Psychology, Psychotherapy, Counselling
This two-day workshop is for couples who are interested in having a baby, are expecting a baby and for couples who are already parenting an infant or toddler. Couples will learn how to create positive baby/child interactions, learn about child development and co-parenting strategies. They will also learn how to increase affection, maintain relationship satisfaction […]
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By Dr. Ava Ghasemi, Psy.D., C.Psych., Clinical Psychologist at the Mapletree Center DMCC, Oct 28, 2018 Anger is a normal human emotion that is healthy and adaptive. The word emotion includes the term “motion.” In other words, when a person feels an emotion it serves as important data on what needs to be done. For example, if an […]
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The modern parent’s obsession with self-sacrifice for the sake of their kids is back-firing – badly. Counselling psychologist Matleena Vanhanen explains why. All parents want their baby to thrive and be healthy. But so much time, energy and love is channeled into perfecting a child’s nutrition, sleep routine and play activities, that the parents’ relationship […]
Read More...Dr. Richard Davidson, neuroscientist and founder of the Center for Healthy Minds, discusses the benefits of relating your pain with awareness rather than managing it using distraction.
Read More...Psychotherapy and Counselling: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): CBT is a common treatment for anxiety. CBT teaches you to become aware of thoughts, feelings, and behaviours and how these work together. A goal of CBT is to identify, challenge and change the unhelpful patterns of thinking. CBT can help you identify problem behaviours and replace […]
Read More...Anxiety is a normal reaction and can be a helpful feeling when it motivates us or warns us of danger. However, it becomes debilitating when there is no real danger to worry about , it is experienced continuously, and feels like it is taking over our lives. Forms of Anxiety: There are different types of […]
Read More...Come meditate with us and learn about Mindfulness… Starting in January 2016…Join our drop in mindfulness meditation group every Wednesday at the Miracles Wellness Center in Tecom. Mindfulness guided meditation and question period led by Dr.Katerine LeMay, PhD, C.Psych. When? Wednesday at 8:00pm to 9:00pm starting January 13th, 2016 To Register: Space is limited, please call […]
Read More...Mindfulness Stress Reduction Intensive: Managing Stress from the Inside Out Join our 6 week workshop and learn how to manage stress the mindful way… Workshop Duration: 6 weeks (15 hours) – 2.5 hours per class Location: Miracles Wellness Center Date: September 2016 (date to be determined) Time: 9:30am to 12:00pm. Teacher: Katerine LeMay, Phd, C.Psych. Class […]
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