Hal Hughes

07/18/2025

Just finished up as a guest on the podcast Rise Above with Kevin Lanning. Great conversation about resiliency, addiction, and overcoming adversity.

07/05/2025

What do you value?
Like a compass needle guided by an invisible force, so too are our lives by the values we hold.
In psychotherapy we often help our clients clarify what they need to value most in order to move past adversity, or to create a better life for themselves.
The problem is that we often do not align our daily habits and rituals with the values we think we hold. We find time for that which we truly value.
Again….what are your values?
And are your behaviours truly in alignment with them?
Life is hard, and without clarity on our values, we can easily be influenced by things that take us off course.

07/03/2025

The artwork in our new therapy space at Hughes Counselling is meant to capture the spirit of why most of our clients have come.
Many finds themselves lost in the storms of life, and are looking for guidance to find their way back.
They are looking for a map and path back to peace, and often, back to themselves.
And lastly, we all have have to face dragons in life; those things which we fear, but must conquer to live our best lives.

06/22/2023

I was interviewed on a popular US podcast recently about my pathway and perspectives to get through adversity and mental illness.

https://allevin18.podbean.com/e/al-interviews-hal-hughes-former-police-officer-former-mma-fighter-current-psychotherapist/

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