Journal

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

By larry in , , , on September 30, 2013

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  

By larry in , , , , , , , on September 21, 2013

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

By larry on August 21, 2013

The Parent’s Tao Te Ching

              by William Martin, from his book The Parent’s Tao Te Ching If you always compare your children’s abilities to those of great athletes, entertainers, and celebrities, they will lose their own power. If you urge them to acquire and achieve, they will learn to cheat and steal to…Read more

By larry in , , , , , , , , , , , on July 5, 2013

The 3 Minute Breathing Space

The 3 Minute Breathing Space is a mini meditation for the purpose of stepping out of automatic pilot and reconnecting with the present moment experience. This practice can be very useful when negative thought patterns arise, attempting to push you into a downward spiral of emotional reactivity. By slowing down and turning into the present…Read more

By larry in , , , , , , on April 23, 2013

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