A. Vanderwees Counselling & Psychotherapy

09/29/2024

What a great weekend in Toronto with this group of fellow indie authors in the Health/Wellness genre. It was such an amazing opportunity to connect with other authors and we got to chat with and sell/promote our books to so many interesting folks.

06/01/2024

03/27/2024

For anyone who read and enjoyed my book, I'd be so appreciative if you could take a few minutes to leave a review on Amazon and/or Indigo before my upcoming book signing.

Links are below...

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1779411278

https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/fostering-resilience-anecdotes-and-affirmations-from-a-therapist-and-fellow-human/9781779411273.html

03/13/2024

FREE talk next week at the Mea Centre Kingston!

~ P E R I N A T A L M E N T A L H E A L T H ~

Upcoming Workshop with Angie Vanderwees, Registered Psychotherapist!

Join Angie engage in and learn about simple mindfulness and self-compassion exercises which can be easily adopted as daily self-care practices. These strategies can help to decrease anxiety and sadness during stressful days.

Angie is a Registered Psychotherapist with extensive training in CBT (Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy), ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), and DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy).

March 19, 2024 | 1:00-2:30 pm

FREE

Contact The Mea Centre for more info: https://www.meacentre.ca

03/13/2024

Kingston folks...I have a book signing coming up soon at Indigo Kingston!

02/21/2024

01/23/2024

My book got a five-star review from Reader Views, a literary awards program for indie publishers! 😯

In their email review to me it was summed up as "A gripping memoir with a powerful message."

A journey from childhood trauma and self-hatred to becoming a psychotherapist, offering insights and strategies for overcoming adversity and psychological challenges. https://buff.ly/3vLsW7u

01/15/2024

Hey there! I thought for this new year I'd take some time to introduce myself.

I'm Angie, and I've come to embrace that I'm a woman with many special roles.

As a new mom, I completed my master's degree in counselling online with Yorkville University. Since graduating in 2021, I've worked as a psychotherapist in Kingston ON with Natural Route Health. In addition, I've volunteered as a crisis responder with Kids Help Phone since Spring 2020.

During my spare time, I've done a lot of writing about personal stories and struggles, which I recently developed into my self-help memoir, Fostering Resilience: Anecdotes and Affirmations from a Therapist and Fellow Human. My book carries messages such as normalizing emotions and includes my favourite strategies from and

Next week I jump into another new adventure, as I'll be joining Kingston Family Health Team as a Clinical Therapist three days per week 😮

Favourites of mine are: coffee, cheesecake, horses, dolphins, jeeps, dancing and simple sunshine.

Overall, 2023 for me was about breaking out of my shell, and I'm excited for what 2024 might bring. Thank you all for being here alongside my journey, as both a and

12/11/2023

Would you or someone you know be interested in a self-help memoir?

Check out my brand new book, Fostering
Resilience: Anecdotes and Affirmations from a Therapist and Fellow Human!

12/07/2023

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1779411278

Fostering Resilience: Anecdotes and Affirmations from a Therapist and Fellow Human

12/06/2023

E-book and paperback are NOW AVAILABLE on Amazon!

11/06/2023

VIRTUAL TEEN WORKSHOP!
Teens can listen in from the comfort of their home, and can participate in discussion-based activities if they like.

November 16th from 3-4:30 pm

10/31/2023

Come visit me this coming Saturday at The Bay Gala! There will be some great giveaways happening...

I'll have a hard-copy of my self-help book along with a $5 OFF coupon to save on my downloadable workbook for teens and young adults.

I'll also have a FREE takeaway handout with daily distress tolerance and mindfulness activities.

10/24/2023

Teen Virtual Workshops!
Ages 13-17

*Teens can listen in from their own private space

Coping with Worry and Panic
November 16th, 2023
3-4:30pm
$30 +HST

10/16/2023

NEW OFFERING this Fall: Ongoing virtual workshops for teens!

These 1.5 hour virtual workshops will feature different topics monthly. The first upcoming workshop will focus on strategies to cope with both worry and panic.

What will be covered:

*Why we have anxiety and how to build awareness of triggers
*Strategies for combating thinking traps such as catastrophizing
*Basic mindfulness practices such as breathing and grounding exercises
*Distress tolerance and emotion regulation skills

These workshops are geared towards youth ages 13-17.
*Participants will be provided with copies of handouts that will be emailed following the workshop.

To register, contact Natural Route Health at: info@natural-route.com
(613) 767-6982