Transformation Counselling

07/11/2025

You’re not alone. Help is just a few clicks away.

12/13/2024

**FREE ONLINE MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOP**

We know how tough the journey of trying to conceive or being in early pregnancy can feel. That’s why we’re offering a free online workshop to help you take care of your mental health during this time.

Manage Your Mood: While Trying to Conceive + in Early Pregnancy
🗓️ When: Saturday, January 11th, 2025
⏰ Time: 10 AM – 12 PM

Led by Registered Social Worker, Nicole Graff-Rowe, this workshop is designed to provide support, and practical mental health tools.

Here’s what will be discussed:

1. Exploring worries about fertility and pregnancy.
2. Developing tools to manage your mood and anxiety during this emotional time.
3. Planning and navigating the two-week wait and waiting periods during pregnancy.

This is completely free—no strings attached. Just a way to support you in a meaningful way.

If this resonates with you or someone you know (feel free to forward this email), click the link below to registered:

Transformation Counselling is a leading psychotherapy clinic offering professional individual and couples therapy in-person, online, and by phone across Ontario, with a local focus on Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, and Cambridge. Our certified therapists specialize in evidence-based treatments like CBT...

12/08/2024

is one of life’s most profound emotional experiences. It’s not linear and doesn’t follow a strict timeline, but understanding the grieving process can provide a sense of direction in an otherwise overwhelming journey. Here, we explore five key steps often associated with grief and how each contributes to healing.

Learn more on our site:

11/21/2024

“Feeling the winter blues? You’re not alone. Seasonal depression can hit hard, but here’s a gentle reminder: 🌟

1️⃣ Wrap yourself in comfort—a cozy blanket, your favorite tea, or a warm hug from someone who cares.
2️⃣ Let light in—open those blinds or try a light therapy lamp to brighten up your day.
3️⃣ Move gently—a short walk in the crisp air or stretching at home can do wonders.
4️⃣ Stay connected—reach out to a friend or loved one, even if it’s just a quick chat.
5️⃣ Be kind to yourself—rest when you need to, and remind yourself it’s okay to feel this way.

You’ve got this, one cozy step at a time. 🕯💚 ”

09/17/2024

10/05/2023

“When all your desires are distilled
You will cast just two votes:
To love more,
And be happy.”
― Hafez
📸 Tharani Jeyakumar

10/03/2023

Do you have trouble managing your emotions? First developed by Marsha M. Linehan for treating borderline personality disorder, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) has proven effective as treatment for a range of other mental health problems, and can greatly improve your ability to handle distress without losing control and acting destructively. However, to make use of these techniques, you need to build skills in four key areas: distress tolerance, mindfulness, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.

The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook, a collaborative effort from three esteemed authors, offers evidence-based, step-by-step exercises for learning these concepts and putting them to work for real and lasting change. Start by working on the introductory exercises and, after making progress, move on to the advanced-skills chapters. Whether you're a mental health professional or a general reader, you'll benefit from this clear and practical guide to better managing your emotions.
This fully revised and updated second edition also includes new chapters on cognitive rehearsal, distress tolerance, and self-compassion. Once you've completed the exercises in this book and are ready to move on to the next level, check out the authors' new book, The New Happiness Workbook .

09/28/2023

“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” ― Rumi
📸 Tharani Jeyakumar

09/26/2023

What can you expect in your first counselling session? Swipe to find out!

09/14/2023

“For one human being to love another human being: that is perhaps the most difficult task that has been given to us, the ultimate, the final problem and proof, the work for which all other work is merely preparation.” ― Rainer Maria Rilke
📸 Tharani Jeyakumar

09/12/2023

Historically there have been few options available for individuals seeking help for treatment-resistant loved ones suffering from substance abuse. Co-author Dr. Robert Meyers spent ten years developing a treatment program that helps concerned significant others improve the quality of their lives and learn how to make treatment an attractive option for their partners who are substance abusers.

Get Your Loved One Sober describes this multi-faceted program that uses supportive, non-confrontational methods to engage substance abusers into treatment. Called Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT), the program uses scientifically validated behavioral principles to reduce the loved one's substance use and to encourage him or her to seek treatment. Equally important, CRAFT also helps loved ones reduce personal stress and introduce meaningful, new sources of satisfaction into their life.

09/07/2023

“The ache for home lives in all of us. The safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.” ― Maya Angelou
📸 Tharani Jeyakumar