Quirky Counselling

13/05/2021

Take a minute to really think about this. We project our self onto our children in a multitude of different ways through the day. Who is your child really? Can you hear your child's spirit? What is it telling you?

12/05/2021

Yes! We love this! So often we treat children as if they are in a process of "becoming" instead of seeing them as "being". It is a beautiful gift to slow down and to really see a child for who they are in this very moment.

05/03/2021

The benefits of art or visual journaling.

Scared? Stressed? Sad? Emotions can be overwhelming when faced with life-changing events like illness, death of a loved one or trauma, or even the ups and downs of daily life. For a young person, emotions are a relatively new experience and can be intense. Channeling these feelings can be tough and

28/02/2021

The "heartbeat hug" is my favorite tantrum-reducing parenting hack.

21/02/2021

Children are perfect in their imperfection, and we have to learn to embrace them for who they are. It is in their quirks and* gifts that they will find their purpose in this world. Their destiny is not our own-- this is a letting go process for many parents.

How are you embracing your child's unique self and interests?

18/02/2021

Yes! This is so poignant….”the undeclared war on childhood”.

We have lost the way with our children…space to just BE has been replaced with tutoring, enrichment activities, sports, and screens.

The brain undergoes immense changes in childhood and in order for optimal development to occur…our children need to be able to freely play, to spend time with the people they love, and as Kim Payne says “to muck around the creek”.

( P.S. Don’t miss Kim Payne’s presentation at our symposium….his work is life-changing)

06/02/2021

So what is Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapy?

The ArtS refer to the theory, human application and physical expression of creativity found in human cultures and societies through skills and imagination in order to produce objects, environments, an