5 Ways You Can Support Your Teen with Social Anxiety
Has the pandemic amplified your teen's fears of being in social settings? Are they experiencing an increased fear of being at school and avoiding certain situations? You are not alone, and…
6 Essential Characteristics of a Strong Family
How we define ‘family’ is entirely based on our values and personal experiences in life. There is no set way to describe a family, and none are more valid…
Paediatric Occupational Therapy
We have recently welcomed a Paediatric Occupational Therapist, Arohi Atre, BOT, MSOT, OT Reg. (Ont), to our team at Acorn Counselling. What is her role and what can you expect…
Resources: COVID-19 Supports for Children and Families During Social Distancing
During this challenging time, I wanted to have a space to share resources about Covid-19 and children with the kids and families in our community. This page will be updated…
COVID-19: SPECIAL UPDATE
Dear Clients and Parents, You are no doubt aware of the current situation with COVID-19/Coronavirus in our country and the recent diagnoses in Hamilton. As information about the COVID-19 is…
Child Anxiety – Part 4 – What DOES Work!
What DOES Work? This is a loaded question, since child anxiety manifests differently for different people. Usually, it is not just one answer either, and a number of things together…
Child Anxiety – Part 3 – What Doesn’t Work
What doesn’t work? There are a number of things that parents or caregivers try to do to help their anxious child. Some of the things that may not be the…
Child Anxiety – Part 2 – What does Anxiety Do?
Anxiety recruits the whole family through "accommodation" What does Anxiety Do? Anxiety causes all of us to try to keep ourselves safe. There are a number of behaviours that kids…
Child Anxiety – Part 1
More than 1 in 3 children between the ages of 3-17 have anxiety symptoms that could be classified as problematic. Anxiety is one of the most common reasons that people…
The Magic of Play Therapy
When my daughter was a young toddler, we went through a phase where bath-times became a nightmare. Especially hair washing. It was so hard. She would scream, and cry, and…
