Psychotherapy and Counselling Articles
Articles related to psychotherapy and counselling.
Trauma Versus Traumatic Experiences
Ever wonder why one event will traumatize one person and not another person? Traumatic events happen, but trauma is what happens on the inside of us in those experiences and how we interpret and internalize those events. If we experienced a traumatic event as a child and weren’t supported in that moment, we find a […]
The Shadow Side Of Spirituality: Wild Wild Country
Recently, I finished watching the mini-series documentary Wild, Wild Country on Netflix. It tells the story about the time the Indian Guru Osho moved his commune from India to the small town of Antelope in rural Oregon in the early 1980s. The story gives perspectives from residents of Antelope, residents of the commune, law enforcement, […]
The Art of Slowing Down
I started writing this post about the art of slowing down about 3 weeks ago. From one perspective you could say that I’ve mastered this skill, because it took me 3 weeks to write this post haha! From another perspective you could say I failed, because I was busy in other areas of my life. […]
Reframing: What If This Was Easy?
This is the question that I post above my desk. I have had a lot of fun starting my private practice, and yet there are moments when I get stuck. Here are few examples. A) I’m faced with an extremely boring task (like setting up bank accounts or getting insurance) B) Things seem complicated (learning […]
How Energy Healing Helps Heal Physical Illness
I recently watched the movie Kumaré, about American filmmaker Vikram Gandhi who transformed himself into Sri Kumaré, an enlightened guru from a fictional village in India. He adopted a fake Indian accent, grew out his beard and hair, and came up with his own message and yoga moves to teach his future disciples. Vikram struggled as […]
