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VOX Mental Health is a person-centred, trauma informed counselling practice that is committed to creating a safe, judgement free, supportive environment where you can begin to use your voice.

Barrie is getting a special night at the ballpark.On June 7, 2026, VOX Mental Health is partnering with the for an even...
05/25/2026

Barrie is getting a special night at the ballpark.

On June 7, 2026, VOX Mental Health is partnering with the for an evening that brings sport, community, and mental health awareness together in one place. During the game, will be on site signing copies of his new book, with a percentage of all book sales going directly toward supporting subsidized therapy services in Barrie, Ontario.

Rob Daniels, known to many Barrie listeners from his time hosting the Mid-Day Show on , returns to the city with a very different kind of message. His new book, Being Mindful of Others: The Key to Humanity Uniting, builds on his earlier work Beyond the Mic, and shifts focus toward empathy, mindfulness, and the way we treat one another... especially in an increasingly hostile online world.

The book is grounded in lived experience. After nearly a decade managing severe chronic pain following a car accident, Daniels explores how personal struggle can be redirected into purpose.

This is more than a book signing, it’s a community conversation about compassion, awareness, and mental wellness, hosted in a setting that brings Barrie together.

Come for the game, grab a book, and support a cause that helps make therapy more accessible locally.

🎟️ Get your tickets for June 7 and be part of it on the Barrie Baycats website today!

The Sunday scaries are more than just “not wanting Monday to come.” Psychologists describe them as "anticipatory anxiety...
05/25/2026

The Sunday scaries are more than just “not wanting Monday to come.” Psychologists describe them as "anticipatory anxiety," when your brain begins preparing for future stress before it actually happens.

And the data is hard to ignore:
📊 82% of working Americans report experiencing Sunday scaries
🔥 Burnout is the #1 trigger (55%)
😴 Over 2 in 5 people lose sleep over it
📉 Nearly 1 in 4 Gen Z workers experience it weekly

Sometimes Sunday anxiety is "normal." Sometimes it’s information that we need to pay attention to, that something is not sustainable.

05/22/2026

Therapist Spotlight- Meet Jonathan ✨

Jonathan Settembri, MSW, RSW is a Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist supporting individuals (14+) navigating ADHD, addictions, anxiety, depression, and trauma- including the intergenerational impacts of trauma.

Jonathan’s approach integrates somatic experiencing, mindfulness, and trauma-informed, holistic practices to support mind, body, and spirit in finding greater safety, regulation, and stability.

With experience supporting LGBTQ+, immigrant, neurodivergent, and Indigenous communities, Jonathan creates a compassionate, affirming space where clients can slow down, make sense of what’s happening beneath the surface, and reconnect with their strengths.

His work is grounded in helping clients calm a chaotic mind in a chaotic world, building clarity, capacity, and moments of safety and connection along the way.

“I became a social worker because of the support I once received in a time of need, and wish to offer that back.”

Welcoming individuals ages 14+.

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05/19/2026

We’ve reached 5,000 followers after 4.5 years of steady, intentional growth.

This milestone did not come from viral moments or click-driven content. It reflects a sustained commitment to a different standard, both in the therapy room and online.

In our clinical work, we remain grounded in ethical, evidence-informed practice. Online, we’ve taken the same approach: no sensationalism, no reduction of complex psychological material into attention-driven soundbites, and no reliance on engagement tactics that compromise clarity or integrity.

Growth has been gradual because we’ve prioritized accuracy over reach and professionalism over visibility.
Reaching 5,000 followers is not the objective itself, it is a byproduct of staying consistent with those principles over time.

We appreciate everyone who engages with this work and values a measured, responsible approach to psychoeducation. If there are topics you want more information on, feel free to dm us or email through our website to protect your anonymity.

Mental health content is everywhere.And to be clear: we believe there are real benefits to therapists showing up online....
05/19/2026

Mental health content is everywhere.

And to be clear: we believe there are real benefits to therapists showing up online. Psychoeducation can reduce stigma, increase access to information, and help people feel less alone.

But there is a meaningful difference between using social media for psychoeducation and using social media as an unethical marketing funnel disguised as psychoeducation.

The problem begins when therapists stop functioning as registered professionals and begin functioning primarily as content creators whose incentives are shaped by algorithms.

Because outrage performs, nuance often doesn’t: yet humans are anything but absolute.

At VOX, we believe therapists can absolutely have a public platform- but *only* if ethics remain more important than engagement. We are proud and honoured to have grown this account without falling into the rage-bait/click-bait trap: resisting certainty where nuance is required, acknowledging complexity, avoiding sensationalism, diagnostic fear-mongering, and emotional manipulation.

And while social media is not therapy (it cannot be), therapists do not stop being regulated professionals the moment they open Instagram.

Should therapists behave like influencers?‍

Our simple answer is: only if ethics remain more important than engagement.

Avoidant attachment is often misunderstood.What may look like emotional distance, hyper-independence, or discomfort with...
05/17/2026

Avoidant attachment is often misunderstood.

What may look like emotional distance, hyper-independence, or discomfort with closeness is frequently a learned protective pattern, not an absence of care.

The encouraging part? Attachment styles are not fixed.

