What Are the Stages of Change, and What Do They Mean for Therapy?
The Stages of Change is a psychological model developed by James Prochaska and Carlo Di Clemente in the 1970s. Widely used in therapy, this model helps identify where individuals are in the process of changing their behavior. By understanding these stages, therapists can tailor interventions to meet the unique needs of their clients. The six […]
Coping with Generational Differences while Parenting
As the new year rolls into 2025, we also welcome the start of a new generation: Generation Beta. This milestone has me reflecting on how having children challenges our world assumptions depending on how we grew up. Generational differences can sometimes cause conflicts within families. For instance, individuals born in generations where children were expected […]
Burnout
What is Burnout? A topic that has been coming up more and more in my practice is people suffering from varying degrees of burnout. Burnout is defined as a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress (CAMH, 2023). The feeling of burnout can have a big impact in people’s […]
Supporting a Youth Struggling with Suicidal Ideation
One of many parents’ worst fears is learning that their child is struggling and no longer feels like they can keep going. Whether your child tells you directly that they have thoughts of suicide, or you find out in another way, it is heartbreaking and instantly makes us panic. I want to focus this blog […]
What are Values and Why Do They Matter in the Treatment of Mental Health?
Let’s start with the first question related to what are values? When I am doing therapy with someone, I define values as those things that are important to us that we cannot necessarily buy. This could include the way we treat others, and the way we expect others to treat us. Some examples could be […]
Supporting a Child with ADHD
Many parents struggle when supporting a child or youth who has been diagnosed with ADHD. This specific topic is special to my heart due to being diagnosed with ADHD at age 9. I was blessed to have appropriate support and accommodations put in place to help me feel successful. I wanted to spend some time […]
Tips for Coping With Anxiety
Anxiety is a universal emotion that is common in many different types of species. For humans, we have a part of our brain that is designed to protect us from life-threatening situations and this part usually responds by putting us into the fight, flight, or freeze mode. As our world has evolved, humans have been […]
What is rumination?
And How Do I Cope With It? Everyone has times in their lives when they overthink certain situations. Trying to think through and solve a problem is a good skill to have. However, a problem occurs when we find ourselves thinking about the same situation repeatedly. Rumination (when it relates to psychology) is the act […]
