with roommates while working from...
Where’s the line between impressing someone and being yourself?
Originally published on Swipe Life March 12, 2020. Article written by McKenzie...
What your dishwashing habits say about you, according to a psychologist
Originally published by Daily Hive, March 11, 2020 We’ve all been there —...
Are you burnt out?
Are you constantly feeling exhausted and can’t imagine how you will keep up...
Why Breathe?
Many of us have heard that deep breathing can be beneficial for our body and...
Pop-up puppy park at various Toronto office towers brings warmth to mid-January blues
BY SUSAN HAY GLOBAL NEWS Posted January 20, 2020 4:14 pm “Originally Blue...
Burnout is real and here’s how to handle it, according to the experts
RJ Skinner · CBC Life · Posted: Nov 04, 2019 5:59 PM ET We’ve all felt it,...
The cost of breaking up
December 18, 2019 by Katherine Singh When Alex Jane* matched with her current...
Catch up on self-care (while he catches the game)
CATCH UP ON SELF-CARE (WHILE HE CATCHES THE GAME) Losing your spouse to...
Love and Marriage Across Cultures
In North America, we often value the idea of a perfect partner, a soulmate,...
Treating PTSD with Cognitive Processing Therapy
Many individuals are affected by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on a...
It’s Time To Let Go Of All Those Remnants Of Past Relationships
TORONTO — Despite Emmy Harrison’s first relationship ending with her being...
From bridesmaid to stranger: How weddings can destroy friendships
July 13, 2019 By Laura Hensley The bachelorette started with a luxurious...
This is the secret to Oprah and Stedman Graham’s long and loving relationship
June 21, 2019 By Courtney Shea Oprah Winfrey has shared a whole lot of...
EMDR, PTSD and Neurofeedback
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects the lives of many across the...
What is Play Therapy?
Play has always been an essential part of child development and is the main...
Canadians have a new popular hobby: having sex in cars
February 12 2018 By Simone Paget Canadians may be known for their politeness,...
15 Signs you need marriage help (before it’s too late)
January 10 2019 By: Susy Alexandre When it comes to nurturing a healthy...
Love and Work: The ins and outs of dating a co-worker
February 13 2019 By Laura Hensley When Natasha* started a new job at a media...
5 Unrealistic relationship expectations that lead people to therapy
February 13 2019 By: Andrea Karr Whether you’re single or coupled, managing...
What is Brainspotting?
Have you ever noticed how the direction in which you look affects the way you...
Neurofeedback for Anxiety and Panic Attacks
Did you know that neurofeedback is very effective for panic attacks? Panic...
Neurofeedback for ADHD
Did you know that Neurofeedback is a research based treatment for individuals...
Emotional Safety
When you start a relationship with someone and they have an existing routine...
What are Brain Waves?
We have multiple different types of brain waves and our state of arousal...
‘You Feel Like You’re Drowning’: Why Youtube content creators are burning out
October 20 2018 By: Eli Glasner When Ottawa’s Elle Mills was growing up, there...
Men’s understanding of PMS can dramatically affect relationships
October 10 2018 By: Erin Davis Ignorance isn’t bliss when it comes to men and...
Not a drinker? Here’s how to date if you’re sober
September 13 2018 By Laura Hensley “Where can we go get a drink?” was often...
Marriage Problems? Experts reveal 20 warning signs it might be time to divorce
July 11 2018 By Susy Alexandre If you’ve found yourself wondering about an...
Helping a friend with depression get through a breakup doesn’t have to be complicated
May 30 2018 By Isabelle Khoo “When you lead a life where you break your own...
Exactly how often you should have sex to reap the health benefits
April 20 2018 By Ashley Kowalewski-Pizzi How much sex should you really be...
Ultra-partisan social media is an addictive hazard — and detox is a last resort
April 04 2018 By Jason Markusoff Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is seen through...
Marital problems are common after kids, but you can keep the love alive
January 31 2018 By Natalie Stechyson Hey, remember your partner? No, not the...
9 Ways Couples Can Spice Up Their Valentine’s Day
February 09 2018 By Dani-Elle Dube, For new couples, celebrating Valentine’s...
Sex in your 20s — What every woman should know (and talk about)
January 23 2018 By Angela Serednicki Sex in your 20s can be amazing. But it...
Cuffing season is here — have you gotten tested for STIs?
January 04 2018 By Renee Bullock With freezing AF temperatures outside—hello,...
Psychologist Nicole McCance helps singles & couples address unmet needs & reach a healthy state of mind
November 30 2017 By Hayley Mattews The Short Version: From a young age, Nicole...
This is how to apologize like you actually mean it
November 24 2017 By Leah Fessler Already dubbed the Year of Sociopathic Baby...
9 Old-fashioned marriage tips that still work today that every couple should follow
November 16 2017 By Dani-Elle Dube Over the years, you’ve heard the same words...
Why we shouldn’t tell people they’ll find love when they stop looking for it
October 28 2017 By Marilisa Racco It’s a common nugget of advice that the...
Is your significant other too ‘busy’ for you? Here’s what you can do
October 19 2017 By Arti Patel Every relationship has phases when one person...
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