by Jeff Packer | Jan 25, 2022 | Crisis, Death and Loss, Family, Friendship, Grief, Love & Relationships
The loss of a loved one, whether a grandparent, parent, child, sibling, friend or another close to you, can be pretty painful and heart-wrenching. Initial shock and disbelief are often quickly replaced by feelings of sorrow, grief, confusion and even anger. These...
by Jeff Packer | Dec 28, 2021 | Conflict, Family, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Separation & Divorce
So many people make this decision far too quickly and with minimal or biased information. After working in the counselling field for over twenty years, I have grown increasingly “pro family.” We often hear the following two main thoughts about separating “I might as...
by Jeff Packer | Mar 29, 2021 | Anxiety, Change, Depression, Love & Relationships, Sexuality, Teens
I Feel All Alone Sometimes, we find ourselves in a place where we feel we cannot go on. The people in our lives do not seem to be enough, or we aren’t enough? What are we to do in this #dark place? Writing or expressing our emotions artistically can help both...
by Jeff Packer | Feb 22, 2021 | Love & Relationships
How often do we feel frustrated and alone, like no matter what we try life doesn’t seem to get any better. We might change this or that behaviour, for at least a short while, only to end up back in the same situation. We can gradually or not so gradually get more...
by Jeff Packer | Mar 17, 2020 | Death and Loss, Depression, Family, Friendship, Love & Relationships, Stress
JEFF PACKER MSW & ASSOCIATES INC. UPDATED COVID-19 ANNOUNCEMENT Your mental and relational health remains our priority at this time of continued COVID-19 regulations for physical isolation. We remain open, providing services online via video-conferencing,...
by Nicole Bolotenko | Dec 12, 2019 | Affairs and Adultery, Anger Management, Change, Conflict, Crisis, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Separation & Divorce, Sexuality
by Janis Abrahms Spring How do you forgive your partner when they do not take responsibilities for their transgressions? (With this question we are taking the position that this may be a major transgression like an affair) Often we hear from clients that they feel the...
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