Are you looking to find a top-notch therapist? The process of finding the right therapist can be overwhelming, especially if you don’t know where to start. Finding the best therapist for your individual needs and goals can be difficult, but it’s not impossible. Unlocking the secret to finding a top-notch therapist starts with being honest …
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What is your core conflictual relationship theme? Uncovering the meaning behind your relationship patterns Most of us pick up specific patterns of relating to others early in life. We may find ourselves facing similar dilemmas with different friends, or similar conflicts across multiple romantic relationships. However, we aren’t always able to detect these similarities as …
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We’ve all heard of the “butterfly effect,” thanks in no small part to the 2004 film of the same name. The idea goes something like this: a butterfly flapping its wings in Texas may cause a hurricane in China due to a complex series of causes and effects resulting from the initial butterfly wing flap. …
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The role of play in human development and psychotherapy “Enough playing around!”“Playtime’s over!” “Stop playing and pay attention.” As a child therapist, I hear these kinds of directives from parents asking their children to focus their attention on conversation with me during therapy sessions. Parents are often surprised to find out that I’m not asking …
Mental health has become a more openly discussed topic in recent years, which has brought incredible insight on the often-misunderstood psychological conditions that many people grapple with on the day to day. Before the COVID virus spread changed virtually everything that we know about coexisting and progressing within modern society, the public conversation around the …
The Definition of Resistance The theory of resistance was forged long ago by Sigmund Freud to describe when a patient develops uncooperative behaviours during sessions. It occurs when an individual’s unconscious defenses of their ego are threatened by an external source. That external source often being therapy and the therapist themselves. Resistance doesn’t just show …
Many people want to know what makes Growth Thru Change different. Is it just one of a handful of agencies that provide pretty much the same services under the guise of pretty much the same philosophy? The simple answer is no—and here’s why: Growth Thru Change is one of the only agencies that promotes group …
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Brene Brown’s Ted Talk titled, The power of vulnerability (2010), creates a frame to consider the intersection between intimacy and vulnerability in relationships. Our patterns of interactions in relationships are powered and driven by our emotional content. In many cases the underlying root of that emotional content is locked away nicely in the subconscious and …