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Teaching Boundaries to Teenagers

This blog post will focus on:  Understanding boundaries for teens  Types of personal boundaries essential for teens  Unhealthy boundaries – what are unhealthy boundaries, and examples of them Teaching boundaries to teens: examples of counselling modalities and how they can support teens and parents in creating and maintaining healthy boundaries. …
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BIPOC counselling

BIPOC Counselling

BIPOC counselling  What is BIPOC-informed counselling?  As a BIPOC registered clinical counsellor, I am mindful of an individual’s cultural background. When I support BIPOC individuals, I am also aware of their cultural norms, and values. I understand that they or their family might have experienced racism and discrimination. They may…
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Couples Counselling Burnaby

Five common couples counselling questions

Understanding couples counselling  Marriage counselling or couples counselling helps couples strengthen their connection. I am a registered clinical counsellor (#19428), trained in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), and offer couples counselling in Burnaby and online. Couples counselling allows each partner to feel heard, supported, and validated in a safe and…
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Feel your feelings

I often say the ‘F’ word – Feelings – when supporting my clients as some struggle with talking about their feelings and others struggle with regulating their feelings. This blog post focuses on talking about feelings.    Feelings and culture I grew up in England and similar to many others…
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Support With Anxiety

Support With Anxiety

Many people experience anxiety at some stage in their life. For some, it starts when they are a child and it may continue as a youth, for others it may appear when they are an adult, after a life transition. There are thus many different situations that may result in…
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