McLean Psychology Centre
PH2 -110 Copper Creek Drive L6B 0P9 Markham, ON, Canada

2020 has been rough so far, but the last three weeks have been especially hard on the Black community. At McLean Psychology Centre, we see you and we're here for you. We put together this list of mental health resources to support you right now. https://www.mcleanpsych.com/mental-health-resources-for-bl/

With so much going on in the world at this moment, stress and anxiety levels are very high. If you are looking for support, please reach out to us to book a consultation. In the meantime, creating a meditation practice at home can help to lower your stress and anxiety responses, helping you manage current events with more ease. We've created a short how-to on this topic. https://www.mcleanpsych.com/creating-a-meditation-practice/

Everyone is experiencing the COVID-19 global emergency differently. We recently received some feedback from a teenager on how she is coping with and making the most of self-isolation. Click thorough to see how she is finding positivity and creativity in this time. https://www.mcleanpsych.com/thoughts-from-a-teen-on-self-i/

While there may feel like so many things we're missing out on during coronavirus quarantine and self-isolation, we have a massive opportunity to discover moments of connection in all spaces of our lives. McLean Psychology Centre's Dr. Shelly Buckingham shares her thoughts and tips on creating connection during this time. https://www.mcleanpsych.com/creating-connection-during-sel/

We're more than 40 days into the COVID-19 shutdown. If you're starting to feel antsy, depressed, or just not yourself, you might be "hitting the wall", so to speak. In this blog post from Dr. Heather McLean, she addresses the variety of ways you can support yourself by bringing normalcy back into your life -- even when things are anything but normal. https://www.mcleanpsych.com/hitting-the-wall-with-covid-19/

Co-parenting can be challenging at the best of times. Adding in the stresses and uncertainty of the current novel coronavirus health crisis can make navigating these tricky waters even more complicated. Here are some tips from McLean Psychology Centre's Dr. Cheryl Noble to help support you if you're co-parenting at this time. https://www.mcleanpsych.com/co-parenting-during-covid-19/

There are many ways to manage stress, handle emotions, and process life's experiences. It turns out that talking about them is one of the best ways to do that! Who knew? (We did!) This article from the New York Times looks at the reasons why it works and gives you some tips on how to do this in a way that's productive and works towards creating the life you want.... https://www.nytimes.com//smarter/talking-out-problems.html

Visit us at https://www.mcleanpsych.com/ to start the journey today.

If you have encountered difficulties in coping with the current COVID-19 global health crisis, here is a post from our own Dr. Cheryl Noble about some things that will help you developing coping mechanisms in the uncertain time. https://www.mcleanpsych.com/coping-strategies-for-covid-19/

Sigmund Freud is the grandfather of modern therapeutic techniques, but psychoanalytic therapy still holds many misconceptions about what psychologists do. Take a moment and understand psychoanalytic therapy a little better. http://www.mcleanpsych.com/just-cigar-understanding-psycho/

Bipolar Disorder is one of the most misunderstood mood disorders. Discover a little more about this mental illness. http://ow.ly/JriR303y22Q

Mental health is stigmatized in our society to a significant degree. This means people often don't get the help they need, and myths about therapy don't help. We debunk a few of these in our latest post. http://www.mcleanpsych.com/4-common-therapy-myths/

Why Art Should Be Incorporated into Mental Health Therapy via VICE Canada http://ow.ly/MNsH300glke

"As for the future, it remains unwritten. Anything can happen, and often we are wrong. The best we can do with the future is prepare and savor the possibilities of what can be done in the present." ~ Todd Kashdan

'Sick and asphyxiating' why we live in an age of anxiety via The Guardian http://ow.ly/1iQt300gkTH

Psychologists treat the mind, but they are increasingly treating the body as well. The connection between mental health and what you eat has growing evidence -- especially in mood support. McLean Psychology Centre looks at possible mood-boosting foods and what they could mean for you. http://ow.ly/SRIm300QT8Q

"Once you start making an effort to 'wake yourself up' -- that is be more mindful in your activities -- you suddenly start appreciating life a lot more." ~ Robert Biswas-Diener

Mental Health Week: Why we should not fear failure via The Independent http://ow.ly/b3zw300gl7I

"If positive psychology teaches us anything, it is that all of us are [a] mixture of strengths and weaknesses. No one has it all, and no one lacks it all." ~ Christopher Peterson

It's time to destigmatize mental health. We can start by talking about it. via The Guardian http://ow.ly/EZAT300gkLD

Sometimes in life people experience issues that go beyond what traditional therapies can offer. Dialectical Behavioural Therapy assists those with extreme or self-destructive behaviours. Discover more about it in our blog post. http://www.mcleanpsych.com/beyond-cbt-dialectical-behaviou/

"The aim of Positive Psychology is to catalyze a change in psychology from a preoccupation only with repairing the worst things in life to also building on the best qualities in life." ~ Martin Seligman