Child counselling Waterloo
Counselling Waterloo! We are so happy to announce the openning of our new Waterloo office, providing services to the tri-city – Kitchener, Guelph and Waterloo areas. We are located in the Natural Way Health Clinic, and are so excited to be able to provide our clients with a range of holistic options at this new…
3 Tips to Minimize Behaviour Meltdowns!
Parenting a child who displays intense, dysregulated emotions can be challenging and exhausting. The smallest inconsistency, conflict, or problem can result in a meltdown at world war III proportions – true behaviour meltdowns! Addressing these difficulties in children requires a multi-faceted approach, but these three tips will get you started! Be preventative: Take a moment…
When Parents Divorce
5 Divorce Tips Parents Need to Know when Parents Divorce. Make the transition easier for you and your children by following these helpful tips By: Shea Ashley There is no such thing as an easy divorce. Divorce changes everything–a life built for two shatters and you’re left to pick up the pieces and begin…
Family Meetings
Family Meetings The below family meeting agenda is a helpful outline for structuring a family meeting. It is particularly helpful when getting started with the concept of having regular family meetings. Family meetings can be helpful for planning and maintaining family rules, increasing family communication and increasing family harmony. We encourage families to institute a…
Mindfulness & Borderline Personality Disorder
A good article on mindfulness and Borderline Personality Disorder BPD7
ADHD, Bi-Polar, or what?
Check out this article retrieved from http://addconsults.com/articles/is-it-bipolar-disorder-adhd-or-what/ Is it Bipolar Disorder, ADHD, or What? by Annette Lansford, MD Description The differential diagnosis and comorbidity of bipolar disorder, mania and adhd. PREVALENCE: The prevalence of child and adolescent manic depression (bipolar disorder) is said to affect 1% of youth, with equal rates of boys and girls…
ADHD & Bi-Polar Disorder
Check out this article talking about ADHD and Bi-Polar disorder adhd bipolar
Solution Focused Therapy
Solution Focused Therapy By Emily Peck, SSW Intern Solution focused therapy (SFT) or sometimes called brief solution focused therapy is a type of therapy that is goal oriented and focuses mostly on the here and now. Unlike some other forms of talk therapy, SFT is not very concerned with past difficulties that brought the client…
Social Skills Training
Social Skills Training By Emily Peck, SSW Intern Social skills are everyday strategies and techniques that we use to communicate effectively. Social skills are used to help create relationships with others and are needed in order to keep those relationships. Social skills training involves teaching and practicing these strategies, such as basic communication, interpersonal and…
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy By Emily Peck, SSW Intern Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a type of therapy that views thoughts, feelings and behaviours as all related. CBT proposes that since they are all on the same dimension, if there is any significant change in one it will in turn have a therapeutic effect on the…