Tips for Starting Online Therapy
Why Go Online? Our world has changed rapidly in the past few weeks. The current situation and uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 has people staying home in order to flatten the curve and comply with social distancing recommendations. In times like these, it is especially important to stay connected with our support system and continue to engage […]
Finding the Silver Lining
Clinical Social Worker and Registered Psychotherapist, Heather Boswell provides a refreshing perspective in response to the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Our world has certainly experienced a significant shift in these last few days and weeks. We are experiencing something so new which can feel very unsettling. Let’s encourage ourselves to focus on what we can influence, […]
Gratitude
Thanks to our resident Mindfulness Guru, Andrea Harris, this blog post reminds us about the importance of gratitude and offers a simple exercise to try! Gratitude Slow down, notice, observe, and appreciate… Gratitude comes when we are mindful and observe the simple beauty in our everyday lives. Did you know? The benefits of gratitude are […]
Self Care Practices You Don’t Realize are Self Care
10 Practices that You Probably Don’t Realize are Self Care Popular belief is that self care is intentional. It is an action taken deliberately in order to take care of our emotional, mental and physical health. Have you felt the trend in our society to make it feel forced as something we must do, rather […]
The Summer Mindfulness Series
Jon Kabat Zinn defines mindfulness as the awareness that arises from paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment and non-judgmentally. Mindfulness helps us become present, moment to moment so we respond wisely to a challenge and experience each moment as it unfolds. People who regularly implement mindfulness strategies into their lives may find lasting physical […]
Think. Talk. Thrive. Are you ready?
If you’re considering therapy, knowing a bit more about our philosophy will be helpful. At Onyx, we create opportunity for you to: Make meaning of your experiences and interactions Have you ever had a disagreement with someone, that left you feeling confused and unsettled? It can be hard to understand how it happened or unfolded, […]
Onyx Life: An Introduction
Therapy with Onyx is centred around growth; we try to make personal growth more likely through a collaborative stance, and with a warm feel. But what does that mean, “a collaborative stance”? It means that we believe people bring strengths and ideas about what would make things better to therapy, and the therapist brings their […]
