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How Therapy Works: Why Capable People Still Feel Stuck
If you’ve been thinking about starting therapy, you’ve probably wondered whether talking to someone can actually change anything. Most people don’t come to therapy because life feels manageable. They come because something keeps breaking down. Maybe rela
The Separations of Everyday Life: Why Small Disconnections Matter
Sigmund Freud famously wrote The Psychopathology of Everyday Life, a work exploring how slips of the tongue and small mistakes might reveal hidden aspects of the mind. These everyday “bungled actions,” as he called them, represent compromises between what
What is Psychosis? | Vancouver Therapy & Free 20-Minute Consultation
When Things Don’t Feel Real You may be noticing something is off. Your thoughts might feel unfamiliar, or the world may seem confusing or distorted. You might be seeing or hearing things others don’t, or holding beliefs that feel intense and hard to expla
How Pornography Replaces Real Connection – A Vancouver Counsellor Explains
It often doesn’t start as a problem. Pornography can be something occasional, private, and even relieving. But for some people, it gradually shifts. What was once a choice starts to feel like a default. You might notice: you turn to it when you feel lon
Why Does My Body Hurt When Nothing Is Wrong? (Understanding Psychosomatic Symptoms)
It can feel confusing — even unsettling. Something happens in your body: a tremor, a tic, or a sudden weakness pain that doesn’t show up on tests fatigue that doesn’t lift bodily symptoms that come and go without explanation And at some point, you mi
Why Does My Body Feel Anxious When the Crisis Is Far Away?
Understanding Vicarious Trauma in Diaspora Communities When a crisis unfolds in the country where you were born, or where your family still lives, something can happen that is hard to explain. You are physically safe. You are thousands of kilometres away
What Is a Feeling? A Psychodynamic Therapist Explains
It sounds like such a basic question. What is a feeling? Maybe you’ve said things like: · “I don’t really know how I feel.” · “I can explain what happened, but I don’t feel much about it.” · “Other people seem more emotional than I am.” · “I feel somethin
Why Can’t I Cry? A Vancouver Therapist Explains
You might feel the pressure behind your eyes. The tightness in your throat. The heaviness in your chest. But the tears don’t come. You may be asking yourself, “Why can’t I cry?” and you finally want to be able to. Here, we’ll understand why some people s