Cambrian Counselling and Wellness

Cambrian Counselling and Wellness A heart-led, relationship-focused therapy clinic that believes in the power of connection.

Friendships can start to feel more complicated as children grow.Parents may notice shifts. A friendship that once felt e...
05/17/2026

Friendships can start to feel more complicated as children grow.

Parents may notice shifts. A friendship that once felt easy becomes inconsistent. Conflicts come up more often. Their child may feel left out, unsure where they fit, or more affected by peer dynamics than before.

These changes are a normal part of development.

As children and teens grow, friendships move beyond shared activities and begin to involve deeper social understanding, identity, and belonging. This can bring both meaningful connection and new challenges.

For some, it’s the first time navigating exclusion, comparison, or changing group dynamics.

What often helps is creating space to talk without immediately solving.

Listening, validating their experience, and helping them reflect on what they need in friendships can support stronger social awareness and confidence over time.

A question worth considering:
“What is my child learning about connection and belonging through this experience?”

Support can help children and teens navigate friendship challenges, build social confidence, and develop healthier relationship patterns.

When friendships feel confusing or stressful, Courtney Murray works with children, teens, and families to explore social dynamics, strengthen self-esteem, and support relationship skills.

📍 Courtney Murray supports children, teens, and families navigating peer relationships, self-esteem, and social challenges.

🔗 Book a session: https://cambriancounsellingandwellness.janeapp.com/locations/niagara-falls/book #/staff_member/13

05/15/2026

As children grow, they begin to notice how they compare to others.

Parents may hear this in small comments.
“They’re better than me.”
“I’m not as good at that.”
“I wish I was more like them.”

Comparison often becomes more visible in late childhood and adolescence, when identity, belonging, and self-worth are still developing.

While some comparison is a normal part of growth, it can quietly shape how a child sees themselves.

When comparison becomes frequent, it can lead to self-doubt, pressure, or feeling like they’re falling behind. Children may start measuring their worth based on performance, appearance, or social standing.

What often helps is gently shifting the focus back to the child’s own experience.

Noticing strengths, effort, and individuality, while also acknowledging how hard comparison can feel, helps create a more stable sense of self over time.

A question worth considering:
“What is my child using comparison to understand about themselves?”

Support can help children and teens build self-esteem, reduce comparison, and develop a more grounded sense of identity.

When comparison begins to affect confidence or self-worth, Alison works with children, teens, and families to explore identity, self-esteem, and emotional wellbeing in a supportive and collaborative way.

📍 Alison supports youth, adults, and families navigating self-esteem, anxiety, and identity development.

🔗 Book a session: https://cambriancounsellingandwellness.janeapp.com/locations/toronto/book #/staff_member/35

🥗✨ Empower to Eat Well, Feel Well ✨🥗Join Lisa for a supportive group therapy experience for teens ages 13–17, combining ...
05/14/2026

🥗✨ Empower to Eat Well, Feel Well ✨🥗

Join Lisa for a supportive group therapy experience for teens ages 13–17, combining culinary therapy, mindfulness, and self-esteem building in a safe and welcoming space. 💚

Together, we’ll prepare a simple fresh salad while exploring healthy habits, emotional wellness, connection, and self-expression. No cooking experience needed, just bring your favourite ingredients and an open mind!

🗓 May 16
⏰ 13:00 EST

What to bring:
🥬 Lettuce
🍅 Tomato
🧅 Red onion
🥒 Cucumber
🫒 Olive oil
✨ Plus your favourite salad ingredients!

All questions are welcome. Lisa loves talking about food! 💚

Something exciting… ✨If you’ve ever struggled with emotional eating, low energy, or feeling disconnected from your body ...
05/13/2026

Something exciting… ✨

If you’ve ever struggled with emotional eating, low energy, or feeling disconnected from your body and habits, this session is for you.

