Light Within Counselling Services: Heather Johnson, MSW, RSW

07/12/2025

This is so needed! Free perimenopause group support.

Peri-WHAT-now? 😅
Hot flashes, brain fog, and rage that appears out of nowhere?
Yep — perimenopause and menopause can feel like a wild ride.

That’s why we’re creating space to talk about it.
Join our free 3-week online group:
✨ Real conversations
✨ Zero judgement
✨ A few laughs (and probably some waving of paper fans)

Peri-WHAT-now? Lunch, Laugh, Repeat
🗓️ Fridays: September 15, 22, 29
🕛 12:00–1:00pm (bring your lunch!)
💻 Online via Zoom
💸 Free to attend
👩‍⚕️ Facilitated by Kim Pavan

Come as you are. Stay for the support.
To register, email info@counsellingandco.com or call 647-951-5816

Click the link for more information! https://www.counsellingandco.com/peri-what-now-lunch-laugh-repeat

06/19/2025

Some great wisdom from Mom the Manager, Michelle McVittie. The below blog and video discuss the concepts of when punishment is and isn't helpful. She encourages parents to look at whether the child is capable of doing what is expected of them, or whether they need to be taught different skills.

Why Punishment Doesn’t Motivate Behavior Change – And What Actually Works by michellemcv | May 26, 2025 | 0 comments Why Punishment Doesn’t Motivate Behavior Change – And What Actually Works by michellemcv | May 26, 2025 | Uncategorised | 0 comments " Read More Validation, real strategies, a...

03/29/2025

Did you watch Adolescence? It was intense, but it is a good launching point for conversation with our teens. They are learning about this stuff anyway. My teen didn't watch it, but he knew the names of podcasters spreading the information and we processed his feelings about it. It is an important conversation to have.

01/27/2025

A really nice visual of healing.

12/17/2024

10/14/2024

The In-law cycle. This is a great one for the holidays!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DBG8TLqOpVw/?igsh=ZDF5MmN2cGphMGRr

10/04/2024

Hello on this sunny day! I just wanted to share this little exercise with you because I really enjoyed it. Sit calmly, with one hand on your belly and one on your heart. Take some deep breaths. Look around your room. Can you find one object that at some point brought you joy (maybe when you first got it?). Can you pretend to see it again for the first time? Spend a minute with it. Let the giddiness, empowerment, gratitude (whatever it evokes in you) build. Feel that joy in every cell of your body. Sit with that feeling for a minute and anchor it into your body. Maybe it is a sparkly faerie that a beautiful friend surprised you with. Or maybe it is a pop of colour that you don't normally notice.
Enjoy!

09/17/2024

Free weekly postpartum support group available in Caledonia.

09/08/2024

09/07/2024

Hello everyone! It has been a while. I am not sure whether FB/Instagram will show this to people given that it has been so long. Feel free to give a thumbs up or say hello if you do see this. 🤗
Have you heard of the term "Somatic Healing"?
The next post will explain a bit more, but this is one of the reasons that we do it:
(Video added to give your brain some beauty. You can do a few deep breaths to help your body send signals to your brain that you are safe in this moment (if you are)).

05/11/2024

Did you see them?! I think they will be visible again tonight if you want to chase some beauty. These were near Hamilton Airport. If you can't see them, take a picture of the sky and see what your camera captures! I'd love to see your photos!