OCD - Get Out of My Head!
What is OCD? OCD is made up of obsessions, compulsions, or both. Obsessions are recurrent and persistent thoughts, urges or images that...
The Disaster of Doomscrolling and How to Stop
It seems like every day there is another devastating and shocking world event taking place. It made me once again think about the effects...
Managing Performance Anxiety
Whether just before a big presentation, sitting down to write a test, moments before running onto the sports field, most of us have...
How to Manage Chronic Pain with Mental Wellness
As a Psychotherapist who regularly works with chronic muscular-skeletal pain, I am accustomed to hearing questions like, “I am in pain,...
A Worthwhile Investment
I’m aware this has the potential to read like an advertisement for therapy; that’s not my intention. My intention is to discuss a very...
The Bully Within
The most universal difficulty my clients face is a lack of self-compassion. Hardly anyone comes in saying, “I need to work on how hard I...
What to Expect When You’re Expecting (To Attend Your First Therapy Session)
As a psychologist, I have the privilege of walking alongside individuals as they seek relief from their distress. It has been awe...
The Price of Shame
Every year, Bell’s Let’s Talk event leads me to pause and consider mental health awareness. While we have come a long way with increased...
You Are Not Your Thoughts!
For those of us contending with chronic stress, worries and/or anxieties, our thoughts can often feel out of control. If it sometimes (or m
You'd Never Say "It's Just Cancer - Get Over It!"
With Bell’s recent Let’s Talk day, mental health stigma has been on my mind. Mental health difficulties arise when genetic, biological,...
