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Authentically You Counselling and Psychotherapy
  • Home
  • About
    • Our Philosophy
    • Our Clientele
    • Areas of Focus
    • Practicum Opportunities
  • Meet the Team
  • Therapies
  • Fees
  • Contact Us
  • FAQ

The attempt to escape from pain, is what creates more pain.


Gabor Maté

AREAs of focus

Trauma

For when you feel you are constantly reliving the past, or so removed from what happened that you have gaps in your memory, or when you have unexplained outbursts to seemingly neutral/minor situations. 


  • Abuse (Domestic Violence, Emotional, Financial, Neglect, Physical, Psychological, Sexual)
  • Betrayal Trauma
  • Bullying
  • Divorce
  • First Responders
  • Grief/Bereavement
  • Sexual Assault
  • Unmet needs in childhood (lack of parental attunement,  unstable/chaotic environment, harsh parenting, lack of attention, not feeling heard, seen, or understood, lack of safety)

Emotional Regulation

For when you feel as though your emotions have more control over you than you have over them.

  • ADHD symptoms; ADHD paralysis
  • Anger management
  • Anxiety
  • Burn out 
  • Depression
  • Dissociation
  • Emotional Outbursts
  • Fear
  • General feeling of unease
  • Irritability
  • Overthinking
  • Panic Attacks
  • Sleep Disturbances
  • Stress
  • Suicidal Ideation



Relationships

For when you feel isolated, alone, and disconnected from others. For when you feel unsafe but you long for a secure attachment.


  • Betrayal
  • Commuication struggles
  • Difficulty attuning to others
  • Difficulty empathizing
  • Difficulty forming secure attachments
  • Domestic Violence/Abuse
  • Inability to perspective take
  • Infidelity
  • Emotional outbursts
  • Lack of intimacy/depth
  • Lack of understanding

Parenting

For when your role as a parent feels all-consuming.


  • Loss of identity
  • Life transitions
  • Misattunement
  • Discipline
  • Challenging behaviours
  • Emotional outbursts

Self

For when you feel disconnected from your authentic self.

  • Self-acceptance
  • Self-compassion
  • Self-esteem
  • Self-harm
  • Self-worth

Various Diagnoses

For when you feel your diagnosis is a part of you that needs healing.


  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
  • Anxiety Disorder
  • Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
  • Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD)
  • Depression 
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
  • Panic Disorder
  • Specific/Non-specific Phobia
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Social Anxiety Disorder

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