How Does Acceptance And Commitment Therapy (ACT) Work?
ACT is a cognitive-behavioral therapy that can help you live a more meaningful life. Learn how it works and how to get started today.
How to Find the Right Therapist for my OCD Treatment
You have decided to pursue treatment for your OCD. Amazing! Next step – how do you find the right therapist? Will they understand my OCD? Will you be able to tell them all of your intrusive thoughts? Read on to discover ways that we engage in therapist matching at Forward Thinking Psychological Services (FTPS). We…
General | OCD | OCD Subtypes
OCD Subtypes: How important are they?
There are so many subtypes of OCD that people speak about nowadays. There are often the most common ones that quickly come to mind, such as contamination-related OCD, harm-related OCD and “just-right” OCD. But now there are also many other subtypes that people will speak about. A quick internet search turns up a whole variety…
General | OCD | OCD Subtypes
Virtual Therapy Has No Limits
As more and more individuals across the globe have been able to access virtual therapy, we have learned a great deal about its benefits for clients. These have included: enhanced flexibility, increased accessibility and limitless creativity. I want to talk about the idea of limitless creativity today. When providing therapy for individuals with anxiety and…
COVID | General | Mindfulness
Exposure Therapy: Up Close and Virtual
The last year has seen a flourishing of online therapy as a way to deliver mental health treatment. I have reviewed the benefits of this…
Embracing Uncertainty: Now more than ever
As I write this blog, COVID 19 rages across Canada, the hospital where I work has created a field hospital, and physicians in Ontario may…
Impact of COVID 19 on Youth
My son told me that other day children must be protected at all costs during the pandemic – they are the future of this world. It was an…
Anxiety and Stress Management Blog Series: Enhancing Distress Tolerance
Welcome to another blog within our Anxiety and Stress Management Blog Series. I wanted to share some ways that we can think about…
Anxiety and Stress Management Blog Series: Challenging Negative Thoughts
As winter marches on and we continue to be challenged by pandemic lockdowns and new COVID-19 variants, I thought a blog series focused on…
An invitation to a Coping Skills Workshop
Given the challenges of the ongoing pandemic and the long winter months, Forward Thinking Psychological Services is running a Coping…
New Year New You? How To Make Long Term Changes!
As the calendar turned over to January 1, 2021 there were likely many emotions this year – relief (good bye 2020!!), hope (will there be…
Is my mind playing tricks on me, or have I had a genuine experience?
Have you ever thought you heard your name being called out, only to find no one there? Did you ever sense a presence in the room when you…