Counselling Guelph
115 Norfolk St. N1H4J7 Guelph, ON, Canada

Due to the current risk of COVID-19, also known as the Coronavirus, I encourage all clients who are sick, or experiencing symptoms such as fever, trouble breathing, or coughing to reschedule their appointment. If within 24 hours of your appointment, please call (226)770-0336 to reschedule. My suggested protocol is to wash your hands in the waiting room bathroom and use social distancing. I will then open all doors for you. You can wash your hands before you leave. If people are very worried, they could wait outside and I can then open all doors for them when they arrive and they can come straight in. *Please note that I also do online webcam counselling. You can book an online session through Online Counselling Ontario and choose an online session.

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How Does One Live A Happy Life? I posed the above question to my Facebook (FB) friends using the Looking For Recommendations section of Facebook. I knew that I had the most brilliant friends on FB (don’t we all?) and wanted to crowd source their wisdom. Sometimes on social media, sincerity and seriousness get misconstrued, or worse - mocked. In real life I’ve often been teased for being so serious. However, seriousness comes in handy as a therapist! (I’m glad that I fo...Continue reading

Video Counselling and Therapy Video based counselling through Counselling Guelph is currently offered Monday and Thursday evenings, Wednesday days, and where time permits on days, evenings and weekends. Is video based therapy effective? ...Continue reading

What Type Of Therapy Can I Expect? Although I use an eclectic mix of approaches based on your individual needs, the main therapy technique that I use is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Below is a short video that gives a great explanation of CBT. The link at the end goes to a British mental health website. A similar Canadian one is https://mindyourmind.ca. https://youtu.be/9c_Bv_FBE-c

I would like to share my small office space downtown with another practitioner. It is in the Norfolk Healing Arts Centre across from the library. This space is ...on the ground floor and has a shared waiting room, shared kitchen, parking for tenants and parking and bus nearby for clients. My space is suitable for counselling, or a folding therapy table, or private yoga/pilates etc. Cost is $75- 120 per month, per day of the week, with variations and flexibility. We can work it out. Mary (226) 770-0336 See more

Below is a great video about depression produced by WHO. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiCrniLQGYc&feature=youtu.be

Let's Talk About Depression The World Health Organization (WHO) states, "Depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide, and that Even in high-income countries, nearly 50% of people with depression do not get treatment. Since a fear of stigma can result in people not seeking treatment, this year’s WHO campaign aims to reduce stigma about depression by talking about it. Link to WHO - Depression: let's talk campaign... http://www.who.int//handouts-depr/what-you-should-know/en/ I treat people for depression in my clinical practice. Depression can be transitory, or it can last for years. It can have a biological/chemical/hormonal origin,or it can arise from a difficult life event such as trauma, the death of a loved one, loss of a job, or loss of a significant relationship. Whatever its origin or trajectory, it’s treatable. How each individual’s depression arose and is manifested is unique, however, there are clinically validated treatments for depression. One component of my treatment focus is education.

Forgiving Ourselves We all make mistakes and have regrets. Forgiving ourselves can help. It can free us from the pain we are holding onto, and from the negative way that we perceive our self or what we did. You deserve to forgive yourself. You deserve it because that thing that you did is in the past. That is not you now! Now you are different. ... If you want to try to forgive yourself, pick a quiet time like early morning or before bed, or find a special space. Look back at yourself at that age, whether 20 years ago or last week. Hold onto that image. Then, think about what was going on in your life at that time. What were the stresses in your life? What had just happened before? What from your past might have brought up your own pain or defenses? These things affected you. How young were you? Did you know what you know now? No. You didn’t. That was you then. You are different now. Try saying this or thinking this: I forgive myself. I did what I did based on what was going on for me at that time. I’m different now. I forgive myself Much love, Mary

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