Paige Burles Psychology

04/13/2025

Hi everyone,
I’d like to share a resource for yourself or someone you know who is in need of mental health support. I have an intern therapist working at my practice in Cochrane who still has availability. Removing barriers to receiving support is important to me and that is why I’m offering her services at no-cost for anyone that requests it. Karissa provides individual therapy to children aged 10+, teens, and adults. She still has some afternoon & evening availability whether in person in Cochrane or virtually for anyone that lives in Alberta. I supervise her work and provide her with guidance and consultation while she is supporting you. Please complete an intake form through my website if you are interested in getting started with her. www.paigeburles.com
Please pass this along to anyone that might find it helpful!

09/29/2022

This is a question that I am often asked. Practicing dialectical thinking helps us from getting caught in the all-or-nothing or black-and-white thinking. This allows us to respond more effectively to situations that we encounter and improve the way we feel and function in our lives. The world is full of dialectics; once you start looking you will see them everywhere! Comment below with other dialectical statements that are impactful in your life.

09/20/2022

Part 2 - Validation Series

Understanding invalidation is an essential part in building mastery in the skill of validation. As a rule of thumb invalidation causes emotions to get spikier and can push us more into our emotion mind.

Most of the time invalidation is completely unintentional; remember, if someone feels invalidated by you or you feel invalidated by someone it likely wasn’t intentional.

We cannot expect to be validated by others because it is a learned skill, this is why learning how to use validation (both with others and for ourselves) is so important.

Paige Burles | Psychologist shared a post on Instagram: "Part 2 - Validation Series Understanding invalidation is an essential part in building mastery in the skill of validation. As a rule of thumb invalidation causes emotions to get spikier and can push us more into our emotion mind. Most of the t...

09/17/2022

How we talk to ourselves and to others impacts how we feel and the way we perceive our world. Our choice of language carries meaning—for example, the word “should” carries with it a message/feeling of shame. We can change this by making some simple, yet powerful replacements to some of the words we commonly use.

Comment below with other reframes that have made a difference in your life!

09/10/2022

The benefits of validation extend beyond the parent child relationship. Follow along as .b.psych and I continue our series on validation.

Here’s the list again:
1. Facilitates emotional regulation (by helping your child identify and make sense of their emotions).
2. Encourages a powerful bond between you and your child.
3. Facilitates effective problem solving by first aligning with your child.
4. Improves your child’s ability to communicate their feelings.
5. Communicates to your child that you understand them and that their feelings make sense.
6. Calms anger and other intense emotions.
7. Comforts your child and supports them in continuing to work towards a goal even when it’s hard.

09/10/2022

Check out part 1 of our series on validation. Such an important and powerful tool! Much more to come on this 🙂 stay tuned.

Paige Burles | Psychologist shared a post on Instagram: "Validation is an essential tool in communication. We need validation, both from others and from ourselves. It helps our brain soften emotions so we are able to respond to them more effectively. In interpersonal communication it is a tool that....