Understanding Panic Attacks
Panic attacks can certainly be frightening experiences: your heart races, your breathing increases, it can feel as though there is an elephant on your chest, you get dizzy, you feel tingling in your hands and feet, you start sweating, and you get nauseous. Many people expect that they are having...
Four ways to make friends in a new city
Toronto is a big city that welcomes new individuals every single day. People move here for a variety of reasons, including education, career, culture and education. Despite the numerous opportunities available, it can sometimes be hard to meet new people. Here are four ways you can begin to make friends...
4 Tips to Effectively Manage Stress
Stress is a condition that has become prevalent in our society today, often when we feel overwhelmed and trying to keep up with our busy schedules. Stress can be related to a number of areas, such as work, relationships, finances, and health. Having some stress isn’t necessarily a bad thing....
Speaking about your (mental) health diagnosis with others
When we have received a new diagnosis, we require some time to try to make sense of this diagnosis ourselves. We turn to credible health providers that we work with for key information, and we may also turn to the internet to educate ourselves further. Often however, even as we...
Three strategies to tackle anxiety and depression
When speaking to clients, I often remind them that mental health is an important part of their overall health. This is reflected in the stats that are often found in popular media: that one in five individuals has a mental health condition. Many people find this especially true in...
So What is CBT and How Does it Work?
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, is a therapeutic approach the emphasizes the links between our thoughts, beliefs, emotions and behaviour. The idea behind CBT is that the situations we encounter may not directly affect how we feel. Instead, the kinds of thoughts we have in those situations often result...
