Anxiety

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 […]

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Improving The Holidays: Anxiety Counselling Calgary Tips

There are no universals when it comes to mental health but one thing that is quite common in anxiety counselling Calgary is that the holidays can be challenging! All of our therapists see this too with their clients as they’re offering support. The energy starts to build in anxiety counselling Calgary in October/November and reaches

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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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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

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How Do You Know If You’re a People Pleaser? Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment.

On the surface, people pleasing can look like being kind, helpful, and offering support to other people. You may wonder how this could be unhealthy and unkind to our mental health? In and of themselves, these are great qualities and not where people pleasing can create issues. People pleasing’s harm comes from its intensity, frequency,

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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

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20 Quick and Easy Relaxation Strategies You Can Do At Home Today

People often have the idea that relaxation is a week-long vacation on a beach, a day at the spa, or having multiple hours to do an enjoyable activity. While these are all certainly examples of relaxing activities, they are also special and not available on a daily or regular basis (unfortunately!). Therefore, relaxation must be

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