Paige Abbott, Author at Sana Psychological

Prepare for Back-to-School With Advice from an Anxiety Counselling Calgary Therapist

September. Some people hear the word and smile, with visions of falling leaves, pumpkin spice, and cozy sweaters coming to mind. For others, September evokes fear, stress, and anticipatory discomfort. These feelings depend on the person, their experience, and their relationship with anxiety and stress. For those who are higher in anxiety and stress, perhaps […]

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Improve Your Relationships with These Couples Counselling Calgary Tips

Relationships, Relationships & Codependency / Paige Abbott

Relationships require work, and sometimes we forget this and coast on autopilot. If you are looking to revitalize, refresh, and improve your relationships with loved ones, whether friends, family members, and/or romantic partners, our couples counselling Calgary therapists have you covered. Based on our experience as professionals, personally, as well as from educational and self-help

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Travel Tips from Anxiety Counselling and ADHD Counselling Therapists

ADHD, Anxiety / Paige Abbott

Travel. It’s meant to be fun, enjoyable, rejuvenating, and an exciting adventure. We all have a certain image in our mind when we think about travel. Let me tell you, though, that as a therapist supporting those with anxiety, ADHD, as well as other mental health conditions that travel can mean a lot of other

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Do I Have ADHD?

ADHD / Paige Abbott

Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in Canada with approximately 4-6% of adults and 5-7% of children having it (source here). As therapists providing ADHD counselling Airdrie and ADHD counselling Calgary, this is something that we see show up on many days of our practice, even when people are

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An Interview with a Trauma Counselling Calgary Therapist

Trauma & PTSD / Paige Abbott

In honour of National PTSD Awareness Day on June 27, 2024, I decided to sit down with Jasleen Bhatoa, Registered Provisional Psychologist in the province of Alberta, to talk more about trauma counselling methods. Jasleen provides trauma counselling in Calgary and Alberta for people struggling with nightmares, flashbacks, anxiety, phobias and impairment in functioning due

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5 Tips for Early Recovery from A Calgary Addiction Counselling Therapist

Addiction / Paige Abbott

Moving from regular use of a substance, like drugs or alcohol, or a behaviour, like overspending, overeating, working too much, compulsive exercise, gambling, or hypersexuality, is no easy feat and takes tremendous courage, strength and, let’s face it, desperation. Often people are forced to make changes through life consequences and circumstances that have become unmanageable.

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Grief Counselling Airdrie & The Grief Recovery Method

Grief and Loss / Paige Abbott

In this blog we wanted to take some time to explore a specific grief therapy method that can support people navigating grief, loss, and transition. Understanding Grief Counselling Airdrie: What Is Grief? Grief is a simple word to describe big feelings that are associated with loss and transition. Grief can encompass a lot of emotions,

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Using Compassion to Provide the Best Psychological Services Calgary

Coping & Self-care, Depression & Mood Issues, Grief and Loss, Relationships / Paige Abbott

Every May since 1951 (that’s over 70 years!), Canadians in communities, schools, workplaces, and the House of Commons have rallied around the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Mental Health Week. This year, between May 6-12, 2024, the theme is around the power of compassion and how that can be used to improve mental health outcomes for

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Calgary Addiction Counselling: Treating Addiction Beyond Substances

Addiction, Alcohol use, Drug use, Eating disorders, Gambling / Paige Abbott

We are living in a society where people hear the word ‘Addiction’ and automatically think of those struggling with severe substance use disorders. While this is certainly part of the reality, the face of Addiction goes well beyond this to those struggling in many other areas. In this article we will explore Paige Abbott, Registered

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The Facts About OCD: Symptoms, Diagnosis and OCD Counselling Calgary

OCD / Paige Abbott

Despite being a psychologist since 2009, I have to admit that my knowledge about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is relatively small. As with any area, there is so much to know in the field of psychology that people develop specialties. Thankfully, I was able to discuss what OCD is, how it gets identified, and what OCD

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