Stick & Stone Counselling Services

Stick & Stone Counselling Services We are proud to offer counselling and support services for adults, children, couples & families!❤️

Holiday gatherings can be loud, stimulating, emotional, or simply… a lot.And often, your body enters these moments alrea...
12/23/2025

Holiday gatherings can be loud, stimulating, emotional, or simply… a lot.
And often, your body enters these moments already tense or bracing for what might come.

Before you step into any event, here are 5 grounding steps to help your nervous system feel safe, steady, and regulated — no matter what the day holds.

If the holidays leave you tense, overstimulated, or emotionally drained — you’re not broken.Your body is responding to s...
12/22/2025

If the holidays leave you tense, overstimulated, or emotionally drained — you’re not broken.

Your body is responding to sensory overload, pressure, expectations, and old emotional patterns.

That’s nervous system science, not personal failure.

This week’s Slow Down Sunday unpacks why this season feels so overwhelming and what your mind and body may truly need right now.

If you’ve been craving calm, space, or grounding… this one’s for you. ✨

🌍 More Than Therapy — We Build Community!Healing happens in connection. That’s why our work extends far beyond the couns...
12/21/2025

🌍 More Than Therapy — We Build Community!

Healing happens in connection. That’s why our work extends far beyond the counselling room.

Our team is actively involved in:
• Mental health education & community events
• Partnerships with schools, healthcare providers & workplaces
• Global humanitarian initiatives — including building an orphanage and school in Uganda

Because your wellness impacts your family, your community, and the world.

At Stick & Stone Counselling Services, we believe in creating ripples of hope — starting with YOU. 💫

If this holiday season feels heavier, tenser, or more exhausting than usual — you’re not the problem.Your brain is under...
12/20/2025

If this holiday season feels heavier, tenser, or more exhausting than usual — you’re not the problem.

Your brain is under more pressure than you think, and the psychology behind holiday overwhelm explains exactly why it feels so intense.

This carousel breaks it down and gives you one grounded practice to soften the stress.

You deserve ease, not survival mode. ✨👇

Therapists often rely on grounding rituals to stay regulated, reflective, and emotionally attuned — especially during a ...
12/19/2025

Therapists often rely on grounding rituals to stay regulated, reflective, and emotionally attuned — especially during a season that naturally invites introspection.

This carousel offers a behind-the-scenes look at the small psychological practices that support clarity and containment at year’s end: deep reflection, intentional gratitude, somatic grounding, and gently releasing what the nervous system is ready to let go of.

These rituals aren’t about perfection — they’re about creating inner spaciousness.
You’re welcome to adapt any of them as you move through your own year-end transitions and emotional processing. 🌿

🎁 Therapist Tip: The “Bare Minimum Holiday Plan” 🎁If the season feels overwhelming, try this:1. Name your non-negotiable...
12/17/2025

🎁 Therapist Tip: The “Bare Minimum Holiday Plan” 🎁

If the season feels overwhelming, try this:
1. Name your non-negotiables. (What actually matters?)
2. Choose your “maybes.” (Only if you have energy.)
3. Drop the rest without guilt.

You don’t have to do it all to make meaningful memories.

Sometimes the simplest holiday is the most peaceful one.

If you’re heading into the holidays already feeling overstimulated or tense, you’re not alone.Most overwhelm this time o...
12/16/2025

If you’re heading into the holidays already feeling overstimulated or tense, you’re not alone.

Most overwhelm this time of year isn’t about being “bad at the holidays” — it’s your nervous system trying to navigate old expectations with your current capacity.

This week’s carousel breaks down five hidden sources of overwhelm that explain why this season can feel so heavy.

Gratitude is meaningful — but it’s not always simple, especially after a year that felt heavy or overwhelming.So instead...
12/15/2025

Gratitude is meaningful — but it’s not always simple, especially after a year that felt heavy or overwhelming.

So instead of pushing for positivity, this Sunday’s carousel invites you to soften into the small things that quietly held you together:

a soft sunrise, a supportive text, a long exhale, a glow of warmth in a hard moment.
If gratitude feels layered or complicated… you’re not alone. This one is for you. 🌿

💛 Care That Meets You Where You AreAt Stick & Stone Counselling Services, YOU matter — and so do the barriers that may h...
12/14/2025

💛 Care That Meets You Where You Are

At Stick & Stone Counselling Services, YOU matter — and so do the barriers that may have kept you from accessing support in the past.

That’s why we offer:
✔ Free childcare during sessions
✔ Sliding scale options
✔ Rural outreach services
✔ A safe, inclusive, judgment-free space
✔ Culturally sensitive, trauma-informed care

Everyone deserves support.
Everyone deserves compassion.
Everyone matters. 🌟

Your nervous system loves predictable rituals — especially during chaotic seasons.If you’re craving calm, emotional grou...
12/13/2025

Your nervous system loves predictable rituals — especially during chaotic seasons.

If you’re craving calm, emotional grounding, or an end-of-week reset, this carousel walks you through a psychology-backed ritual that takes just 60 seconds.

Small cues → big internal shifts.
Swipe through to try it tonight. 🌙✨👇

“The Holidays Are Always Joyful” — A Myth Worth ReleasingThe holiday season doesn’t create just one emotion.For many, it...
12/12/2025

“The Holidays Are Always Joyful” — A Myth Worth Releasing

The holiday season doesn’t create just one emotion.
For many, it brings a complex mix of grief, nostalgia, overwhelm, old family roles, loneliness, or activation — long before it brings joy.

This carousel breaks down why the season stirs such a wide emotional range and why your shifting feelings make perfect sense.

You don’t have to mirror the mood around you —
your emotions are valid, varied, and fully human.

Boundaries, rest, and naming what you’re truly feeling are powerful psychological supports during this time. 🎁✨

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