Research supports the concept of earned secure attachment: the ability to develop healthier, more secure relational patterns over time through:
• Self-awareness
• Corrective emotional experiences
• Secure relationships
• Therapy

A new attachment blueprint is possible.
For many people, therapy can help by creating a safe space to:
✓ Understand relational patterns
✓ Increase emotional awareness
✓ Build tolerance for vulnerability
✓ Challenge beliefs about closeness
✓ Learn more secure ways of connecting

Healing from avoidant attachment does not mean losing your independence.
It means expanding your capacity for both autonomy and intimacy, learning that closeness and emotional safety can coexist.

PCOS has officially been renamed PMOS (Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome), and this shift reflects a long-overdue...
05/14/2026

PCOS has officially been renamed PMOS (Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome), and this shift reflects a long-overdue correction in how this condition is understood: not as a “cyst-based” disorder, but as a complex endocrine and metabolic condition with real, measurable impacts on mood, cognition, and mental health.

For many women, this change validates something they’ve known for years:
that their experiences of anxiety, low mood, emotional overwhelm, body distress, and burnout were never “just in their head.”

Research has consistently shown elevated rates of:
anxiety (28–39%)
depression (11–25%)

But numbers alone don’t capture the lived experience, the emotional toll of hormonal fluctuation, metabolic strain, and often delayed or dismissed diagnoses.

PMOS reframes the conversation... it brings the brain and body back into the same clinical story.

For some people, high achievement is not just ambition, it is a form of regulation.Adaptive over-functioning is a psycho...
05/12/2026

For some people, high achievement is not just ambition, it is a form of regulation.

Adaptive over-functioning is a psychological pattern where performance becomes a learned strategy for safety, stability, and connection. Often rooted in early environments where approval, consistency, or emotional safety felt conditional, the nervous system adapts by doing more, achieving more, and carrying more.

Over time, success can become less about aspiration and more about survival:
“If I perform well, I am safe.”
“If I stop, I lose value.”
“If I rest, something might fall apart.”

This is why rest can feel uncomfortable, and why “doing nothing” may trigger anxiety rather than relief. The system is responding to learned threat patterns around worth and security.

From a clinical perspective, this is not pathology, it is a highly intelligent adaptation. But, adaptation is not the same as wellbeing. You are worth more than what you produce.

Mother’s Day can feel especially intense for people who are grieving, not because of one single moment, but because of t...
05/09/2026

Mother’s Day can feel especially intense for people who are grieving, not because of one single moment, but because of the accumulation of small, repeated reminders throughout the day.

Social media, messages, advertising, and everyday conversations can gently but persistently activate grief, creating emotional waves that feel unpredictable and hard to regulate.

If you notice yourself feeling affected, it can help to pause and get curious about what’s happening internally. Naming what’s coming up, and recognizing whether you need less stimulation, can create a little more space around the feeling.

It’s also okay to set boundaries that protect your emotional capacity. That might mean muting content, stepping away from social media, or declining plans that feel overwhelming. You don’t need to justify it, your limits are reason enough.

And if a grief burst arrives, you don’t have to resist it. Returning to something simple and physical: your breath, your feet on the ground, something you can hold, can help anchor you until the wave passes. Grief doesn’t mean you’re going backwards; it means something in you is responding to loss.

05/06/2026

Executive functioning in ADHD is strongly linked to how two major brain networks interact.

1) The Task Positive Network (TPN) is active when you are doing goal-directed work. It supports skills like attention, planning, starting tasks, holding information in mind, and resisting distractions.

2) The Default Mode Network (DMN) is active when your mind is not focused on the external world. It supports internal thinking like daydreaming, self-reflection, memory, and imagining the future.

In a neurotypical brain, these two systems work in balance: when you need to focus, the TPN increases activity and the DMN quiets down.

In ADHD, research suggests this switching system is less stable. The DMN is more likely to stay active during tasks, or “intrude” while the brain is trying to focus. At the same time, the TPN may not engage as consistently or efficiently.

This helps explain common ADHD experiences:
• Difficulty starting tasks (trouble engaging the task network)
• Losing focus mid-task (internal thoughts interrupting focus)
• Forgetfulness or losing track of steps (working memory overload)
• Feeling mentally “pulled away” even when trying to concentrate

Importantly, this is not about effort or willpower. It reflects differences in how brain networks regulate attention and shift between internal and external focus.

From a support perspective, this is why strategies like:
• External structure (timers, reminders, body doubling)
• Breaking tasks into clear steps
• Movement before focus tasks
• Reducing ambiguity in what to do next
can be effective, they help the brain transition more reliably into the task-focused state.

ADHD, in this sense, is not just a “focus problem,” but a regulation and switching problem between brain networks that manage attention.

Finding a therapist who understands these profound internal mechanisms is an important part of developing a tailored treatment plan for those managing ADHD.

Financial infidelity is not solely a financial issue. It is a relational rupture characterized by secrecy, misalignment,...
05/05/2026

Financial infidelity is not solely a financial issue. It is a relational rupture characterized by secrecy, misalignment, and compromised trust. The behaviours themselves often reflect deeper psychological processes, including avoidance, shame, and difficulties with vulnerability or autonomy within the relationship.

When left unaddressed, financial infidelity can destabilize both emotional and financial systems within a partnership. However, with intentional intervention, including transparency, accountability, and structured dialogue, repair is possible.

Couples therapy can play a critical role in this process by providing a contained space to explore underlying dynamics, strengthen communication, and support the gradual rebuilding of trust.

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15 Collier
Barrie, ON
L4M1G5

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Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 9pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

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