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Exploring Existential Therapy for Death Anxiety
Jasmeen Gill is a Registered Social Worker and is currently completing her Masters in Clinical Psychology. Her experience in the health care field has provided her invaluable experiences and insights into the various challenges individuals face when navigating life. She has supported individuals from all walks of life who have struggled with crisis, trauma, and…
August 30, 2024Eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR) therapy
Often individuals who have experienced trauma often find that they have distressing thoughts of past events and experience disturbing emotions. These unresolved memories can manifest in the form of anxiety, depression, PTSD, and other trauma-related conditions.
August 18, 2024My Journey as a Student Counsellor
My practicum journey as a student counsellor involves diverse roles, such as client sessions, creating progress notes, participating in educational seminars and progress notes, and managing academic responsibilities. Engaging with clients has been my practicum journey's most informative and impactful component. Throughout the session, I provided psychoeducation and applied the theoretical knowledge and skills based…
July 19, 2024Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Emotional Regulation: Benefits and Purpose
Discover the benefits and purpose of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for emotional regulation. Learn key techniques to manage intense emotions, improve relationships, and enhance overall life satisfaction.
July 3, 2024Breaking the Chains: Unraveling Intergenerational Trauma
Intergenerational trauma, an unspoken yet formidable force, weaves its somber threads into the very fabric of our communities, etching an enduring imprint on the collective psyche. This deeply ingrained issue, frequently overlooked and relegated to...
January 26, 2024Navigating Life Challenges Through Play
In today’s ever-changing world, adaptability is a key skill that is required to successfully navigate life’s challenges. Through play individuals can build their innovation and adaptability skills. Additionally, through play we are able to collaborate with others and this builds connection amongst groups. And lastly, through practices such as gratitude we can increase our resilience…
January 21, 2024Empowering the community
As the eldest child of immigrant parents and a first-generation Canadian, Jas Hundal remembers helping her elders navigate the healthcare system by being their translator at medical appointments and completing forms for family friends and relatives. This passion for helping others developed when her father was ill and admitted to a local hospital. The social…
December 21, 2023Successful goal-setting for the year ahead!
Every year many of us will set new goals for ourselves and have good intentions to improve our personal or professional life. It feels great to start off a new year and think about how we can enhance our lives and make meaningful change. It's relatively easy to come up with a list of things…
December 20, 2023Resilience, what is it and how do we build it?
In our ever-evolving world, characterized by burnout, disconnection, disruptive changes and rapid innovations developing resilience is a skill set that often gets overlooked. We often want to solve our problems with a quick fix and then move on to the next task. By slowing down and building resilience we can actually create adaptive strategies that…
December 20, 2023The brain benefits of nature
Nature refreshes us, inspires and even heals us. We know that for a long time humans have benefited from being around nature, enjoying the fresh air, and majestic scenery of lush forests and bountiful rivers. Over the last decade many of us have followed the global trend towards urban living and this means working from…
December 20, 2023