Dr. Shireen Abuhatoum, Psychologist
1315 North Service Rd, E. Suite 100 L6H 1A7 Oakville, ON, Canada

I am pleased to announce that Town Psychological Services is looking to hire a Clinical Psychologist (autonomous or in-training) to join our team! Interested candidates can contact me through our website at www.townpsychology.ca

Today is Bell Let's Talk Day. Bell donates 5 to Canadian mental health programs for every text, call, tweet, TikTok video using #BellLetsTalk, and every time this video is viewed today. Watch and share to show your support! https://fb.watch/3ipfxbmZR-/

Do you meditate? Dan Harris, ABC anchor debunks three myths about meditation that are worth learning about.

I am pleased to announce that Town Psychological Services has a new home at 100-1315 North Service Road East, Oakville.

September 10th marks World Suicide Prevention Day, which aims to raise awareness and understanding about suicide and suicide prevention. Talking about suicide is not easy and it is necessary - whether you have experienced suicidal thoughts, lost someone to suicide, or been impacted in one way or the other by suicide. In the words of Mr. Fred Rogers, Anything that’s human is mentionable and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. The people we trust with that important talk can help us know we are not alone. The more we talk about suicide today, tomorrow, the day after, and so on, the less people will suffer in silence and the stigma that surrounds mental illness will decrease.

Today is PTSD Awareness Day. PTSD can affect anyone. When you are exposed to a traumatic event, it is completely normal to be impacted on an emotional, physiological, and cognitive level. If you are suffering from PTSD, you are not alone. It is helpful to think of your symptoms as a problem of recovery and not occurrence. Know that help and support are available.

COVID-19 restrictions are easing up. What does this mean for your mental health? Check out my video, where I offer tips about how to cope with anxiety and uncertainty during these challenging times.

Proud to be one among many psychologists volunteering their time to provide free services to frontline workers who have little to no coverage for mental health services.

Today, I am joining my fellow Canadians and wearing red to honour all the people whose lives that were tragically lost in Nova Scotia. My deepest condolences to those who are mourning their loss.

As I sit and think about those who lost their lives in the senseless acts of violence in Nova Scotia and the community at large that has been affected, I am filled with great sorrow for those who are grieving at this time. I extend my thoughts and prayers to all those impacted by this tragedy. Thank you to the RCMP for your service and to Constable Heidi Stevenson for your acts of heroism, which did not start nor end here, but permeated the several acts of service you prov...ided throughout your career and life. At this time, I am reminded of a short and poignant poem about grief: I sit with my grief. I mother it. I hold its small, hot hand. I don’t say, shhh. I don’t say, it is okay. I wait until it is done having feelings. Then we stand and we go wash the dishes. We crack open bedroom doors, step over the creaks, and kiss the children. We are sore from this grief, like we've returned from a run, like we are training for a marathon. I'm with you all the way, says my grief, whispering, and then we splash our face with water and stretch, one big shadow and one small. - Callista Buchen http://www.thrushpoetryjournal.com/may-2019-callista-buchen