Join us for an upcoming online group workshop led by:
💬 Alison – exploring emotional eating, mindful eating & hunger cues
🥗 Kyra – breaking down the connection between nutrition, brain health & energy

This session is designed to help you build a healthier, more sustainable relationship with food, without overwhelm or restriction.

📅 May 28, 2026 at 6 PM
💻 Online session
👩 For women looking to feel more balanced, energized & in control

👉 Stay tuned for full details by completing this form 💌 https://forms.gle/xQKjHrJc81vaafjZ6

Some children hold themselves to a standard that feels hard to step away from.They want to get things right. They notice...
05/11/2026

Some children hold themselves to a standard that feels hard to step away from.

They want to get things right. They notice small mistakes. They may redo work, hesitate to start something new, or feel unsettled when things don’t go as planned. From the outside, this can look like motivation or strong work ethic.

Underneath, it can feel like pressure that’s difficult to turn off.

Quiet perfectionism often develops gradually. Children begin to link their sense of worth to performance, outcomes, or how others perceive them. Even when no one is asking for perfection, it can feel expected.

Over time, this can lead to avoidance, frustration, or anxiety, especially when something feels uncertain or out of their control.

What helps is not lowering standards completely, but creating more flexibility around them.

Highlighting effort, allowing room for mistakes, and modelling a balanced response to imperfection can shift how children approach challenges.

A question worth considering:
“What happens for my child when something isn’t perfect?”

Support can help children build resilience, reduce pressure, and develop a more flexible and compassionate relationship with themselves.

When perfectionism or anxiety is affecting confidence or daily functioning, Courtney Murray works with children, teens, and families to understand these patterns and build steadier ways of coping.

📍 Courtney Murray supports children, teens, and families navigating anxiety, perfectionism, and emotional wellbeing.

🔗 Book a session: https://cambriancounsellingandwellness.janeapp.com/locations/niagara-falls/book #/staff_member/13

When emotions feel intense or hard to manage, it can be difficult to know where to start. Having practical tools, and so...
05/09/2026

When emotions feel intense or hard to manage, it can be difficult to know where to start. Having practical tools, and someone to guide you through them, can make things feel more manageable.

For many people, stress doesn’t just show up in one area of life. It can affect routines, relationships, energy levels, and how we cope day to day. Without the right support, it’s easy to feel stuck or overwhelmed.

This is where learning tangible, everyday skills can make a difference.

Kerry, our Occupational Therapist, focuses on helping you build practical tools you can use in real life. Using Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), she supports clients in managing emotions, navigating stress, and improving how they respond to challenges, starting from the very first session.

Her approach is collaborative and grounded in the belief that you are the expert in your own life. With years of experience in DBT and occupational therapy, Kerry helps translate skills like mindfulness, breathwork, and problem-solving into strategies that feel realistic and doable in your daily routine.

A question to reflect on:
“What’s one small skill that could make today feel more manageable?”

If things have been feeling overwhelming, you don’t have to figure it out on your own.

Kerry is here to help you build skills that support you not just in sessions, but in your everyday life.

📍 Kerry supports individuals looking for practical tools to manage stress, regulate emotions, and navigate daily challenges with more confidence.

🔗 Book with Kerry: https://cambriancounsellingandwellness.janeapp.com/locations/york/book #/staff_member/22/treatment/2

Some children are harder on themselves than anyone else ever is.They notice their mistakes quickly. They replay moments ...
05/07/2026

Some children are harder on themselves than anyone else ever is.

They notice their mistakes quickly. They replay moments in their mind. They hold themselves to high standards, even when no one has asked them to. From the outside, they may seem responsible, thoughtful, or driven. Internally, there can be a steady layer of self-criticism.

Parents might hear this in small comments:
“I should have done better.”
“That wasn’t good enough.”
“I always mess things up.”

Over time, this internal pressure can wear on a child’s confidence and sense of ease.

These patterns don’t usually come from nowhere. They can develop through temperament, expectations, or experiences where a child has learned to equate mistakes with something bigger about themselves.

What often helps is not removing expectations entirely, but softening how mistakes are understood.

