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How to Confront Your Partner About Cheating: A Guide to Addressing Infidelity
Discover effective tips on how to confront your partner about cheating. Learn how to handle the conversation with honesty and care to address infidelity.
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How to Confront Your Partner About Cheating: A Guide to Addressing Infidelity
Discover effective tips on how to confront your partner about cheating. Learn how to handle the conversation with honesty and care to address infidelity.
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Couples Counselling and Couples Therapy: Does It Really Work?
Does couples therapy and marriage counselling work and can fix your relationship? Discover the real answers and find out what makes it work—or not!
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Couples Counselling and Couples Therapy: Does It Really Work?
Does couples therapy and marriage counselling work and can fix your relationship? Discover the real answers and find out what makes it work—or not!
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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: A Trauma Intervention Critique
A critique of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) as a trauma intervention, examining its effectiveness, limitations, and impact on trauma recovery.
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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: A Trauma Intervention Critique
A critique of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) as a trauma intervention, examining its effectiveness, limitations, and impact on trauma recovery.
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Counselling Syrian Refugees in Canada
Explore the challenges and strategies in counselling Syrian refugees in Canada, focusing on trauma, cultural adaptation, and mental health support.
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Counselling Syrian Refugees in Canada
Explore the challenges and strategies in counselling Syrian refugees in Canada, focusing on trauma, cultural adaptation, and mental health support.
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Book Review on The Empty Chair by Vikram Kolmannskog
Review of The Empty Chair by Vikram Kolmannskog, exploring themes of loss, longing, and the search for meaning through a blend of narrative and existential reflections.
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Book Review on The Empty Chair by Vikram Kolmannskog
Review of The Empty Chair by Vikram Kolmannskog, exploring themes of loss, longing, and the search for meaning through a blend of narrative and existential reflections.
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An Example of the Application of Existential Therapy
Discover how existential therapy is applied in real-life scenarios, focusing on addressing life’s meaning, freedom, and personal responsibility.
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An Example of the Application of Existential Therapy
Discover how existential therapy is applied in real-life scenarios, focusing on addressing life’s meaning, freedom, and personal responsibility.
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An Insecure Attachment Style to Parent’s Negatively Affects Social Comparison Behaviours on Social Media in Adolescent Females
Insecure attachment to parents in adolescent females leads to negative social comparison behaviours on social media, impacting self-esteem and mental health.
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An Insecure Attachment Style to Parent’s Negatively Affects Social Comparison Behaviours on Social Media in Adolescent Females
Insecure attachment to parents in adolescent females leads to negative social comparison behaviours on social media, impacting self-esteem and mental health.
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A Case Conceptualization Based from the Movie Luckiest Girl Alive
Explore the psychological insights and therapeutic approaches derived from the movie Luckiest Girl Alive in this detailed case conceptualization analysis.
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A Case Conceptualization Based from the Movie Luckiest Girl Alive
Explore the psychological insights and therapeutic approaches derived from the movie Luckiest Girl Alive in this detailed case conceptualization analysis.
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How to Become a Psychiatrist in Canada: Education, Licensing, and Key Milestones
Learn the steps to become a psychiatrist in Canada, including education, licensing, and key milestones for a successful career in mental health care.
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How to Become a Psychiatrist in Canada: Education, Licensing, and Key Milestones
Learn the steps to become a psychiatrist in Canada, including education, licensing, and key milestones for a successful career in mental health care.
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Is Depression a Disability in Canada? Understanding Long-Term Disability Claims and Benefits for Depression
Learn crucial insights into long-term disability benefits and claims for depression in Canada, including eligibility, application process, and support options.
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Is Depression a Disability in Canada? Understanding Long-Term Disability Claims and Benefits for Depression
Learn crucial insights into long-term disability benefits and claims for depression in Canada, including eligibility, application process, and support options.
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Newcomer Mental Health: Supporting the Well-Being of Immigrants and Refugees
Newcomers struggle with resettlement stress or cultural adjustment. Learn how Canada supports Newcomers' mental health and well-being through tailored programs and services that build resilience and healing.
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Pre-Wedding Jitters: How to Fight Wedding Anxiety
Struggling with pre-wedding anxiety or cold feet? Learn practical ways to calm your nerves, ease wedding jitters, and feel confident and excited for your big day.
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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Group Activities and Exercises
Learn effective Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) group activities and exercises. Improve mental health with DBT techniques designed to enhance mindfulness, emotional regulation, and distress tolerance.
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) vs Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT): Which is More Effective for Anxiety Disorders
CBT vs DBT: Understand the differences between Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. Find the right and best therapy for you!
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Somatic Release Therapy: Using Somatic Experiencing to Release Trauma and Restore the Mind-Body Connection
Discover how somatic release therapy helps heal trauma by connecting mind and body through somatic experiencing, body awareness, and therapeutic approaches.
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Pros and Cons of Being a Therapist: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Realities of Working in the Mental Health Sector
Discover the advantages and disadvantages of being a therapist. Explore the pros and cons, rewards, and challenges of a career in psychology and psychotherapy.
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AI for Therapy: Is Using ChatGPT as a Therapist Friend or Foe When It Comes to Professional Help
Is ChatGPT a friend or foe in therapy? Explore how using AI chatbots like ChatGPT compares to a human therapist in psychotherapy and mental health support.
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Counselling Syrian Refugees in Canada
Explore the challenges and strategies in counselling Syrian refugees in Canada, focusing on trauma, cultural adaptation, and mental health support.
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17 min
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A Guide to Navigating a Summer Fling: What It Means and How You Can Save Your Mental Health
Navigate a summer fling with clarity. Learn what a no-strings-attached relationship means and how to save your mental health during this short-term summer romance.
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I Have No Job and I am Depressed — How Unemployed People Can Cope with Unemployment Depression
Learn how unemployed people can cope with unemployment depression. Find tips to manage stress of unemployment and rebuild self-esteem after job loss.
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