Unlocking Healing Through Play: Understanding the Magic of Play Therapy for Kids Are you considering therapy or counselling for your child? When they face challenges or struggle with their emotions, it's natural for parents to want to help them flourish and grow. But sometimes, it can be challenging to know how...
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Empowering Parents: A Guide to SPACE Therapy for Child Anxiety
Empowering Parents: A Guide to Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) Treatment Is your child's anxiety affecting how your family functions? How YOU as the parent operates on a day to day basis? Are you finding yourself changing your own behaviours to help manage your child’s distress. It’s not...
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Nurturing Healthy Minds: Understanding Mental Health in Children
Developing Emotion Regulation: Understanding Mental Health in Children Overall well-being is dependent upon good mental health which starts in the early years. The most formative years of life involve understanding the impact that social and emotional development have on the ways in which we engage and interact with the world...
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EFFT: help your child with big emotions and challenging behaviours
How to help your child with their BIG EMOTIONS and UNHELPFUL BEHAVIOURS After helping many parents work with their children to successfully regulate their child’s emotions and unhelpful behaviours, I’m sharing how Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) can help you to provide support for your child who struggles with big emotions,...
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Empowering parents of anxious kids
3 Key Takeaways from SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) At a recent training session focused on parenting anxious children and youth, one of our interns gained valuable insights into how parents can effectively support their children through moments of anxiety. We wanted to share these with you today. ...
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Single Session Therapy
Empowering Change in a Single Session: The Revolution of Single Session Therapy at Acorn Counselling In the ever-evolving landscape of mental health care, individuals seeking support often face challenges such as long waitlists and time constraints. Recognizing the need for immediate assistance, Acorn Counselling is proud to introduce Single Session...
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How to address Depression in Adults & Teens
Nurturing the Light Within: Understanding and Navigating Depression in Adults and Teens As we approach the winter months, it's important to recognize the unique challenges that depression poses for both adults and teens, and to explore strategies to manage symptoms and support well-being. Depression can cast a shadow over daily...
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Art Therapy
Art Therapy Art therapy is a unique form of therapy that combines the benefits of traditional talk therapy with the expression and creativity of art. It can be useful for children, youth, and adults who are struggling with a range of mental health issues, such as anxiety, depression, trauma, and...
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Free Mini E-Course for Parents of Anxious Kids
We know it can be hard as a parent to know if your child is having issues with anxiety. In this 5-part series, we uncover ways you can help your child and family members ease worry and increase confidence.