Noticing effort, normalizing imperfection, and gently challenging all-or-nothing thinking can begin to shift how a child relates to themselves.

A question worth considering:
“What does my child believe a mistake says about them?”

Support can help children build a more balanced inner voice, one that allows for growth without constant self-criticism.

When children are hard on themselves or struggling with self-esteem, Kassandra Smalley works with children, teens, and families to build emotional awareness, self-compassion, and more flexible ways of thinking.

📍 Kassandra Smalley supports children, teens, and families navigating self-esteem, anxiety, and emotional development.

🔗 Book a session: https://cambriancounsellingandwellness.janeapp.com/locations/richmond-hill/book #/staff_member/30

Meet KerryWhen emotions feel intense, fast-moving, or hard to manage, it can start to affect everything, how you think, ...
05/04/2026

Meet Kerry

When emotions feel intense, fast-moving, or hard to manage, it can start to affect everything, how you think, how you respond, and how you get through the day.

You might notice reactions that feel bigger than the situation, or moments where it’s difficult to pause before things escalate. Stress can build quickly, and without the right tools, it’s easy to feel like you’re constantly trying to catch up with your own reactions.

Kerry offers a practical, skills-based approach grounded in Dialectical Behavioural Therapy. As an Occupational Therapist, she sees you as the expert in your own life and works alongside you to build tools that are realistic, usable, and effective from the very beginning.

Her work focuses on helping you slow things down in real time, learning how to regulate emotions, navigate stress, communicate more clearly, and respond in ways that feel more aligned with who you want to be.

Sessions often include concrete strategies like mindfulness, breathwork, problem-solving, and interpersonal scripts, so you leave with something you can actually use outside the room.

A question worth considering:
“What tends to happen right before my emotions feel hardest to manage?”

With the right support, it becomes possible to understand your patterns, respond with more intention, and feel steadier in your day-to-day life.

📍 Kerry supports individuals looking for practical tools to manage overwhelming emotions, everyday stressors, and interpersonal challenges.

🔗 Book a session: https://cambriancounsellingandwellness.janeapp.com/locations/york/book #/staff_member/22/treatment/2

Meet Kyra 🥗If you’ve been feeling low on energy, struggling with your mood, or unsure what to eat to actually feel bette...
05/02/2026

Meet Kyra 🥗

If you’ve been feeling low on energy, struggling with your mood, or unsure what to eat to actually feel better, your nutrition might be playing a bigger role than you think.

Kyra is a Registered Dietitian who helps women simplify nutrition and build sustainable habits that support both physical and mental well-being, without restriction or overwhelm.

In this upcoming "Fuelling Your Brain" Workshop, Kyra will guide you through:
✨ The connection between food and brain health
✨ Simple, realistic nutrition habits that boost energy
✨ How to break patterns that are impacting your mood

Because food shouldn’t feel confusing. It should support your life, your energy, and your happiness.

📅 May 28, 2026 at 6 PM
💻 Online session
👩 Open to women

👉 Stay tuned for full details by completing this form 💌 https://forms.gle/xQKjHrJc81vaafjZ6

What if your kitchen could become a space for calm and soothing? 🌿As part of the TKC May Festival, we’re hosting a speci...
05/01/2026

What if your kitchen could become a space for calm and soothing? 🌿

As part of the TKC May Festival, we’re hosting a special session: ✨Cooking as Regulation: Using the Kitchen to Support Your Nervous System ✨

This session explores how everyday moments in the kitchen can help you slow down, reconnect, and support your emotional well-being.

📅 May 26, 2026
📍 Online via Google Meet
💛 Investment: $10

Whether you love cooking or are simply curious about new ways to care for yourself, this is a space to explore and reconnect.

Book your spot here:
https://cambriancounsellingandwellness.janeapp.com/locations/cambrian-counselling-and-wellness/book #/staff_member/1/treatment/514

You can explore the full festival programme !

We’d love to have you join us 💛

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