Transitions Counselling Blog
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3 Reasons Why Your Child Would Benefit From Music Therapy
Have you ever had an experience with a piece of music that deeply moved you? Perhaps you’ve listened to a song or played an instrument that helped you move through a difficult time in your life? It’s no secret that music can be a powerful conduit when it comes...
How is Music Therapy Different from Music Lessons?
There’s no question – music is such a powerful conduit and medicine. Sound has the capacity to create depth to our experience while allowing us to move through emotions that our mind perhaps can’t understand. Have you ever felt moved to tears through a piece of music?...
What is Telehealth & Why Does Transitions Counselling Offer It
For as long as we can remember, if we needed a service, we went out to a brick and mortar location to receive it. But, over the past several years, things have changed with the evolution of technology. Nowadays, if you need a counselling service, it’s possible to work...
What is EMDR?
Have you ever experienced any sort of trauma or PTSD that you’d like to recover and move along from? Trauma can live in our bodies for a long time and it doesn’t feel good. We may feel fear, anxiety, depression, shame and panic. Luckily, there are ways to move...
The Importance of Doing Play Therapy in Person
One thing we know here at Transitions Counselling, is that therapy looks different for everyone. This especially applies to children! When a child is dealing with something difficult, they will almost always show it, it simply may not be in the way that we recognize...
What Is Play Therapy and How Is It Beneficial?
Has your child ever showed signs of emotional, behavioral, social, or academic issues? Have they recently gone through something disruptive or traumatic? If so, play therapy could be the perfect solution for your family. Since traditional therapy can be too intense...
The Benefits of Our Play Therapy Centre at Transitions Counselling
When a child is struggling in some way, they will always show you. Though it may not bethrough their words, they will likely act out as a form of expressing how they are feeling.Because a child hasn’t yet developed the skills to articulate through words completely,...
Here’s What Happens When You Break Up With A Narcissist
It is challenging and exhausting being romantically involved with a narcissist, but they can also cause havoc when they leave. Break ups are always hard, but when you’ve been in a relationship with someone who uses others and is obsessed with themselves, it can be even harder. On the surface, narcissists can seem charming, engaging…
10 routines that will strengthen a parent-child relationship
We all crave those close moments with our children that melt our hearts. Connection is as essential to us as it is to our children. When our relationship is strong, it’s also sweet, so we receive as much as we give. That’s what makes parenting worth all the sacrifices. That connection is also the only…
Hey, Mainstream Teachers, You Need to Read My Child’s IEP
The school year is underway. Some kids have been in school for a month while others a few weeks. When it comes to individualized education programs (IEPs), there are wrinkles that need to be ironed at the beginning of the year — which is understandable — but when issues keep coming up that are clearly…