Feeling integrated means seeing your life as a complete, interconnected story. Every experience, every relationship, and every choice has led you to this moment. Rather than seeing your past as a series of disconnected events, you start to appreciate how everything fits together to create the person you are today. For sure you’ve faced challenges, overcome obstacles, and celebrated wins—life can humble us all at different times. Each part of

If you’ve experienced trauma or intense emotional pain, you may find it hard to move forward. Sometimes, those painful memories stick with you, affecting how you feel and act in everyday life. This is where EMDR therapy comes in. But what exactly is EMDR, and how can it help you heal? EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a type of therapy designed to help you process and heal from trauma, stressful events,

Trauma is a nervous system response to events that overwhelm you and disrupt your sense of safety, well-being, and normalcy. These events can cause significant and long-lasting emotional, mental, or physical distress.  Trauma can result from many different experiences, including: Accidents or natural disasters Physical, emotional, or sexual abuse Loss of a loved one Witnessing or being involved in violence Experiencing neglect or abandonment Bullying Importantly, trauma affects everyone differently.

Abandonment can shake you to your core, leaving you feeling lost and vulnerable. Whether it’s the end of a relationship, sudden emotional withdrawal, or a personal loss, the effects can last long after the event itself. But recovery is possible, and therapy can help guide you through this painful journey. Therapy can help you heal by addressing the root causes of your fear, managing overwhelming emotions, and building healthier coping

At its heart, Narrative therapy is about the stories you tell yourself about you, other people and the world. These stories shape your decisions, beliefs, and sense of self. Sometimes, difficult experiences  and other people’s opinions can lead you to create limiting beliefs about yourself. Narrative therapy helps you break free from these, enabling you to reframe your story in a way that empowers you. Narrative therapy focuses on separating

If you’re feeling disconnected or struggling with unresolved emotions, you may benefit from Gestalt therapy—a type of therapy focused on self-awareness, the here-and-now moments in therapy, and taking responsibility for your thoughts and feelings. This method can help you reconnect with your inner world and begin healing through experiential techniques like the empty chair exercise, and inner child work. These techniques make the process of therapy more interactive and allow

In relationships, it’s natural to want to care for and support others. However, when that care turns into over-reliance on others for your own emotional well-being, you may find yourself caught in a cycle of codependency. Codependency is often rooted in a lack of personal boundaries and the inability to take full responsibility for your own feelings and needs. This can lead to unhealthy dynamics where you may feel responsible

In our relationships and day-to-day lives, boundaries are crucial. Boundaries help protect your emotional and physical space, enabling you to interact with others in a way that’s respectful, healthy, and balanced. Without healthy boundaries, you may feel overwhelmed, taken advantage of, or even disconnected from your own needs and desires. Setting clear internal and external boundaries is an essential skill that many of us didn’t learn growing up, but it

As humans, we are all shaped by our childhood experiences, particularly by how we were treated in our families. The way we were valued, protected, expected to behave, and how our needs were met can influence us for a lifetime. Pia Mellody’s work helps us understand five core wounds that arise from childhood experiences and how these wounds impact our relationships and sense of self as adults. By working through

Life can feel overwhelming at times, with constant pressure from work, relationships, and personal struggles. If you’re feeling like your mind is always racing, mindfulness therapy might be just what you need to find some peace and clarity. Mindfulness therapy combines traditional counselling with mindfulness practices. Mindfulness is all about being fully present—paying attention to your thoughts, feelings, and sensations without judging them. It’s about accepting what you experience, rather