The holiday season is the time for friends, couples, and family to gather together and celebrate the season with good cheer. From family dinners to ice skating on the lake, you can see smiles on the faces of so many people happy to be enjoying social time together. Unfortunately, for some individuals, seeing others celebrating
Grief is the emotional response you feel when you lose someone or something that you loved. Grief Therapy is very helpful as Grief is often extremely painful, people who suffer from grief may also have to endure unwanted physical reactions such as loss of appetite and sleeplessness. The duration and intensity of the emotional and
The leading cause of disability in Canada is a mental illness and the effects of depression and anxiety alone can be pretty devesting on both individual and societal levels. The main benefit of the prevalence of mental illness is that it is becoming more accepted as a condition that needs to be treated. As the
Sometimes it is said that without a little sadness we can never truly understand happiness. When that sadness begins to stretch on for weeks, however, is when it becomes dangerous and turns into depression which requires depression counseling for treatment. While a couple of days of “the blues” is normal, extended periods of sadness or
Anxiety disorders are shockingly prevalent throughout Canada with an estimate of over 3 million Canadians reporting that they have anxiety disorders. Most of these Canadians sought anxiety therapy, although nearly 25% did not. As anxiety disorders become more commonplace in our society the stigma previously associated with therapy for anxiety is fading away. Reaching out
Approximately 50% of young adults in Canada who have a mental health concern seek therapy for depression. This statistic highlights not only the growing number of individuals (1 in 5 at any given time) who experience mental health concerns like depression and anxiety but also the acceptance of depression therapy as a treatment option for