Finding a Counsellor in Vancouver
Are you trying to find a counsellor in Vancouver? Feeling overwhelmed? You are not alone. If you have gone to search for a counsellor on PyschologyToday or CounsellingBC you might end up scrolling through hundreds of profiles and wondering, “how the heck am I supposed to chose just one?” I…
How Insurance Works for Counselling
Since counseling is not covered under BC’s Medical Services Plan (MSP), those seeking counseling through a private practice or practitioner (like Cedarwood Collective), often wonder about payment. Will I have to pay for this out-of-pocket or will this be paid for by insurance? Do you have extended healthcare benefits? Well,…
Types of Therapy—Which One is Right for Me?
I often think there is something strange about searching for a therapist. Website’s like Psychology Today list “types of therapy” under treatment approach as if we, the prospective clients, know what the heck they are talking about. CBT, EFT, DBT, IFS, AEDP, EMDR—wait—what? Yeah. It’s a lot of acronyms. Should we, as…
What is gaslighting, anyway?
It seems, lately, we are all being gaslit. Gaslighting is everywhere—from reality TV to our most intimate relationships—we now have a name for those interpersonal encounters that once left us speechless. Have we been victims of gaslighting all of our lives and just recently found the word to make sense…
3 Common Fears That Arise From Anxious Attachment
And how awareness of them can create space for change If you have an anxious or ambivalent attachment style, I don’t have to tell you how stressful love can be. We are all worthy of love, but for those of us who are anxious, it can be hard to believe that we are…
4 Signs Someone Has a Disorganized Attachment Style
How this attachment style shows up in our relationships The disorganized attachment style is the most complicated and difficult to understand of the human attachment styles. Only 7% of the population fall into this group, whereas 20% of the population tend to be anxious and another 20% avoidant. It might be relatively rare, but 7% of the…
The 3 Sub-Personalities That Exist in All of Us
According to this theory, we have 3 categories of inner “parts” Do you ever have moments where you feel completely disconnected from yourself? As if there are parts of you that emerge that feel strange and unfamiliar—not quite in line with who you are at the core. These parts might…
8 Signs You’re a Highly Sensitive Person
Are you part of the 15-20% of the population with this trait? “You were born to be among the advisors and thinkers, the spiritual and moral leaders for your society. There is every reason for pride.” — Elaine Aron I was a teenager the first time that a counsellor told…
How Anxiety and Depression Show Up In Our Bodies
Have you ever heard of this idea before? If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. I’m not going to quote anyone here because the source of the quote seems to be the source of some controversy, but…
How to Find Free or Low-Cost Counselling
Where to start when it comes to finding accessible counselling in Vancouver, BC There are multiple barriers that folks can face when accessing counselling services, but there is one barrier that most of us can relate to and that is cost. Counselling is expensive. For many of us, spending $120…
5 Tips for Overcoming Loneliness
Do you ever feel lonely? It’s an emotion that more and more of us have been experiencing over the past two years, as we increasingly become settled into routines that lack the frequency and intimacy of social contact we had prior to the pandemic. Since 2020, loneliness has come to…
5 Tips to Manage Stress During the Holidays
The holidays are a time of year when people often experience high levels of stress. With all the planning that goes into preparing for parties, decorating your house, and shopping for gifts it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by everything on your plate. In this blog post we will give you…
What is Depression?
Depression is a disorder that affects an estimated anywhere from 6 to 20% of the population in any given year, depending on how it’s measured. Depression is a serious and common mental health condition, affecting around one in four people at some point during their life. It can be hard…
7 Tips for Handling Pandemic Stress
Stress from covid-19 is a common problem that many people struggle with. When you are feeling stressed, it can be difficult to know how to best deal with the stress. In this blog post, I will discuss some tips and strategies for managing stress from covid-19. While these techniques won’t…
Finding the right fit in a therapist
Is it just me or does finding a good therapist feel a bit like the search for finding a compatible partner? Although there isn’t an app to swipe through all of the available therapists within a 10km radius (yet), it feels just as tedious to find a good match. It…