Why Taking Care of Your Mental Health Isn’t Selfish — It’s a Generational Shift

When Silence Is Seen as Strength In many cultural communities, especially collectivistic ones, strength is often measured by how much can be carried in silence. Emotional struggles are minimized, and conversations around mental health are often met with phrases like: “Just push through.” “Pray more.” “Stop being so sensitive.” Over time, this creates a […]
Holding Space and Breaking Barriers: A Therapeutic Journey with Person-Centred and CBT Approaches

Whether you’re tasked with navigating intergenerational trauma, anxiety, grief, boundary setting challenges, or relationship issues, one approach to therapy stands out for its simplicity, warmth, and depth: Person-Centred Therapy. I often describe myself as having an eclectic approach to therapy. One of the things that has felt most natural to me is allowing the therapeutic […]
Therapy ≠ Medication: Clearing Up a Common Misunderstanding

Lately, as a therapist, I’ve encountered a common fear when speaking to people who are looking for a therapist. They hesitate to seek therapy because they are afraid it will lead to being medicated or being pressured toward medication for their mental health challenges. Have you ever worried about this? If you have, you aren’t […]
10 Signs of an Ethical, Trained and Qualified Psychotherapist

It is important to feel confident in the therapist you choose, and to understand what factors may indicate they are qualified to practice and are practicing ethically. Based on my understanding of the ethics and standards of this profession (informed by the CRPO’s Standards of Practice), and my own clinical experience, psychotherapists should: The relationship […]