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Juanita is back with the second installment in her 'Ask an Occupational Therapist (OT)' series. This is where she answer...
09/25/2025

Juanita is back with the second installment in her 'Ask an Occupational Therapist (OT)' series. This is where she answers all of your🔥 burning🔥occupational therapy-related questions. This time we're answering a question about how a Mental Health OT can help with entering the workforce competitively for the first time while also struggling with severe depression.

For someone living with depression who wants to return to work, OT doesn’t just ask why they're struggling, it asks: how can we help you get back into the workforce in a way that feels meaningful and sustainable?"

Navigating religious trauma is a complex and often lonely journey. This is because so much of religion is about a commun...
09/10/2025

Navigating religious trauma is a complex and often lonely journey. This is because so much of religion is about a community of people and their connections--none of which are as central as one's relationship to a higher power(s). In our latest blog, YEG Family Counselling clinician, Paige Cahill, unpacks how Attachment Theory can help us understand the impacts of religious trauma while also providing a pathway to healing. Link in Bio

In our latest blog post, YEG FC Clinical Lead, Amy Nydam, talks about neurodiversity-affirming therapy--what it means, w...
07/31/2025

In our latest blog post, YEG FC Clinical Lead, Amy Nydam, talks about neurodiversity-affirming therapy--what it means, why it matters, and how therapy can be more supportive for neurodivergent, or neurominoritized, folks.

Our schools, workplaces, and healthcare systems are often neuronormative, meaning they center practices that don’t reflect or support the way many people's brains work. This minoritizes people whose brains don't process information in this very specific way, and can lead them to a lifetime of feeling misunderstood, pathologized, or pressured to mask who they really are.

Instead of trying to reduce or eliminate traits that differ from those that we hold up as 'normal' or 'typical' in our society, neurodiversity-affirming therapy creates space for people to unmask, to rest, to reflect, and to be truly seen. It prioritizes access, autonomy, and dignity. Read the rest of the blog to learn more about what this type of therapy looks like and how it might help you, or a loved one, settle more fully and deeply into their beautiful existence.

While most therapists strive to be accepting and non-judgmental, sadly the therapy room is not immune to bias and stigma...
07/29/2025

While most therapists strive to be accepting and non-judgmental, sadly the therapy room is not immune to bias and stigma. This includes stigma towards those who practice consensual non-monogamy (CNM), ethical non-monogamy, or polyamory. If you’re reading this blog post, maybe you’ve already had a poor experience with a therapist’s approach to conversations around CNM. Or maybe you’re wanting to avoid having that experience in the first place.

From what to look for in your first impression, to providing feedback to your therapist--and everything in-between--YEG FC clinician, Marek Buchanan, walks you through how to land a poly-friendly psychologist!

This blog is the first in our monthly 'Ask an Occupational Therapist (OT)' series in which our very own OT, Juanita Gnan...
07/23/2025

This blog is the first in our monthly 'Ask an Occupational Therapist (OT)' series in which our very own OT, Juanita Gnanapragasam, attempts to answer all of your🔥 burning🔥occupational therapy-related questions. To start, we thought we'd focus on the most common question we get when say we have an occupational therapist at our practice: "Cool! But what do they *do*?"

When most of us think about an occupational therapist, we envision a healthcare professional helping a patient set up their home to accommodate new mobility limitations 🦽 , or assisting someone physically so they can get back to work.

Ultimately, "what occupies you?" is a question that most of us don't think about all that much, but the reality is that there's a breadth of meaningful daily activities that occupy our time 👭 ✏️ 🚗 ⚽ 🎲 🎨 🧵 OTs help people overcome challenges that affect their ability to perform self-care, work, and leisure activities, ultimately promoting health, well-being, and independence. Read the full post to discover more of what OT has to offer and how it could help you live a healthy, happy, thriving life. Link in bio.

An avid gardener 🌱 and potter, Juanita loves to DO things. She loves creating things that invite a bit of magic into ev...
07/23/2025

An avid gardener 🌱 and potter, Juanita loves to DO things. She loves creating things that invite a bit of magic into everyday life, whether that’s writing one-shot Dungeons and Dragons campaigns, or pulling together ingredients for a cozy, flavourful meal. She also loves quiet tactile tasks that help her reset; testing baking recipes, gardening, playing video games, or doing home renovations. Anything that gives her hands something to do and her mind a little room to breathe.

It's no surprise, then, that Juanita came up with a recipe 🥘 for her mental health Occupational Therapy practice:

INGREDIENTS
1 heaping cup of curiosity 🤔
¾ cup of quiet noticing (for when words aren’t enough)
1 full jar of “let’s figure this out together” energy
2 tbsp of humour 🤣
½ cup of lived-in compassion
A generous handful of creative tools, analogies, and activities
A pinch of nerdy delight in making things that help people feel capable

Instructions: Start with curiosity. Ask what’s not being said. Listen between the lines. Stir in compassion and structure until trust begins to thicken. Add humour to taste. Gently fold in emotional safety, community resources, sensory awareness, and values-based scaffolding.

