by cfsscadmin | Dec 10, 2024 | Blog, Mental Health
Today’s blog was written by one of our in-house clinicians: Ricky Giesbrecht, MA, RP, CCC. How do therapists decide which intervention best suits your needs? There are many factors to consider, such as: The presenting issue History of the issue The severity of the...
by cfsscadmin | Dec 23, 2019 | Blog, Mental Health
Today’s blog is written by Lee Anne Medwid. It’s the Season to be jolly… ho, ho, ho! Christmas decorations appear in stores as soon as the Halloween items have been removed. What’s that piped-in music, Christmas music already? As Christmas continues to become...
by cfsscadmin | Jun 11, 2019 | Blog, General, Mental Health
By Angie Blandford, B. Sc., MSW Emotions In the 20th century, Dr. Paul Ekman identified six basic emotions: Anger Disgust Fear Happiness Sadness Surprise In Dr. Ekman’s book, Emotions in the Human Face: Guidelines for Research and an Integration of Findings (1972), he...
by cfsscadmin | May 31, 2019 | Blog, General
By Ricky Giesbrecht, MA, RP, CCC. Have you heard of self-compassion? When I first heard the word in 2012, I wasn’t sure what it meant. I always thought compassion was something you showed others, but the word “self-compassion” asks you to be compassionate to...
by cfsscadmin | May 17, 2019 | Blog, Stories
By then-CFSSC communications intern, Ben Murray If you asked me three weeks ago what Family Service Ontario (FSO) is, I wouldn’t have been able to give you a good answer. I’m a Georgian College student just wrapping up a post-graduate diploma in Professional Writing....