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Dec 12, 2025

A Therapist's Perspective: Finding Your Way Through the Fog with EMDR Therapy

Some memories cast a long shadow, making it feel like you’re living in a fog. They can shape your beliefs, convincing you that you’re unsafe or that the past is destined to repeat itself. As a therapist, I’ve seen how these unresolved experiences can hold

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Ashley MorrisRegistered Clinical Counsellor
Dec 11, 2025

Why Early Relationships Matter and How Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Can Help

How Early Relationships Shape Our Inner World — and How Therapy Can Help Heal It Most of us don’t remember our first years of life. And yet, many of us live with their emotional imprint every day. Why do some people expect comfort when they’re distre

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Curtis Holt-RobinsonPre-Licensed Registered Clinical Counsellor
Nov 10, 2025

Psychoanalysis as a Lived Emotional Experience: Understanding Therapy Today

If you’re thinking about starting psychotherapy, you may be hoping not only to understand yourself better, but also to feel differently in your day-to-day life. You might be sensing something painful or confusing inside you, but struggle to put it into wor

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Curtis Holt-RobinsonPre-Licensed Registered Clinical Counsellor
Nov 03, 2025

Understanding Bion’s Theory of Thinking: How Psychoanalysis Shapes Emotions

Introduction to Bion’s Theory of Thinking Wilfred Bion was a British psychoanalyst whose life spanned from 1897 to 1979, but whose influence continues today to provide psychoanalysis with rich insights as to how our minds function, why we suffer, and ho

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Curtis Holt-RobinsonPre-Licensed Registered Clinical Counsellor
Sep 09, 2025

How Psychoanalysis Heals a Wounded Mind

Have you ever felt so overwhelmed by emotion that reality itself seems to bend? For individuals with damage to a specific part of the brain, this isn't just a fleeting feeling—it's a daily experience. This condition, known as memory-related confabulation,

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Curtis Holt-RobinsonPre-Licensed Registered Clinical Counsellor
Apr 22, 2025

Enhancing Relationships: The Role of AI Companions, Sex and Couples Therapy in Building Stronger Connections

Have you noticed how technology, especially AI companions, is transforming every aspect of our lives—even the most personal ones? Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer just about boosting productivity or advancing industries; it’s now being used to ful

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Angela LeongRegistered Clinical Counsellor, Founder of AEM
Mar 24, 2025

The KISSS Method: How Ketamine is Transforming Couples Counselling in Vancouver

A New Frontier in Couples Counselling In Vancouver, a city known for its progressive approach to mental health and wellness, a new revolutionary approach to couples counselling is taking root. While traditional couples therapy methods such as cognitive-be

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Angela LeongRegistered Clinical Counsellor, Founder of AEM
Mar 10, 2025

What is EMDR Therapy?

While talk therapy can be effective for addressing trauma and various mental health issues, it often stirs up difficult emotions and may take several sessions to see progress. What if there were a more efficient way to process traumatic memories? Eye Mo

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Angela LeongRegistered Clinical Counsellor, Founder of AEM

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