Posts Categorized: general info

What Do People Mean By “Resilience” As An Outcome Of Therapy?

It’s becoming a bit of a pop star in the academic and scientific world, the word “resilience”. But what does it mean when it’s used (say, like “empathy”) within the context of psychotherapy? Let me give you a scenario… You suffer from a general (though intermittent) anxiety revolving around things in your environment that are… Read more »

Should I See A Male Or Female Therapist?

I was recently preparing a presentation for men who are training to become registered massage therapists – men being, until recently, a minority in a profession largely staffed by women. The idea was to discuss societal gender stigmas and the myths which arise from them (one, for example, being that “men are better at deep… Read more »