ML Family Counselling

11/24/2025

11/24/2025

Conflict is a normal part of family life 🏠

What matters most is not eliminating tension, but learning how to repair the moments when disconnection or hurt occurs. Authentic repair strengthens trust, emotional safety, and long-term resilience. Research shows that children of all ages benefit from calm acknowledgment of their feelings, genuine remorse, and clear intention to do better moving forward. Repairs do not need to be perfect, only sincere and proportionate to the hurt.

At ML Family Counselling, we support families in learning how to navigate conflict with compassion and clarity, so that connection becomes stronger over time. If your family is struggling to reconnect after conflict, we’re here to help.

11/23/2025

Our team is so grateful to support a night that celebrates community impact and connection, with ML Family Counselling leaders attending the RBC Gala 2025 in Halifax! ✨❤️

11/21/2025

Are you feeling the drain of constant scrolling? 📱 While social media connects us, letting it control our time can negatively impact our mental health and overall well-being.

At ML Family Counselling, we believe in empowering you to build healthy digital boundaries. We've compiled 6 key steps to help you take back control of your focus and presence.

11/20/2025

🌈 On November 20, CMHA Nova Scotia Division marks Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR).

At CMHA Nova Scotia Division, we recognize that the violence faced by 2 Spirit, trans, and non-binary individuals is not a thing of the past — it is an urgent and ongoing crisis.

On this day, we mourn the lives lost to anti-trans violence and acknowledge the persistent systemic barriers and discrimination that these communities continue to endure.

Together, we must work toward a world where every person can live safely, authentically, and with dignity. 💙💗🤍

11/19/2025

Regulation isn’t about staying calm, it's about staying connected to yourself.

Your nervous system communicates through breath, tension, and sensation before your mind even catches up. When we understand our body’s signals, we can respond with clarity rather than reaction.

Therapy supports clients in building regulation skills that honour the body, create emotional balance, and strengthen relationships.

11/18/2025

The Power of Small Repair Moments in Relationships 🫂

Small, sincere gestures can repair tension and strengthen trust. Today’s post highlights how these moments work and why they matter in building healthier, more resilient relationships.

At ML Family Counselling, our Therapists are here to help you practice and grow these skills together.

11/17/2025

Therapist Spotlight! 🌿🧠✨

We’re so excited to highlight Hayley Wills, RCT-C, a warm, grounded, and deeply relational member of our counselling team.

Hayley supports teens (16+), adults, seniors, and couples navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and life transitions. With a special focus on relational health, she helps partners strengthen communication, rebuild trust, deepen intimacy, and understand one another on a more meaningful level. Her integrative approach blends Person-Centred Therapy, Somatic and Mindfulness-Based practices, Emotion-Focused Therapy, the Gottman Method, and Integrative S*x & Couples Therapy to create a space where connection feels safe, supported, and genuinely possible.

💬 “Every relationship has seasons — therapy helps you grow through them, together.”�— Hayley Wills, RCT-C

11/15/2025

Attachment styles begin in childhood but continue to shape how we relate, connect, and feel supported as adults.

Understanding your attachment pattern isn’t about blame, it’s about clarity, healing, and choice.

With awareness and support, attachment patterns can change. Therapy can help you build safer, healthier ways of connecting. 🫂🤍

11/15/2025

2024 Alumni of Distinction highlight: Michelle Labine, Social Services, 1998

Michelle Labine is a psychotherapist, educator and mental health advocate with 25+ years of experience.

As founder of ML Family Counselling and Couch of Hope, she’s expanding access to inclusive care and mentoring the next generation of therapists.

Her work is rooted in compassion, equity and community impact.

Congratulations, Michelle! 👏

Read more: https://ow.ly/Oiy950Xl7EI

11/13/2025

November 13th -19th is Transgender Awareness Week 🏳️‍⚧️

This week invites us to recognize both the strength and the vulnerability of trans and gender-diverse individuals.

It’s a reminder that respect, belonging, and affirmation matter, every day. Whether you are walking your own journey or standing beside someone who is, know this: you are seen and you are supported.

Source: Transgender Awareness Week Toolkit, It Gets Better Canada.
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11/12/2025

Therapy isn’t only for crises. It’s for anyone who wants to understand themselves more deeply, strengthen relationships, and sustain emotional health.�
You can be thriving and still benefit from therapy, because growth doesn’t end when things are going well.