by Jeff Packer | Sep 25, 2024 | Anger Management, Change, Children & Adolescence, Conflict, Cooperative Parenting, Family, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Parenting, Problem-Solving, Separation & Divorce, Stress, Teens
Arguing every day about the smallest things. Telling me that my dad is selfish and doesn’t care about anything but himself. Complaining that mom is an annoying nag, who can’t get a grip. I don’t know whether having both of them at my soccer game shows love and...
by Jeff Packer | Sep 6, 2024 | Addictions, Change, Conflict, Crisis, Eating Disorder, Family, Love & Relationships, Mental Health, Parenting, Separation & Divorce, Stress
Many families will come to counselling as a sign of support to help a loved one through a difficult time (e.g. addiction, cooperative parenting, disordered eating, anxiety, depression, OCD, etc.). Sometimes families will provide financial support for a treatment...
by Jeff Packer | Sep 2, 2024 | Change, Love & Relationships, Problem-Solving, Separation & Divorce
Why Does This Keep Happening? “I took two years before stepping into another relationship. The previous lasted four years. At the four-year mark, my world was turned upside down. I could honestly say that I cried every day for the first year (although the...
by Jeff Packer | Aug 30, 2024 | Change, Crisis, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Separation & Divorce
Why Do I Feel So Worthless? Breaking up from a romance or going through separation and divorce knocks us down emotionally. These tough times can even increase negative self-talk, lowering our self-esteem. We invested so much of ourselves that when the relationship...
by Jeff Packer | Aug 28, 2024 | Love & Relationships
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) highlights the important connections between an individual’s thoughts, feelings and behaviours. These personal qualities, along with a systemic focus, an assessment of the person’s bio psychosocial influences (e.g. family history,...
by Jeff Packer | Aug 21, 2024 | Affairs and Adultery, Anger Management, Change, Children & Adolescence, Conflict, Cooperative Parenting, Crisis, Family, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Parenting, Problem-Solving, Separation & Divorce, Stress, Teens
Post Separation Thoughts and Behaviours Really Matter Let’s consider why we think we may have a difficult time co-parenting with our ex-partners: She/he has an addiction and refuses to get help. Who knows who she/he will have around my child? She/he has repeatedly...
Recent Comments