I must start this musing with a truthful disclosure- I AM NOT VERY GOOD AT BOUNDARY-SETTING and consider myself a ‘boundary-setting apprentice’. For some reason, I seem very capable of helping my clients set healthy boundaries with others in their lives with great success. However, I am constantly pushing … [Read more...] about Boundaries 101- How to Draw Your Own Line in the Sand
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Excellent Resource for Highly Sensitive People (or HSPs)
If you’ve been following my work for some time, you’ll know that I specialize in working with Highly Sensitive People (or HSPs). In a previous article, one of my HSP clients wrote a beautiful piece about how she has learned to thrive as an HSP in a world designed for non-HSPs. On a recent search to find … [Read more...] about Excellent Resource for Highly Sensitive People (or HSPs)
I’m Not Just a Women’s Therapist
I felt the need to write something about my work with male clients as a lot of people think I just work with women based on my website. But the fact is that while I mostly work with women, I also work with a number of men as well with equally positive outcomes. I have two specializations with male clients: … [Read more...] about I’m Not Just a Women’s Therapist
What You Get When You Mix Hypochondria with Technology? Googlechondria
I once had the naiveté to believe I invented the term “Googlechondria” until- you guessed it- I Googled it and found this definition: You are said to be suffering from Googlechondria if you have convinced yourself that there is something wrong with you by looking up your symptoms on Google. This term came … [Read more...] about What You Get When You Mix Hypochondria with Technology? Googlechondria
Therapy Is Always Available- Even During a Pandemic
Since the end of March 2020, I have been seeing all of my clients virtually by video or telephone due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I give people the option of either with most of them choosing video. I use an secure encrypted Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)-compliant video … [Read more...] about Therapy Is Always Available- Even During a Pandemic
Esther Recommends: Books to Uplift and Transform You
If you’ve been reading my posts for any length of time, you’ll know how much I love to read. Here are some links to book reviews you may be interested in: Inspirational Autobiographies: Exploring the Canadian Metis Experience: Halfbreed and From the Ashes One Woman’s Incredible Journey … [Read more...] about Esther Recommends: Books to Uplift and Transform You
How to Put Self-Care Before Everything Else
In my work, I constantly promote self-care practises to my clients as part of achieving an excellent state of emotional wellness. I feel that one of the most luxurious forms of self-care is going to a spa and indulging in a facial, massage, or mani/pedi combo. I realise that most spas are very expensive and … [Read more...] about How to Put Self-Care Before Everything Else
A Client’s Journey Through Family Cut-Offs
I am so delighted that one of my client’s offered to write the following piece for you about healing from being cut off from her adult children. I wrote What to do when a family member shuts you out last week. I also answered a reader’s question about what to do when you’ve been cut off by a family member … [Read more...] about A Client’s Journey Through Family Cut-Offs