Blossom Counselling

01/12/2026

10 Tips for Battling the Winter Blues

01/12/2026

A closed door might lead you to where you’re meant to be… 🚪✨

01/12/2026

01/12/2026

Free *WHEN ANGER TAKES OVER ICEBERG: POSTER & WORKSHEETS FOR CHILDREN*
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Anger in children is often the part adults notice most, but it is rarely the real problem.

Shouting, hitting, slamming doors, or saying hurtful things are usually signs that something underneath feels too hard. Many children act out when they feel overwhelmed, worried, unsafe, unheard, embarrassed, or exhausted from trying to cope. Anger is often a signal, not bad behaviour.

When children are labelled as aggressive or difficult, the feelings driving that behaviour are easily missed. This can leave children feeling more misunderstood and less able to regulate their emotions. What helps most is not punishment, but curiosity, safety, and support.

Children need help to understand what their anger is trying to tell them. They need adults who can stay calm, name feelings, set clear boundaries, and teach safe ways to manage big emotions. With the right support, children can learn to recognise early signs of anger, ask for help, and use calming strategies before things escalate.

Anger does not mean something is wrong with a child. It usually means something is too much right now.

01/05/2026

When a neurodivergent child struggles to start, sustain or finish everyday tasks, it’s often not about behaviour, attitude or effort.
It’s about dopamine.

For many neurodivergent brains, motivation doesn’t switch on with routines or reminders alone. It needs interest, novelty, connection and meaning.

This is biology, not laziness.
And understanding it changes how we support.

Save this for later, or share it with someone who needs a more compassionate lens.

12/28/2025

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Co-regulation equals connection.

But sometimes, even with the best intentions, we accidentally send mixed signals.

Here are 5 DON’Ts of co-regulating when your child is overwhelmed:

12/28/2025

I hope everyone is having wonderful holiday break!
I have two spots that have opened up tomorrow, Monday December 29th, at 4pm and 5:15pm. If you are keen to book please email dawn@blossomedmonton.com

12/24/2025

12/24/2025

The world shines brighter because you're in it!

🧡 If these posts brighten your day, my Patreon has even more. Think of it as a cozy corner of the internet with resources made just for you: https://www.patreon.com/SelfLoveRainbow

12/24/2025

Take a break from holiday stress and ground yourself in the present by searching for:

- Something to wear outside
- Envelopes with hearts
- 3 Christmas ghosts
- An item you don’t see often
- 2 boots without mates
- A wintry puzzle piece
- Something you’d light
- An item in your favorite color
- 2 bells with pink bows
- Something for New Year’s Eve
- An item you have at home
- Something to keep you warm
- References to the movie Elf
- 3 cups with hearts on them
- A matching pair of slippers
- Something sweet to eat
- 2 snowy mountain ranges
- Snowflakes (count them all!)

By looking for any of these, you’re using your sense of sight to connect with the present moment.

You can do this anywhere by looking around you for a specific color or shape — or come back here anytime and choose an another option from the list to search for!

12/24/2025

TODAY'S POSTS will be a series of quotes.

Christmas can quietly pile pressure onto parents.
To create magic. To hold it all together. To make it joyful, meaningful, memorable — while staying calm, grateful, and regulated.

But that pressure doesn’t come from children.
It comes from expectations, comparison, and the belief that we have to be everything for everyone.

These quotes are a reminder to pause.
To soften the standards.
To care for yourself as much as you care for your child.

Because a calmer, supported adult is far more important than a perfect Christmas.