*For the sake of brevity, I will refer to all young individuals of minority age as “children” or “child” in this post. I feel lucky in the fact that I have the privilege of working with several children on a long-term basis – and I mean it. As I have mentioned in my previous post,Continue reading “Hearing Between the Lines in Child Therapy”
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Mental Health Workshop for Graduate Students
I’m pleased to announce that I have been invited by BCCRC Graduate Student and Post Doctoral Society (GrasPods) to host a mental-health workshop for grad students! In this workshop, I will talk about some of the common “myths” about mental health (counselling/psychotherapy) and barriers that graduate students face that prevent them from accessing relevant resources.Continue reading “Mental Health Workshop for Graduate Students”
Why I have Decided to Remain a Solo Practice (For Now)
I have been asked quite a few times over the past year whether or not I would be interested in taking associates, which is customary for professionals to do when their practice has grown beyond their individual capacity. Although I have been exceedingly fortunate to have almost-immediately grown into and maintained a full private practiceContinue reading “Why I have Decided to Remain a Solo Practice (For Now)”
What You Want for Boxing Week: Personal Tips on How to Shop for a Therapist
Have you been naughty or nice this year? Or have you simply been anxious or depressed? Now that Christmas is over and that Boxing Week has arrived, perhaps you are thinking about self-care once again after post-holidays fatigue. Whatever your reason is for shopping for a (new) therapist, it still does not negate the factContinue reading “What You Want for Boxing Week: Personal Tips on How to Shop for a Therapist”
5 Common Signs that indicate You’re Sabotaging Yourself in Therapy
You’d think that, given the amount of time, energy, resources, and money (if paying out of pocket) spent, everyone in therapy must all be such ardent clients keen on dissecting the profound depths of their minds, tackling every homework with zeal, practicing every intervention strategy learned religiously, and reflecting on the discussions between sessions withContinue reading “5 Common Signs that indicate You’re Sabotaging Yourself in Therapy”
To my Clients, Past and Present: Thank You for this Summer
Summer came and went quickly. Other than dealing with the daily ebb and flow of COVID-19 numbers, my days were filled with endless meetings, emergency contacts, administrative tasks, and business talks. Little did I know that this summer was going to be, what my friend would say, “a crazy gong show.” Emergencies? Check. Midnight calls?Continue reading “To my Clients, Past and Present: Thank You for this Summer”
5 Secret Reasons why a Therapist may say “No” to seeing your Child
Most of us in the field love kids: babies, toddlers, and everything else in between the stage of a little ‘un and the arbitrary age when “cute” is no longer appropriate or politically correct. Okay, admittedly, teenagers are a whole other can of worms and I know many intelligent and protean therapists who would soonerContinue reading “5 Secret Reasons why a Therapist may say “No” to seeing your Child”
How to Cope with First-Date Anxiety Part II (expanding on my Interview with Georgia Straight with a clinical twist)
The first of July came and went along with the intense heat wave that had baked the West Coast. Although I am sure that the fiery inferno made many sullen, suffering hobbits happy at last to have been able to cut their trips short by finding Mount Doom on the nearest mountain or hill, itContinue reading “How to Cope with First-Date Anxiety Part II (expanding on my Interview with Georgia Straight with a clinical twist)”
How to Cope with First-Date Anxiety Part I (expanding on my Interview with Georgia Straight with a clinical twist)
First dates can be scary. I know, because I’ve been there with you – in therapeutic spirit, of course! – on your first dates or at least soon after when you report to me every juicy detail of your encounter in either complete exhilaration or utter demoralization. During the height of the pandemic, making aContinue reading “How to Cope with First-Date Anxiety Part I (expanding on my Interview with Georgia Straight with a clinical twist)”
Why Doesn’t Therapy Work? 3 Common Misperceptions about Mental Health and Mental-Health Professionals
“This is NOT working!” Mrs. Y exclaimed in an exasperated manner. It had been barely 20 minutes into her session, her first session with me, and her very first therapy session in her life, before she unleashed her wrath on me. I could not understand anything about Mrs. Y from her dramatic monologue aside fromContinue reading “Why Doesn’t Therapy Work? 3 Common Misperceptions about Mental Health and Mental-Health Professionals”
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