(Counselling for teachers) If you're a teacher heading into September, there's a good chance your school year started quite a while ago. Maybe you've already spent a few weeks going into your classroom, moving things around, setting up bulletin boards, organizing supplies, planning your first few weeks, and making the inevitable trips to Staples, Dollarama, or wherever else you end up finding things for your classroom. Even when you're technically still on summer break, it ca

Every August, I start hearing similar things from clients. "My son suddenly has a stomach ache every morning." "My daughter keeps asking me the same questions about school over and over." "I don't know why I'm so emotional. The kids are finally going back and I thought I'd be relieved." "My teenager says they're fine... but I can tell something's off." We tend to think of back-to-school anxiety as something that belongs to children. But I don't think that's actually true. In

By the time July rolls around, it can feel like everyone is outside living their best life. Camping photos. Lake days. Family vacations. Kids running through sprinklers. Long evenings around the fire. But the reality is that not everyone has a summer like this. And it's easy to look around and feel like everyone else is making memories while you're just... trying to get through the day. In this field of work, we know that's not actually how life works. As counsellors, in sum

Is Your Child Anxious About Returning to School? How Parents Can Help Transitions can be hard for many children. While school breaks are often full of rest and family time, the return to school can bring a sudden increase in anxiety. If your child becomes distressed before school, complains of stomach aches, refuses to get dressed, or melts down at drop-off, you are not alone. School-related anxiety is incredibly common, especially after holidays, long weekends, illness, or a

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