Resilience Counselling & Wellness

08/20/2025

Box Breathing Demo!

There are many types of breathing techniques to help create a sense of calm and support mental well-being. The one we are going to review today is easy to le...

08/18/2025

08/04/2025

School starts in a few weeks!
If your teen is struggling with anxiety or depression, it's important to know that these are treatable illnesses! Contact us for more information. (below CMHA Poster)

07/28/2025

Karel Hermans our newest psychotherapist starts today! He’s already hard at work learning all about resilience! His areas of specialty include anxiety, depression, mindfulness, and meditation. Are you ready to start feeling better? He can see you this week!

06/25/2025

NEW THERAPIST ALERT!

Karel starts in 2 weeks! Have you booked your appointment yet?

Karel Hermans MSW, RSW, will be joining our practice July 28/25! Karel is a Social Worker with 10 years of clinical experience. He has extensive training in CBT with the Beck Institute and his areas of expertise include; Depression, Anxiety & Emotional Regulation. He is also well versed in Mindfulness & Meditation. Contact us If you would like to get an appointment with Karel. He has No wait list & his services are Covered by benefits!

05/10/2025

When one of your pets passes away, writing their obituary is a wonderful way to honour their memory. It lets others know how much they meant to you and all the wonderful things you loved about them. Here is the obituary I recently wrote for our family dog Binou.

Binou - March 2009 - April 17/2025 -

The dog who has been compared to a timex watch because he “keeps on ticking” entered into rest today surrounded by his family. At times they were sure he would outlive them all! He will be fondly remembered for his gentle and loving nature and his determination to run away from home, even when he could barely stand or walk! What was most admired about “Beans” was his ability to perfect the doggie paddle over the course of his life, due to his commitment (obsession) with getting into the pool, whenever possible. It always amazed his family when he would show up at the patio door soaking wet after finding a way onto the deck and into the pool. His boundary collar had to be dried out several times and replaced twice!

He even became somewhat famous in his hometown, when residents would post on facebook that a random golden retriever had made it into their yard! Sometimes they would even post his picture! He was diligent about checking whether his boundary collar was working or not, so he could go on his next adventure. He would casually walk down the road and was so old and ill, that one time when he was found by someone at the park, they thought he was homeless! His family explained that he had been sick for a long time but still had a decent quality of life and wasn’t ready to cash in his dog treats.

His spiral curls were the envy of every woman and his constantly wagging tail was legendary. Even as his family said their goodbyes today, Binou’s tail gently wagged in contentment as they told him how much he had been loved, staying with him until his last breath.

The family would like to thank everyone who loved Binou ❤️

04/24/2025

I rushed to an appointment this morning to be there for 10am, only to realise that in my scrambling and rushing, I actually arrived at 9am (I am still trying to figure out how this actually happened)! I was initially annoyed and told myself I didn't have an hour to "waste". I sat in the waiting room feeling silly for about 10 minutes and I then wandered down to the coffee shop a few doors down. There, I ended up having a lovely and meaningful conversation with a complete stranger. I then went to my massage, rushed to get dressed and rushed to get to work, as I now had a very narrow window in which to make it back in time to see my first appointment of the day. I have just realised that not only did I put my shirt on inside out in my rush this morning, I also put it on backwards! If you saw the shirt I am wearing you would appreciate the humour, as there is a collar on the front that looked ridiculous when it was around the back of my neck (see 1st picture in the row below for reference as this is what I thought I looked like). I chuckled to myself, as we cannot always take life so seriously. It was a good reminder that I need to SLOW DOWN and take time to BREATHE!

Hoping you are all having a fabulous Thursday!

03/29/2025

We finally got around to getting updated pictures.

I have the the most amazing team!

Left to Right: Johanne Audy. - Psychotherapist, Jessica Parkinson. - Personal Trainer, Guillaume Tremblay - Nurse Practitioner, Nathalie Jolette - Psychotherapist, Erin Ward - Psychotherapist

02/28/2025

I didn't want to do it BUT I DID IT ANYWAY! I exercised today even though I didn't want to because I know that it is part of keeping myself well.

Don't wait until you FEEL like doing it. Acknowledge you don't want to do it and

DO IT ANYWAY!

02/09/2025

The Resilience Boutique! We’re located at 9 broad st unit 303.!

02/04/2025

✴️SMART RECOVERY✴️

SMART Recovery is designed to support individuals in overcoming addictive behaviours through self-empowerment and self-reliance.

We meet you where you are at, come join the discussion!

To self-refer to this group, or any of our programs here at LLGAMH visit ➡️https://www.accessmha.ca/

01/29/2025

Last year we provided over $4000 dollars worth of subsidized appointments (reduced fee or no fee appointments). This year we are aiming to provide a minimum of $12 000 dollars worth. This month alone, we have provided over $1000 dollars worth of subsidized appointments. You may wonder why in the world we would do this and the answer is that we genuinely care about people and it is the right thing to do. We can make a living & still be good people!

We have launched our Resilience Boutique to help support our subsidized appointment program, our groups and our lending library. Come in and check it out! We have brand name New and Nearly new amazing accessories from Kate Spade, Rebecca Minkoff, Coach, Roots etc... Please connect with us before stopping in so we can ensure we are available. Happy Wednesday everyone!