Calgary Emotional Health

Calgary Emotional Health Dr. Elliott is a private psychologist and psychotherapist in central Calgary near Kensington with over 25 years experience.

Torment and detachment from ourselves via perfectionism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8pti-Swh_E
07/25/2025

Torment and detachment from ourselves via perfectionism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8pti-Swh_E

We aim for perfection without a correct idea of what perfection might demand from us. To strengthen our resolve, we need to improve our picture of what sacri...

Piece capturing the merits of tolerating our emotional complexity for overall well being and connection with others :htt...
07/16/2025

Piece capturing the merits of tolerating our emotional complexity for overall well being and connection with others :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_RNzmkiLnQ

Is happiness overrated? This film challenges the pursuit of constant contentment, advocating for a life of meaningful experience and psychological depth. Emb...

Defensive obstacles that can challenge our healthy strivings for genuine emotional closeness: https://www.youtube.com/wa...
07/11/2025

Defensive obstacles that can challenge our healthy strivings for genuine emotional closeness:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylMnFrXxEGo

Getting close to another human isn’t the trouble free process we might imagine. It’s worth understanding just how frightening closeness can be. Enjoying our...

Piece on processes that can cut us off from trauma experiences or painful feelings but make us carry it forward in life:...
07/10/2025

Piece on processes that can cut us off from trauma experiences or painful feelings but make us carry it forward in life:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCwEMXISsnQ

Sometimes healing doesn’t mean moving on—it just means pushing it down. If you’ve ever wondered whether you’ve truly healed or just learned to hide the pain,...

Some ideas on how we can get cut off from fundamental aspects of ourselves:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRk7VFLH-aE
07/05/2025

Some ideas on how we can get cut off from fundamental aspects of ourselves:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRk7VFLH-aE

It’s remarkably easy to fall out of touch with a key bit of oneself: one’s feelings. A short guide to recovering contact. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get f...

Automatic rescuing and fixing patterns as barriers to genuine emotional closeness with ourselves and others: https://www...
07/04/2025

Automatic rescuing and fixing patterns as barriers to genuine emotional closeness with ourselves and others: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54zAsOOo8xU

We might assume that our great longing in relationships would be to be looked after by someone; an exceptionally kind person who could listen to us, nurture ...

Piece about children internalizing sets of rules for handling feelings based on the adults they depend on:https://www.yo...
07/02/2025

Piece about children internalizing sets of rules for handling feelings based on the adults they depend on:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX36tONlEFM

Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with ...

Perfectionistic patterns as countermeasures to painful core beliefs of inadequacy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK6md...
06/26/2025

Perfectionistic patterns as countermeasures to painful core beliefs of inadequacy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK6mdoxXrIc

‘Perfectionists’ are generally held in high-esteem: praised for their self-discipline and refusal to compromise. Yet in truth, the trait is a manifestation o...

Self-blame as an automatic emotional dampener and a bid for control in early development:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
06/25/2025

Self-blame as an automatic emotional dampener and a bid for control in early development:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSnouLAmzj8

Many of us are haunted by a harsh inner critic: one who is particularly fond of telling us that we are a loser. Here’s why such a critic exists – and how we ...

Piece on the advantages of having a secure attachment built around positive expectations toward ourselves and others so ...
06/23/2025

Piece on the advantages of having a secure attachment built around positive expectations toward ourselves and others so we can handle criticism when it shows up at times: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv6zYbapE6E

Our difficulty in accepting criticism doesn’t arise from feeling it is undeserved, but rather the opposite. It confirms a secret belief in our own unworthine...

Cool piece untangling common automatic processes and background factors that can undermine our capacity to be in our own...
06/22/2025

Cool piece untangling common automatic processes and background factors that can undermine our capacity to be in our own corner:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTzW1ol5vkc

Being criticised is never pleasant - but when you've also suffered an unsupportive childhood, it cuts especially deep. In order to bolster our capacity to wi...

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609-14 Street NW
Calgary, AB
T2N2A1

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Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm

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About Dr.Elliott

Dr. Elliott is a private psychologist and psychotherapist in central Calgary near Kensington with over 20 years experience helping people with emotional and mental health difficulties, involving stress reactions, anxiety, depression, and other painful experiences.