Specializations

Anxiety Disorder Assessment and Therapy Techniques

Anxiety may seem like a catch-all buzzword in mental health conversations. The challenge is that symptoms of anxiety (worry, stress) are a normal part of everyday life. Anxiety is like an alarm bell that helps us pay attention to situations that might be putting us in mental or physical danger. 

Depression Disorder Assessment and Therapy Techniques

Everyone experiences periods of time when we feel less-than-great. Part of life is experiencing negative emotions, sadness, loneliness or grief. Unlike short periods of depression, major depression (or clinical depression) occurs when negative feelings and symptoms occur daily and for long periods of time, or they start to interfere with your everyday life, relationships or work.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Assessment and Therapy Techniques

OCD is often, incorrectly, used in common language to describe tendencies toward perfectionism and organization. While these traits might be present in those with OCD, it’s important to remember that this is a very real condition that is a class of mental illness (i.e diagnosable by licensed psychiatrists and psychologists as a health condition). 

Trauma Therapy Techniques

Trauma is the result of experiencing something that overwhelms our mind and nervous systems. Living through a disastrous event or a series of prolonged distressing events can have long lasting effects on our mental wellbeing and our ability to cope with everyday challenges. 

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Assessment and Therapy Techniques

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that develops after a stressful, frightening or life-changing negative experience. This could include witnessing an act of violence, experiencing abuse, the death of a loved one, or living through a disaster or accident.

Teen and Youth Therapy Techniques

Social, academic, emotional and physical changes are natural during teen years, but can be difficult to navigate. At the same time, these years are critical for developing healthy mental and emotional habits that will be carried into adulthood. 

Group Therapy Techniques

Group therapy is one format to receive psychotherapy, or talk therapy. In group therapy, you can expect to have one or more therapists working with a group of about a dozen people.

Child Therapy Techniques

Childhood is an important phase of life because we are developing social and emotional skills that will inform our ability to cope through adolescence and adulthood. Like adults, kids can benefit from support and counselling any time to support this development; and like adults, children can suffer from more extreme moments of distress or be diagnosed with mental health disorders that require additional help.

Family Therapy Techniques

Family therapy is a form of group therapy. Family therapy is for any group of people who consider themselves a family unit—children and parents, grandparents and grandchildren, aunts, uncles, caregivers or chosen families. 

Couples and Marriage Therapy Techniques

Marriage counselling, couples therapy or relationship therapy can help anyone who is in an intimate relationship. Strong and healthy relationships are usually grounded in open communication, collaboration, the ability to problem-solve effectively together, and the ability to discuss conflicts or differences rationally and cooperatively.

Relationship Therapy

Building and maintaining healthy relationships is an integral part of human life. Forming bonds with others and having a sense of belonging is proven to have a positive impact on our emotional and cognitive wellbeing. 

Gender and Affectional Orientation, Sexual Orientation and 2SLGBTQIA+ Therapy

The term LGBTQ2IA+ is an expanded acronym of LGBT and stands for: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (2), intersex, and asexual. Some also consider the “A” to stand for ally as well.

Men's Issues and Therapy Techniques

Like anyone else, men and those who identify as men experience mental health issues and disorders like anxiety, depression, anger, PTSD, bi-polar disorder, eating and body image issues, and more.

Grief Therapy Techniques

Experiencing the loss of a loved one can look very different for everyone. Grief can create a range of feelings from sadness to anger to regret, and even the severity of the emotions can range from person-to-person.

Sex Therapy Techniques

Sex therapy is a segment of psychotherapy—or talk therapy— that addresses concerns around intimacy, sexual functioning, confidence building, lack of desire, arousal dysfunctions or unwanted sexual thoughts.