Top 11 Goal-Setting Tips from Mental Health Counselling Calgary Experts
You want something to be different. You make change. You get something different.
Sounds simple, right? It may sound straightforward, but the process is not always easy.
As we sit in the time of year where ‘resolutions’ are popular (read one of our past articles about New Year’s resolutions being one of our pet peeves here), we wanted to create an article exploring healthy goal-setting, which is possible at any time of the year. Our mental health counselling Calgary therapists happily explore why we need goals, challenges with goal setting, and tips for accomplishing your goals.
Dealing with SAD: Depression Counselling Calgary Tips
Feeling more down, blue and not like yourself during the late fall and winter months? You may be experiencing Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). This is something that many people seek out depression counselling Calgary services for each year.
Sana Psychological’s Best Psychological Services Calgary
A company’s website is the main face of who we are and why we do what we do. A blog offers a unique way to introduce this in a more informal way. Today, we look forward to taking you through who we are, what we do, and why we do what we do.
Using Compassion to Provide the Best Psychological Services Calgary
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 all. In this article, we explore how compassion can be used in mental health counselling Airdrie and beyond to offer people the best psychological services and outcomes.
How to Find the Best Psychological Services in Calgary and Beyond
A question that is always in people’s minds when engaging with a product or service is, “Am I receiving the best?” This is, in part, due to our natural human instinct for comparison, problem-solving, and forward movement to keep questing and pursuing more and better. It is also, in part, to our consumer culture which keeps us doubting and questioning what is bad, good, and best. Of course this question comes up in the therapy arena as well, though the answer definitely looks different than if you are using the best phone or eating the best donair.
Depression Counselling Calgary: 10 Tips To Beat The January Blues
January Blues. Blue Monday. We have been hearing about how challenging January is and have a number of associations and theories as to why this is a harder month for people’s mental health. Maybe it is because of the darkness. Maybe it is because of Seasonal Affective Disorder. Maybe it is because of the lack of holiday in January and something to look forward to. Maybe it is due to the crash after the holidays. All of these theories seem to have some element of truth to them and may be contributors to a shift towards more depressed mood and poorer mental health. This can result in an increased need for depression counselling. Calgary, my hometown, is a city that experiences a unique weather system called Chinooks which results in warmer temperatures but this does not seem to be preventative enough with mental health.
Navigating Holiday Pressure With Healthy Boundaries: 10 Strategies for prioritizing your mental health this season
Each year I find myself circling back around to writing about mental health over the holidays and how to navigate the season in the healthiest way possible. This is because each year is a cyclical repeat of certain patterns:
Increased pressure (both internal and external)
Increased resentment
Increased stress and overwhelm
Financial demands that can become unmanageable
Tips for Improving Men’s Mental Health
It is estimated that around 12% of men are accessing mental health support in North America compared to over 21% of women. This is despite men having reportedly higher rates of suicidal ideation, substance use and Addiction issues. What prevents men from accessing mental health care at higher rates? What can we do to change this? These are the issues that we will explore in this blog post about men’s mental health.