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Brittany Tilstra is a freelance marketing and communications consultant and mental health champion. She specializes in branding and engagement for SMB's and startups.

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Brittany Tilstra is a freelance marketing and communications consultant and mental health champion. She specializes in branding and engagement for SMB's and startups. Brittany holds an undergraduate degree in Information Media studies and a certificate in Creative Writing from Western University. When she's not working, she's learning something new, adventuring locally and globally, or hanging out with her family.

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What does a successful relationship with your therapist look like?

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Nicole Laoutaris

Making the decision to reach out to a therapist can be nerve wracking. When you start to the process of finding a therapist, it’s likely you’ll come across several different kinds of professionals, each one with their own therapy speciality, such as anxiety therapy, and method (known as a therapy modality), such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). You might start to worry you’ll choose the wrong “kind” of therapist or counsellor. 

Family therapy techniques

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Nicole Laoutaris

Family therapy is a form of group therapy. Family therapy is for any group of people who consider themselves a family unit—children and parents, grandparents and grandchildren, aunts, uncles, caregivers or chosen families. 

Somatic Therapy Exercises and Techniques

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Nicole Laoutaris

While cognitive therapies deal with mind and our thoughts, somatic therapies realize that we store our experiences and our emotions in our bodies. You may experience symptoms of stomach upset or back pain and not be aware that this is associated with deeply ingrained and systemic anxiety or stress.

Therapy 101
1.0 Therapy basics
2.0 Types of therapists
3.0 Costs and coverage
4.0 Mental health specializations
5.0 Therapy techniques
1.0 Therapy basics
How does therapy work?How to find a therapistWhat to expect during your first therapy appointmentOnline vs. in-person therapy appointments
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2.0 Types of therapists
Psychiatrist licensing and education in CanadaPsychologist licensing and education in CanadaSocial worker licensing and education in CanadaPsychotherapist licensing and education in Canada
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3.0 Costs and coverage
How much does therapy cost?Affordable and sliding scale therapyIs therapy covered by provincial healthcare plans in Canada?Therapies covered by workplace insurance benefits
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4.0 Mental health specializations
Anxiety disorder assessment and therapy techniquesDepression disorder assessment and therapy techniquesObsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) assessment and therapy techniquesTrauma therapy techniquesPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) assessment and therapy techniques
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5.0 Therapy techniques
Compare popular therapy techniques: CBT, DBT, EMDR and SomaticCognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) exercises and techniquesEye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy exercises and techniquesDialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) exercises and techniquesSomatic therapy exercises and techniques
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