The Dance – Oriah Mountain Dreamer
What if it truly doesn’t matter what you do but how you do whatever you do? How would this change what you choose to do with your life? What if you could be more present and openhearted with each person you met if you were working as a cashier in a corner store, or as…Read more
Hold Me Tight
Love demands the reassurance of touch. Most fights are really protests over emotional disconnection. Underneath the distress, partners are desperate to know: Are you there for me? Here is a great article on Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, an approach to counselling that really gets to the bottom of the relationship distress that I’m seeing in…Read more
Does Psychotherapy Have An Image Problem?
Psychotherapy has been shown to be the safest and most effective treatment for those struggling with depression and anxiety and yet a majority of people are choosing to go the medication route. Although I’m not against medication and think it is warranted in many instances – I think there is a huge gap between what…Read more
How To Save Your Relationship
Here is a link to a great article on Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy: Guidelines for reconnecting and bringing relationships back to life. By Susan Johnson and Aviva Patz published on March 01, 2003 – last reviewed on June 13, 2012
Call to Action: What All Social Workers Can Do to Increase Access to Social Work Counselling in Workplace Group Benefits Plans
Dear OASW Member: As we all know, despite social work’s long-established expertise in counselling, this is not well recognized in workplace group benefits plans. Research documents that a range of personal factors impact upon the health and productivity of Canada’s workforce. Access to counselling provided by social workers is not simply an asset to employees…Read more
