Our Therapy
Depression & Anxiety
Depression, fear, and anxiety are some of the most common and uncomfortable emotions that we can experience at some point in our lives. While in adolescents these emotions can be particularly challenging, with support and skill building we can gain control of our emotions rather than being controlled by them. Through counselling, we are able to help you recover motivation, perspective, and joy that you once had in your life.
Academic Skills and Peer Relations.
Support with issues that effect our school and social interactions: Anger management, self-esteem, self-harming, learning difficulties, test anxiety, revising skill building, peer relationships, dating, setting healthy boundaries, and social anxiety. We are here to help.
Orientation and Non-Binary Support
While we all benefit from support, for LGBT+ young people, receiving kind and clear support is vital to insure we are not just coping but thriving.
As a parent or guardian, you may have understandable questions or concerns. While we will not promise to explain everything, we can offer help for parents to support their children through what can be a complex, sensitive, and stressful time for the entire family.
Teen and Young Adult Substance Missteps
While experimentation with mood altering substances may be a typical part of adolescent and young adulthood, sometimes we find ourselves or our loved ones going down a path that is destructive and no longer sustainable. We can support you in learning your own personal risk factors and how to develop healthy skills to avoid problematic alcohol or drug use.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a mental health treatment technique, considered the Gold standard by NHS for anxiety, depression, disordered eating, exam/performance anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, phobias, social anxiety, substance abuse, and trauma disorders.
EMDR's goal is to help you heal from trauma, negative cognitions, ruminations, or other distressing thoughts or life experiences. Many find 6-10 Sessions are all that is needed for effective resolution of symptoms.
Trauma & PTSD
Many individuals can experience symptoms associated with painful and traumatic circumstances. Anxiety, fear, and hopelessness are a few emotions that can linger after traumatic events. We can help you overcome these symptoms and guide you through the process of grief and healing.
Adulting 101
As young adults, our education is often lacking some key skills: “Adulting”. We are here to help you launch into adulthood with confidence and independence. Skill building to help with decision making, financial planning, life skills, career counselling, or just a safe place to explore how difficult it is to be doing it all on your own.
Parenting
Our children do not come with owners manuals, and as they go through different developmental stages, things can become very challenging, and even volatile at times. Support with parenting, and co-parenting skill building, education and coaching. The tween, teen and young adult years are aways complicated and parenting gets more difficult, communication often becomes more tricky as the young person starts pulling way from the family and desiring more autonomy. Often skills to help support household structure and increase healthy communication are helpful to get the family reconnecting and thriving.
Couples Therapy
Providing support, skills and a safe place for couples to better understand each other's perspective, enhance conflict resolution, increase communication and intimacy, as well as navigate major life events. Maintaining a happy and healthy relationship can be a challenge when balancing work, illness, redundancy, parenting and daily life stress. Couples therapy will help highlight your strengths and build stronger skills and communication.
Pandemic Fatigue
Many of us have been reporting an increase in “pandemic fatigue” after so many years of restrictions, isolation, illness, and limited social interactions have left us feeling unmotivated, low energy, and a craving for social interactions paired with some increased social anxiety. We offer a safe place to explore these feelings and we want to help you increase your motivation, self-care, and coping skills during this pandemic.
Online Services
Online sessions are found to be as beneficial as traditional face-to-face sessions for most therapeutic needs. For teens and young adults, virtual sessions are often preferred and provide a more flexible way to connect and meet your treatment goals. For Couples and families its a great benefit to have support in the comfort of your own home. These sessions are held from the safety of your own home at a time that is convenient for you through our easy scheduling platform.