Focused Mindful Meditation

  What is Mindful Meditation Mindful Meditation focuses on the here and now. It’s simple. You sit in a quiet place and observe your thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations. It is a powerful tool for self awareness. It’s quite straightforward.  Why is it...

The Most Important Question – Why Was I Born

    What I Encounter In My Work as a Therapist Over the years in my Toronto therapy practice I have met people from all walks of life. They bring the problems of life. They suffer from depression symptoms, chronic anxiety, addictions, childhood trauma, relationship...

Therapeutic Success or Failure – 2 Main Factors

It’s All Your Fault     In my Toronto therapy practice I want to help people.  They suffer with chronic depression, anxiety issues, relationship problems and addiction struggles to name a few.  Some people make positive changes. Others are unable. What makes the...

Covid-19 and our Collective Trauma

For thousands of years the severe challenges of life have produced widespread trauma through: wars, disease, infant mortality, inequality, mistreatment of women and children and destructive religious ideas. All of these over the years have left humanity with deep...

Why Is it So Hard For Me To Change?

In my Toronto therapy practice I have heard many people say this. Change can be very difficult and frightening. I speak to them about real change as opposed to cosmetic change. Real Change Happens on a Deep Level – Many people come to me to make a change in...

Trauma – It’s More Widespread Than Previously Believed

The word ‘trauma’ has become a common one in our language. It is widely recognized in the armed forces with the term PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) which describes the after affects of trauma We tend to associate trauma symptoms with extreme experiences such as...

What to do With a Troubled Partner

In my Toronto therapy practice I get many calls from partners of troubled people. The majority are women. They end with problems such as anxiety attacks, anger issues, signs of depression and stress management. They all want me to do therapy with their partners and...

Emotional Abuse – The Hidden Abuse

I refer to emotional abuse as ‘hidden’ because it is given far less recognition than other forms of abuse, such as physical or sexual. The victim is often blamed. They are “oversensitive” and basically not able to “take it, like other people do”. What is Emotional...