by Richard Amaral | Jan 12, 2022 | Counselling and Psychotherapy, Mental Health, Mind-Body Health, Psychology
(Click here to see a video summary of this post.) As I mentioned in my last post, change doesn’t happen overnight, nor does it happen after just one attempt. A person goes through different stages when attempting to change something in themselves, and even after going...
by Richard Amaral | Jan 5, 2022 | Change, Counselling and Psychotherapy, Mental Health, Mind-Body Health, Psychology
Happy New Year!!! Every January 1st, I like to think about my goals, intentions, and plans for the new year. On the one hand, I can see why some people dislike setting New Year’s resolutions or goals, as it can be a reminder of all the times when they failed to...
by Richard Amaral | Dec 8, 2021 | All Entries, Counselling and Psychotherapy, Mental Health, Mind-Body Health, Psychology, Stress, Trauma
While every therapist has their own style and approach to working with psychological pain caused by trauma, I find there are two common objectives that both clients and therapists share regardless of theoretical orientation. These objectives are: (1) Increase a...
by Richard Amaral | Nov 25, 2021 | Abuse, Anxiety, Family Violence, Mental Health, Psychology, Relationships, Trauma
In Canada, November is National Domestic Violence Awareness month. Since I’ve been writing about trauma lately, I thought I’d discuss trauma in the context of domestic violence and share what I’ve learned from working in both of these areas. Which...
by Richard Amaral | Nov 15, 2021 | All Entries, Anxiety, Balance, COVID-19, Mental Health, Trauma
Over the last couple of years, I’ve been finding the word ‘trauma’ in our social discourse more than I can remember. I think there are several reasons for this. Why We hear More About Trauma First, living in Canada, I am regularly exposed to our...
by Richard Amaral | Nov 6, 2021 | Anxiety, Mental Health, Mind-Body Health, Stress, Trauma
As a student, and in the early years of my career, I put a lot of weight on the role of nature in the whole “nature vs. nurture” debate. I was doing a lot of work in addiction psychology at the time and strongly believed in a person’s genetic predisposition to...
