The Power of Forgiveness

The Power of Forgiveness

Today’s blog was written by CFSSC Clinician Debbie Bradley; B.A. (Hons) Psychology, MSW, RSW   Forgiveness is a gift I give to myself for someone else’s wrongdoing.   FORGIVENESS IS NOT: Forgiveness is not affiliated with a particular religion or...
Gratitude- A Powerful Skill

Gratitude- A Powerful Skill

Today’s blog was written by CFSSC Clinician Kelly Major, MSW, RSW. Living in the 21st century comes with many challenges and life stressors. Many people find their days filled with never-ending to-do lists of things they would like to accomplish while trying to...
Fighting Seniors Isolation with Slow Cooker Club

Fighting Seniors Isolation with Slow Cooker Club

The Parish Outreach to Senior’s project has been a really impactful initiative in Simcoe County and Peel Dufferin. This project has helped to build community and relationships for seniors by providing them with social companionship. Catholic Family Services in Simcoe...
Top 10 Anxiety Management Techniques

Top 10 Anxiety Management Techniques

  The following was adapted from Margaret Wehrenberg’s book Ten Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques.   Anxiety can be defined as a feeling of worry or nervousness related to a real or an imagined event. Brief anxiety can help us adapt to our...
Using Grounding to Detach from Emotional Pain

Using Grounding to Detach from Emotional Pain

Source: Lisa Najavits, PhD   WHAT IS GROUNDING? Grounding is a set of simple strategies to detach from emotional pain (for example, drug cravings, self-harm impulses, anger, sadness). Distraction works by focusing outward on the external world—rather than inward...
CFSSC Stories – Kristen – Anxiety Counselling

CFSSC Stories – Kristen – Anxiety Counselling

*The name of the client has been changed to protect confidentiality Kristen is a college student who has endured a lot of loss in the past few years. Both her mom and uncle passed away after long battles with cancer, her dog needed to be put down, and her boyfriend...