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Filtering: a cognitive distortion unpacked
Filtering is a term used for when people filter out the positive to focus on the negative. This is something we are all guilty of from...

Mattaya
Mar 18, 20241 min read
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A Client's Perspective
As a counsellor sometimes it is important to remember to check in with our clients on what they do and do not like about the sessions we...

Mattaya
Dec 14, 20222 min read
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How to Choose a Therapist
Choosing a therapist can be such a DAUNTING and INTIMIDATING task. You are about to spill all of your insecurities, hopes, dreams, and...

Mattaya
Oct 25, 20222 min read
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Pace Yourself!!
Since the beginning of the pandemic, a lot of people have had to learn to slow down, which caused many other problems, however it was...

Mattaya
Apr 22, 20223 min read
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The New Year’s Resolution Trap and How to Escape it!
There is a very popular mindset that comes with the beginning of a new year that can feel like it will make or break our year. “New...

Mattaya
Dec 29, 20213 min read
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The Benefits of Lists!
Taking a turn away from our usual positive psychological discussions, I wanted to look at how organizational psychology impacts our day...

Mattaya
Sep 28, 20202 min read
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Toxic Friendships
Friendships are one of the strongest supports and resources we can rely on in our lives. As we talked about last week, relying on a...

Mattaya
Sep 14, 20202 min read
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Rely on Others
Sometimes when we are at our worst, and we feel like there is no one to talk to, or that even if we do have friends to talk to, it would...

Mattaya
Sep 7, 20202 min read
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Laughter is the Best Medicine
I don’t usually buy into most clichéd sentences but there is one that I do truly believe in. Sometimes laughter really is the best...

Mattaya
Aug 31, 20202 min read
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Let's Talk Creativity
Creativity is the concept that something subjectively original and valuable can be brought into the world. This doesn’t mean that a...

Mattaya
Aug 24, 20202 min read
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Music and Emotion
Music is a concept that has been around since the beginning of humankind and is found in all cultures in one way or another across the...

Mattaya
Aug 17, 20201 min read
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Forgiveness is for Yourself
On the surface, forgiveness often seems like it is for the other person, and in many ways, it is! When you are forgiven you tend to feel...

Mattaya
Aug 10, 20202 min read
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Add a Little Gratitude
This week’s blog post is about gratefulness. I know from both personal experience and from working with others that feeling low and...

Mattaya
Aug 3, 20202 min read
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Let’s Talk About Sleep
This week I really want to focus on a topic that I feel is very important and taken for granted often; SLEEP. While the concept of sleep...

Mattaya
Jul 20, 20202 min read
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Help Your Mind by Exercising
Sometimes we only consider the physical benefits of working out, and while those benefits are totally relevant, there is a whole host of...

Mattaya
Jul 14, 20201 min read
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Being Kind to Yourself is Key
Taking time out of your day to do something that is just for you is so important! We can run ourselves into the ground if we forget that...

Mattaya
Jun 29, 20201 min read
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