by Brad Moser | Sep 18, 2020 | Counselling, Counsellors, Featured Articles, Mental Health, Psychologist, Suicidal Feelings, Suicidal Thoughts, Suicide Counselling, Suicide Prevention, Suicide Prevention Day, Suicide Prevention Month, Suicide Therapy, Therapy, Uncategorized
How to Cope with Suicidal Thoughts (Note: this is Part 1 of a two-part blog. Part 2, How to Help Others who are Struggling, will be published soon). September is Suicide Prevention Month. If you are having thoughts of suicide, here are some things you can do to...
by Brad Moser | Aug 21, 2020 | COVID-19, Mental Health, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, OCD, Psychologist, Therapy, Uncategorized
Mental Health During a Pandemic Wash hands, put on mask, don’t touch mask, take mask off, sanitize hands. Stay 6 feet away from people. Use washroom, wash and sanitize hands. Don’t shake hands. Wash hands, eat, and wash hands again. Sneeze into elbow, wash...
by Brad Moser | Jul 14, 2020 | Counselling, Counsellors, Couples Counselling, COVID-19, Divorce, Featured Articles, Mental Health, Psychologist, Therapy, Uncategorized
Surviving COVID Couple Distress There has been an increase in legal separation and divorce rates across Canada within the last four months. The coronavirus has placed additional stressors on intimate relationships, including layoffs, loss of income, changes in...
by Brad Moser | Jun 15, 2020 | Counselling, Counsellors, COVID-19, Mental Health, Psychologist, Therapy, Uncategorized
Re-gaining our Sense of Touch Safe, physical, human touch is a basic human need. Hugs, handshakes, fist pumps, pats on the back, hands on the shoulder – all of it – help us feel close, connected, wanted, welcomed, reassured, acknowledged, and loved. It has...
by Brad Moser | May 7, 2020 | Bereavement Counselling, Counselling, COVID-19, Grief and loss, Mental Health, Psychologist, Therapy, Uncategorized
Navigating the Canyon of Grief When we experience the loss of someone close to us, a giant canyon of grief lies ahead, blocking our life path. We may keep walking and pretend it’s not there, try to jump over it and speed past its presence, or run around it....