Let sit.

Don’t rush the process. Serve with homework worksheets, pop-culture quips, and a dash of optimism. Best enjoyed by those who are tired of one-size-fits-all care and ready to put their knowledge into action. If this sounds like you, complete your intake with us and request Juanita today!

In our latest blog post, YEG FC psychologist Taylor Timmermans reminds us that 📣 teenagers are people too! 📣Sounds sill...
07/18/2025

In our latest blog post, YEG FC psychologist Taylor Timmermans reminds us that 📣 teenagers are people too! 📣Sounds silly, maybe, but it's easy to lose sight of their humanity when they're slamming doors🚪, rolling their eyes at you 🙄, or taking the car without asking 🚗 Remember, adolescence is a tumultuous time full of hormones, testing boundaries, and, now more than ever, social media. And for those teens who are also navigating neurodiversity, their social and emotional landscape can be even more complex to navigate. Lucky for us, Taylor's a pro at working with teens and helping them tend to their heads and hearts🧠 💖

Taylor's a winner 🏅 Whether it's running 🏃cycling 🚲golf ⛳curling 🥌--Taylor's giving it 110%. In fact, sports have pretty...
07/18/2025

Taylor's a winner 🏅 Whether it's running 🏃cycling 🚲golf ⛳curling 🥌--Taylor's giving it 110%. In fact, sports have pretty much shaped every part of who she is. The mental toughness, teamwork, resilience, and effort all leading her to push herself in her personal and professional life. She also tries to impart these values and skills upon the couples and families she works with.

But, hold on a sec, lest you think Taylor is just some super serious high-achiever, we're here to tell you she's also sort of a ding-dong. She loves herself some sour keys 🍬, has a passion for distracting her colleagues whenever she happens to have a break between sessions, and she's got THOUGHTS about fidget objects 👀It's these delightful quirks and dedication to being totally, completely herself that makes Taylor so adept at working with neurodivergent folks--particularly couples and teens who want to be themselves in a world where they don't always fit.

In the end, Taylor summed it up the best: "I call myself a rip the band-aid off therapist, so I guess I am direct and also funny." If Taylor seems like someone you (OR YOUR TEEN!) would really love to work with, book your intake with us and request her today!

When asked what she does in her spare time, Natasha responded "do mother's get spare time??? If I had it, reading or wat...
07/15/2025

When asked what she does in her spare time, Natasha responded "do mother's get spare time??? If I had it, reading or watching a show/movie." 😂It's no wonder, then, that she measures her time in a 'jiffy'--a real unit of measurement, 1/100th of a second...or so she says. It's this playfulness and tireless work ethic that are just some of the attributes that make Natasha a truly excellent therapist. Especially when it comes to working with families and kiddos!

Although her profession might be a bit different than what she imagined when she was a kid (she dreamed of being a pediatrician🩺) Natasha's passion for working with children is still very apparent. She has extensive experience in early childhood education and development, with particular experience working with childhood anxiety disorders. She's well-versed in Play Therapy and also has a background in Emotionally-Focused Therapy.

All this *AAAAND* she's bilingual?? That's right, Natasha can practice in both English and French. But her love of languages doesn't end there. As a psychologist--and a mom herself--Natasha has a deep understanding of the unique language we speak in our most intimate relationships. Whether that's with ourselves, our partners, or our kids--she hears you.

If Natasha seems like a clinician you--or your kiddos!--could really connect with, book your intake with us and request her today!

Have you ever asked a child what's bothering them, only to be met with a shrug or a simple, "I don’t know?" You want to ...
07/11/2025

Have you ever asked a child what's bothering them, only to be met with a shrug or a simple, "I don’t know?" You want to help, but they just seem to shut down or walk away. As a parent or caregiver, it’s totally normal to feel a bit stuck in those moments. When kids are upset, anxious, or acting out, they often struggle to find the right words to express what they’re feeling. Unlike adults, who can talk through their emotions, children tend to process their feelings differently—they play them out!

Play isn't just fun—it's an essential way for kids to express what they can't say in words. 🌈 Dive into the world of play therapy and discover how these sessions help children articulate their feelings! Link in Bio

In the therapy world, historically we've focused on religion, faith, and spirituality as a source of healing and refuge ...
07/04/2025

In the therapy world, historically we've focused on religion, faith, and spirituality as a source of healing and refuge after trauma. In the newest blog post on our website, Paige Cahill dives into the topic of religious trauma and asks us to consider what it means when faith is actually the source of your trauma.

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