I often feel as though I walked into counselling psychology during an especially interesting time in the field’s history. As clinicians, we’ve often referred to our work as having two points of contact: there are those who are drowning and need someone to pull them from the water, and there are those, standing on dry […]

It never fails to surprise me how humbling life can be at times. Those moments when you are wearing too many masks. Those moments when you are stepping outside of your values. Those moments when you are reminded of how the fragility and strength of being human is a constant balancing act. I had this […]

I once sat in a room with a woman and told her that she was worthless. I told her that she was unloveable. I told her that she was inadequate. I told her that she was ugly. I told her that she should be ashamed of herself for the dimpled skin on her legs and […]

Growing up, I remember feeling very caged by words. Not the words we did say, but rather, the words that we didn’t say. We didn’t talk about the sadness that lurked in the corners.We didn’t talk about the addiction that was ripping us apart.We didn’t talk about the pain that was becoming larger than life. […]