Insight Counselling Elgin

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We offer compassionate and insight-based counselling to individual preteens, teens, and adults and couples experiencing distress in their lives and relationships.

11/17/2025

Rest is intentional. Rest is choosing to slow down so your mind and body can recharge. Rest leaves you feeling more grounded, capable, and connected to yourself.

Avoidance, on the other hand, is when we step back not to heal, but to escape discomfort. It offers quick relief, but over time it builds more stress, fear, and overwhelm.

Learning to notice the difference is a powerful part of healing. 🌱

Ask yourself: Does this break help me return with clarity, or is it keeping me stuck?

Facing things doesn’t have to happen all at once. Small, supported steps build confidence and help you regain a sense of control.

🤍Therapy provides a space to understand what you are avoiding, why, and how to move forward in a way that feels manageable.
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11/12/2025

One of the most powerful skills we can learn is how to sit with discomfort and to stay present with our emotions instead of rushing to push them away.

At first, it can feel nearly impossible. Our instinct is to escape, distract, or shut down. But with practice, it gets easier.

🌱Familiarity: The more you face uncomfortable emotions, the less power they hold. You begin to recognize that feelings rise, peak, and pass.

🌱Emotional tolerance: Each time you stay with a feeling instead of avoiding it, your ability to handle future distress grows stronger.

🌱Self-understanding: Sitting with emotions gives you insight into what you need.

🌱Compassion: Over time, you learn to meet pain with gentleness instead of criticism.

Discomfort doesn’t disappear, but it becomes more manageable. If you are struggling and are in need of support - we are here to help.
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Today we pause to remember and honour those who served and sacrificed for our freedom. Lest we forget. ❤️
11/11/2025

Today we pause to remember and honour those who served and sacrificed for our freedom.

Lest we forget. ❤️

There will be days when getting through the next hour is all you can do, and that is enough. You are doing your best. Tr...
11/06/2025

There will be days when getting through the next hour is all you can do, and that is enough.

You are doing your best. Trust that with patience, everything will fall into place. 🤍
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11/04/2025

Gratitude isn’t about ignoring the pain or pretending everything is okay. It is about making space to notice what is still good, comforting, or meaningful.

Try simple daily practices such as:

🌱Writing down three things you’re grateful for before bed.

🌿 Pausing to notice a small moment of beauty (a warm cup of tea, the sound of laughter, the feel of sunlight).

🤍Expressing appreciation to someone who has supported you.

Practicing gratitude can help calm the mind, ease stress, and gently shift our focus toward hope and resilience.
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This Halloween, remember that the sweetest treat you can give yourself isn’t candy - it's kindness. 🧡Be gentle with your...
10/31/2025

This Halloween, remember that the sweetest treat you can give yourself isn’t candy - it's kindness. 🧡

Be gentle with your thoughts, forgive your mistakes, and speak to yourself the way you would to someone you care about.

Small moments of self-compassion can turn even the scariest days into something softer.

This is your reminder that it is okay to slow down. It is okay to rest. It is okay to say no when you need to and yes to...
10/28/2025

This is your reminder that it is okay to slow down.

It is okay to rest.

It is okay to say no when you need to and yes to what truly fills you up.

It is okay to reach out to others when you need support. 🤍

Self-care is the DAILY practice of honouring your needs and protecting your peace, even in small ways.
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Taking care of your mental health doesn’t always mean making big changes. Sometimes it is the small, consistent things t...
10/24/2025

Taking care of your mental health doesn’t always mean making big changes. Sometimes it is the small, consistent things that make the biggest impact.

A few quiet minutes to yourself, a short walk, a warm cup of tea, or simply putting your phone down and taking a deep breath can all support long-term emotional wellness.
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Ever wonder why change always feels so hard?Even when we WANT the change (a new job, relationship, habit, or season), it...
10/21/2025

Ever wonder why change always feels so hard?

Even when we WANT the change (a new job, relationship, habit, or season), it can still feel disorienting. Why?

Because our nervous systems are wired for familiarity.

🌱Your brain sees “new” as “dangerous.”
Our survival instincts are built for pattern recognition. If something is unfamiliar (even good things), our brains may send out warning signals: anxiety, doubt, fatigue.

🌱Old coping strategies get triggered.
Change can wake up old parts of us that learned to survive unpredictability through control, avoidance, or people-pleasing. You might feel like you’re “regressing” when actually, you are being asked to re-negotiate old responses.

🌱Your identity is shifting.
Even small changes ask the question: Who am I now? Whether you’re leaving behind an old role or stepping into a new one, this redefinition takes emotional energy.

🌱Change always includes some kind of loss. Letting go of what’s known (even if it wasn’t working) can stir up sadness, nostalgia, or resistance.

If you are navigating change right now, you are not doing it wrong because it feels hard. You are human and your body and mind are responding to a new way of being. Please reach out if you are needing a little extra support during this transition.
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The way you speak to yourself matters more than you think. Your inner voice can either lift you up, or it can hold you b...
10/17/2025

The way you speak to yourself matters more than you think. Your inner voice can either lift you up, or it can hold you back.

If changing that voice feels hard, support is here for you. 🤍
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So often, we believe we need to do more, be more, or fix ourselves to feel worthy. Healing begins when we recognize that...
10/14/2025

So often, we believe we need to do more, be more, or fix ourselves to feel worthy. Healing begins when we recognize that our value isn’t something we have to earn, it is already within us.

Therapy can help you reconnect with that truth: that you are enough, even as you grow, change, and heal.

You don’t have to prove your worth because you already are worthy. 🤍

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend! 🍂As we take time to reflect on gratitude this weekend, we want to extend our heartfelt thank...
10/10/2025

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend! 🍂

As we take time to reflect on gratitude this weekend, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to our clients and community. Your trust, courage, and commitment to growth continue to inspire us every day.

Whether this weekend is filled with family, quiet rest, or reflection, we hope you find moments of peace and connection.

Our team is grateful to be part of your journey toward healing and wellbeing. 🤍
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230 First Avenue Unit 203 (2nd Floor)
Saint Thomas, ON
N5R4P5

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 3pm
Sunday 10am - 3pm

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+15199141142

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