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1.0 Therapy Basics
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2.0 Types of therapists
Psychiatrist licensing and education in Canada
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5.0 Therapy techniques
Compare popular therapy techniques: CBT, DBT, EMDR and Somatic
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Therapy Basics
The Therapeutic Alliance: Why The Relationship with Your Therapist Matters
BY:
Rob Pintwala, Founder @ First Session
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Types of Therapists
What It’s Like Working With a South Asian Therapist
BY:
Nayab Tahir
Types of Therapists
What is a death doula? A Compassionate Guide to End-of-Life Support in Canada
What is a death doula? Explore their role, services, costs, and how they complement hospice, MAID support, and grief therapy in this comprehensive guide.
BY:
Shannon Pintwala
Therapy Techniques (Modalities)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in Canada | First Session
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First Session Editorial Team
Therapy Techniques (Modalities)
EMDR Therapy in Canada | First Session
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First Session Editorial Team
Therapy Basics
How to Find a Therapist or Psychologist in Halifax | First Session
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First Session Editorial Team
Types of Therapists
Social Worker vs Therapist: What’s the Difference in Canada?
Confused about whether a social worker can be your therapist? Learn the difference (and overlap) between social workers, therapists, and psychologists in Canada.
BY:
Rob Pintwala, Founder @ First Session
Therapy Basics
The Therapeutic Alliance: Why The Relationship with Your Therapist Matters
BY:
Rob Pintwala, Founder @ First Session
Therapy Basics
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First Session Editorial Team
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How to Find a Therapist or Psychologist in Montreal
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First Session Editorial Team
Therapy Techniques (Modalities)
Attachment-Based Therapy: What It Is, and How It Can Help You Heal
Attachment-based therapy helps us understand how early relationships shape our patterns of trust, love, and safety. By exploring these roots with a supportive therapist, we can transform old wounds into healthier, more secure connections in the present.
BY:
Natasha Sandy
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Nicole Laoutaris
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What I Think About Psychology Today (As Someone Who Built a Competing Platform)
Psychology Today is the most popular therapist directory—but is it the best? A founder who built a competing platform weighs in.
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How to Find a Therapist in Ottawa
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Sensitive, Not Broken: Reclaiming Nervous System Regulation After Childhood Parentification
Learn how childhood parentification impacts nervous system regulation and how somatic therapy can help Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) heal and thrive.
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How to Find a Therapist in Vancouver
Looking for a therapist in Vancouver? Here's everything you need to know to get started with counselling.
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Relationships
Couples Therapy: Is it Right For You?
The aim of couples counselling is to strengthen and improve the relationship between two people. Some couples seek out a therapist because there’s conflict in their relationship, and they’ve reached an impasse they believe therapy may resolve. Others do so because ongoing counselling makes their relationship deeper, closer, or more stable. There are as many reasons to attend couples counselling as there are to attend individual counselling.
BY:
Bryce Warnes
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