Lately it seems every time I tell someone I’m a therapist, I’m met with: “It’s so hard to find a good therapist.” After hearing it for what seemed like the hundredth time recently, I began to ask myself, “Why is that?” Studies show the most important factor in determining a successful outcome in therapy is…
One of the most common reasons people visit a hypnotherapist is to overcome fears or phobias. Fears are a natural part of life. Everyone fears something such as being robbed or being hurt in an accident. This type of fear is not necessarily bad; as it may prompt someone to take precautions such as locking…
Purchase: Emotional Wound First Aid Kit If you answered YES to more than one of these questions, there is reason to suspect that an emotional injury, wound or pain is present in your life. I often suppress my feelings. I choose to keep hurtful events a secret. I hold anger or resentment. I have trouble trusting…
Do you talk with God? If you don’t that question may seem strange to you. Or perhaps you talk at God with no real sense that he hears or will respond. It’s easy to think, since we can’t see or touch God, that He isn’t a real person, rather some unknown and unknowable distant entity. Even believers sometimes…
Facing the loss of a loved family member or friend can be one of the hardest experiences to go through. Grief is a natural response to loss. It is the suffering that you feel when you have lost someone you love. You can experience all different kinds of emotions such as shock, anger, disbelief, guilt,…
One of the most common requests we have as hypnotherapists is for assistance with sleep disorders or insomnia. There are so many effective and efficient ways in which to overcome these types of problems through hypnosis that success can be as easy as inducing the hypnotic state and delivering your favourite suggestions for healthy, rejuvenating…
Life is hard sometimes. Whether it’s managing finances, battling long commutes, or consoling demanding children and bosses, stress manifests in a variety of ways. Recent surveys reveal some pretty alarming statistics about stress: 33% of people feel they live with an extreme amount of stress, and 48% of individuals believe the stress in their lives…
So, you have an appointment with an Anxiety Counselor for the first time and you don’t know what to expect. Naturally, this may bring about additional anxiety symptoms however, this is to be expected. Arriving When you get to the office, your experience may be similar to a doctor’s appointment. You might sign in, sit…
As counselors, we are required to adhere to an ethical code which states: “Do No Harm.” But what happens when we do and it’s outside of our control? I still remember the day my client came in my office, looked right into my eyes and said, “I’m really angry with you.” She proceeded to tell…
If you’ve ever been in therapy, there’s a chance you’ve asked yourself this question. Maybe it’s because your counselor repeatedly responded with something like, “Hmm, tell me more” or maybe it’s because they always seemed to wear that same strange blue floral blouse. Maybe you wondered if they even felt emotions since they often sat…