Blog and Free Resources
Blog Posts
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About Somatic Experiencing (SE™)
We offer Somatic Experiencing (SE™) sessions at our Fairfield Mental Health office.
SE™ can help support trauma processing.
Learn more about SE™ in this blog post by Jacqueline Gautier, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) and Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) at Fairfield Mental Health.
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My Journey to Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)
If you are a parent, caregiver, child, teen or family seeking counselling, we can help.
Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) is an approach that believes in the healing power of families.
Learn more in a new blog post by Tory Vitaly, MSW, RSW, who offers EFFT sessions at Fairfield Mental Health.
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Meet Jenafor Ryane, MC, RCC
Meet Jenafor Ryane, MC, RCC, at our Oak Bay Mental Health location.
Jenafor has a background in mindfulness, yoga, regulating the nervous system, and managing end-of-life issues.
She is here to support you with anxiety, depression, stress, overwhelm, loss, longing and more.
Resources (Free Downloads)
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Worksheet: How to Listen to Your Inner Knowing
PDF Worksheet
Sometimes in life there are decisions that are easy to make. It feels like an easy yes or an easy no.
But other times there can be a feeling of resistance - like you’re being pulled in two directions at once.
This worksheet to help you identify what each of these parts of your inner knowing might feel like.
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Worksheet: Final Counselling Session > A Map of Where We've Been
PDF Worksheet
Counselling is about Becoming, Learning, Growing, and Reflecting.
Reflecting back on your past counselling sessions, this worksheet will help you answer questions such as:
What would you say to yourself on the first day of counselling?
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Worksheet: Self-Compassion
PDF Worksheet
Self-compassion is the process of turning compassion inward.
We learn to be kind and understanding rather than harshly self-critical when we fail and make mistakes.
This handout will help identify what to say to yourself to practice self-compassion in difficult emotions.
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Poem: For When People Ask
Downloadable Poem
This downloadable poem by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer explores human nature and the expansiveness of our emotions.