Finding the right counsellor can feel overwhelming, especially with so many therapy options available today. While credentials and experience matter, the quality of the connection you feel with a therapist is often one of the most important predictors of successful counselling outcomes. Asking thoughtful questions before beginning therapy can help you feel more confident and supported in your decision. Why Therapist Fit Matters Many people searching for counselling in Nanaimo are not simply looking for availability — they are looking for … [Read more...] about 3 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Counsellor in Nanaimo
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Here’s To Our Furry Friends
Ever wondered if your counsellor has pets? You may already know the answer. Here's the long overdue formal introduction! There are quite the variety of pets working behind the scenes at Limitless Wellness. Sometimes they are just there to provide us with company throughout the working day, sometimes they sit in on sessions and sometimes they are our doorbell, letting us know when you have arrived. All of them have one thing in common and that is believing they are qualified therapy animals; They aren't though, so please don't tell … [Read more...] about Here’s To Our Furry Friends
3 Reasons For & Against French Immersion & 5 Reasons Not To Stress
Choosing where your child goes to school can be stressful. It can cause conflict in relationships and emerge as an issue within couples counselling and the work Counsellors do here in Nanaimo and on Vancouver Island. In our global society and multicultural relationships, many parents come from very different backgrounds. These natural differences can result in strong feelings about how one’s child should be educated. I, for example, was raised and educated in Ireland where the Irish language as we call it, “Gaeilge”, is compulsory from day … [Read more...] about 3 Reasons For & Against French Immersion & 5 Reasons Not To Stress
The Pandemic of our Psyche
How the shackling of our inner nomad has tested the mental health of humanity Modern humans have been around for about 100,000 years and just about 8000 b.c.e. we started actually producing our own food out of the ground. The first city built was called Ur in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) in 3800 b.c.e. and it was a fortified city to protect it from Nomadic raids. It was on this latitudinal axis that cities developed and the agricultural revolution spread around the world. Up until this revolution only about 6000 years ago, modern mankind lived … [Read more...] about The Pandemic of our Psyche
Nanaimo – How do we feel about sending our kids to school in September?
I am a mom and have a Kindergartener starting in September. I am seeing a range of emotions from other parents and a lot of uncertainty about the September school year beginning during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Vancouver Island has been very lucky so far with our low number of reported cases of Covid-19. I think we are all wondering if that will stay the case when September rolls around. Do we think our schools and the safety measures they put in place will be enough to prevent spreading Covid-19 in our community? Are our children or the … [Read more...] about Nanaimo – How do we feel about sending our kids to school in September?
