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All the Help You Need to Support Your Mental Health During COVID-19

  To our valued clients, We hope you are well and managing to steer through these trying and constantly changing times. During this period of uncertainty, it is important for us to care for our basic needs of health and safety, including our emotional health. Mental health during COVID-19 is an increasingly common challenge for many and we are eager to help our community through  COVID-19 counselling . The health, safety, and well-being of our clients is our top priority. We are following the lead of Ottawa Public Health authorities to ensure we are providing safe and therapeutic environment. COVID-19 Counselling Offered Through Virtual Sessions As the COVID-19 emergency is a rapidly evolving and changing situation, we have made the decision to conduct the majority of our appointments online for the foreseeable future. This direction has been made following the directives issued to us by our provincial and federal government to remain at home and shut down all non-essential busin

What are you doing for Self-Care?

  As we keep on being in shut down, it’s important for us to remember Self-care is more important now as we have less connections with people. Life can sometimes become overwhelming. Self-care can improve your mood, reduce anxiety, and teach you how to treat others. If you are experiencing: 1) poor sleep or sleeping more 2) increased use of alcohol or drugs (even prescription medication or over the counter sleeping pills) 3) feeling detached from others 4) feeling hopeless 5) more easily annoyed or getting angry These are all signs that you might be overwhelmed and you could use some self-care and nurturing. Self-Care looks like 1) Saying NO to demands made on you. 2) Ordering out instead of cooking 3) getting to bed early or earlier than usual 4) Lowering your expectations of yourself 5) Learning to turn off social media or the TV The most important thing about self-care is for you to find ways that make you feel emotionally recharged. Self-care is all about identi