The Zen Social Worker

The Zen Social Worker Tim Gordon is a social worker with an independent practice providing psychotherapy/counselling for in

When one area feels off, it can ripple into the others. Therapy helps us notice these patterns and move toward a life th...
08/25/2025

When one area feels off, it can ripple into the others. Therapy helps us notice these patterns and move toward a life that feels more whole, balanced, and aligned.

Take a moment: Which part of the wheel feels strongest for you right now? Which part might need more care? 💫

In ACT, we help people reconnect with their core values—things like creativity, honesty, growth, connection, and compass...
07/17/2025

In ACT, we help people reconnect with their core values—things like creativity, honesty, growth, connection, and compassion—and start taking small steps in that direction, even when life feels hard.

🧭 Want help figuring out what your values actually are?
The ACT Essentials app is free, therapist-developed, and designed to walk you through it.

Sitting with your emotions is a skill—and like any skill, it takes practice, safety, and support. This post walks you th...
06/12/2025

Sitting with your emotions is a skill—and like any skill, it takes practice, safety, and support. This post walks you through gentle steps to help you stay present when big feelings show up 🫶

Save this for the next time you feel overwhelmed or disconnected. You don’t have to fix it. Just stay with it.

✨ Which of these steps feels hardest for you right now? Let’s talk about it below.

You might wear your independence like a badge of honour…But what if it’s actually a shield?You learned to survive alone....
06/04/2025

You might wear your independence like a badge of honour…

But what if it’s actually a shield?

You learned to survive alone.
But you don’t have to heal alone. 💛

This post is for anyone who’s ever said:
👉 “I’m fine.”
👉 “I don’t want to be a burden.”
👉 “I’ve got it handled.”

You deserve safe support, not silent suffering.

📌 Save this for the days you forget.
💬 Let us know—has hyper-independence shown up in your life?

Let’s stop judging ourselves for circling back. Let’s stop treating healing like a race.Let’s honour the rhythm that has...
05/29/2025

Let’s stop judging ourselves for circling back.

Let’s stop treating healing like a race.

Let’s honour the rhythm that has always held us.

What season of healing are you in right now — resting, returning, rising?

You know they say never meet your heroes? They’re wrong.Danny Elfman is a hero of mine and today he was kind to me when ...
03/30/2025

You know they say never meet your heroes?

They’re wrong.

Danny Elfman is a hero of mine and today he was kind to me when I could barely speak because I was so moved with emotion. 🥹

I’ve been a fan since I was five years old. My Dad took me to see Batman in the movie theatre, my favourite superhero and I couldn’t see past the big adults sitting in front of me. The music made the experience as I could see the top half of the screen only. It impacted me deeply and at many turns in my life, Elfman was there, creating musical textures and timeless tunes that have been the soundtrack of my life. I’d never sought his music out specifically but somehow invisible yet everywhere, his music was there.

Fast forward to my favourite time of year, Halloween and year after year I would try getting my kids into Nightmare Before Christmas until one year it clicked for them. Then it was Big Mess, their new musical obsession.

Danny has helped me, a trauma therapist with my own trauma, to understand the darkness that lives within me and be okay with it. To express my anger, fear, and longing to escape it all in a safe way. Today I shook Danny’s hand, thanked him for his music and got a photo together. I am so happy.

Thank you, thank you, thank you to for making this event possible and for taking such good care of us fans.

An Online 12-week program that teaches core Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) skills, including mindfulness, value...
01/08/2025

An Online 12-week program that teaches core Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) skills, including mindfulness, values exploration, and emotional resilience, to help participants manage challenges and pursue a meaningful life. Through interactive sessions and group support, you’ll develop tools to handle difficult thoughts and live more fully in the present moment.

Come join us! We start January 20th at 8pm Eastern.

Autumn leaves drift slow;jazz warmth fills the crisp night air;notes fall, one by one.- I can’t tell you how important t...
11/09/2024

Autumn leaves drift slow;
jazz warmth fills the crisp night air;
notes fall, one by one.

- I can’t tell you how important the gift of this music was tonight. Give ‘Gravity’ a listen with me tonight?

Unless . . .
11/07/2024

Unless . . .

Pink petals blooming,Whisper of spring’s fleeting dance,Sakura dreams unfold.
04/08/2024

Pink petals blooming,
Whisper of spring’s fleeting dance,
Sakura dreams unfold.

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257 Thorner Drive
Hamilton, ON
L8V 2M6

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 9pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 9pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

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