Sometimes stress management isn’t about dialing back your responsibilities, it’s about getting better at being stressed. I help clients develop the skills to thrive in their pressured work-life blend. Here are some tips to get started. Check in with your thoughts A lot of what’s weighing you down is happening in your mind. Fortunately, you…
This year many schools are having graduation ceremonies. Due to the success of the vaccines, the CDC has acknowledged that it would be safe to hold graduation ceremonies. This is very different from last year when graduation ceremonies were canceled due to the Coronavirus. While schools are having graduation ceremonies, they will most likely be…
How to Heal Depression Naturally Can holistic counselling be an effective means to transform depression? Absolutely , a reason why I chose to become a holistic counsellor is because I am an advocate for healing the root cause of mental and emotional issues. When medication is taken in substitution of doing the deeper diving work…
Difference between a Holistic Counsellor and a Counsellor The word holistic means reaching a state of wellbeing within the mind, body and spirit. In holistic counselling , clients get to experience transpersonal therapy. This is a form of therapy that goes beyond the mind. Not only are psychological methodologies applied to help the client…
During the past several months there has been a significant increase in mass shootings and people being killed by guns. We just had another mass shooting today in San Jose, California and 8 people were killed. Additionally, This past weekend over 250 people were killed by guns. The weekend before there were approximately 200 people…
Welcome to the third edition of Light Post Monthly – the monthly newsletter all about body image, Body Security and inclusivity. In the last issues I laid out the 5 Principles of Body Security. This month, we’re going to discuss how we can begin to live each of the 5 principles as part of a…
The month of May is dedicated to mental health awareness. I decided to use this opportunity to frankly discuss the mental health care system in the United States and what many families and patients have to go through and often not receive any help. Unfortunately, this is very common that many teenagers and adults fail…
Working with children and adolescents I have had many parents ask about 504 plans and Individual Educational Plans (IEP). Parents tend to focus on the assistance their child may need in elementary or high school due to a learning disability or mental health issues. Working over 20 years as a psychotherapist, what I have observed…
As more people in the United States are vaccinated for the Coronavirus, we are seeing the number of cases and deaths significantly decline. While we have not over come the Coronavirus yet, we are able to start to resume many everyday activities. One of these activities is reopening schools and children and teenagers returning to…
Unfortunately we are living in a divided nation and people are getting hurt or killed due to their beliefs or the color of their skin. For example, people are getting attacked because they are asking customers to wear masks in their stores. In addition, Asian Americans are getting attacked and killed just walking down the…