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Little Cabin Counselling

Trauma-informed, mind - body based mental health services in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

12/29/2025

ADHD in women and girls is often missed entirely or misdiagnosed as anxiety, depression, or other mental health disorders. The impacts of living without appropriate support often leads to worsened mental health outcomes and comorbidities. Although more research is focusing on ADHD in females, we still have a long way to go in improving mental health outcomes for this population.

12/28/2025

Curiosities if you're on your healing journey ...

12/26/2025

Learning what boundaries are - how to develop them, maintain them, and respect them, is often a critical aspect of trauma-focused therapy. When we experience trauma in relationships, we can often lose sight of our own desires and needs. This can make boundaries feel confusing and shameful. Our experiences may have led us to believe consciously and/or subconsciously that our own agency and authenticity should be avoided in order to stay safe. This is an unfortunate reality for many folks impacted by trauma. The good news is, there are ways to build your capacity for having boundaries. Boundaries with yourself and with others. Somatic work can support us to embody a felt sense of our own boundaries and what feels authentically right for us.

12/15/2025

There can be so many benefits to your mental health through working with the body and movement. Somatic practices done with the right support and pacing can help us release tension, regulate emotion, connect with our authenticity, and meet needs that may have not been met before. If working somatically is new to you, always take your time and seek support if needed. Reconnecting with your body and it's sensations can bring an abundance of benefit, but it can also bring things up that can feel overwhelming. This is why pacing, listening to yourself and appropriate support are important.

12/12/2025

When we see a serious or neutral face, our nervous system may interpret it as ambiguous or potentially threatening. The amygdala becomes more alert, scanning for danger, and the body can shift toward a sympathetic state marked by hypervigilance, faster heart rate, and increased muscle tension. This is especially true for people with trauma histories, anxiety, or attachment wounds, as the brain tends to fill in unclear cues with threat. In contrast, when we see a smiling, warm, or inviting face, the nervous system often relaxes. The social-engagement system activates, signaling safety. What did you notice?

12/11/2025

The truth is, relational trauma can create significant challenges for people. We are relational by nature and biologically hardwired to connect with others. When trauma happens in the context of relationships (which it often does) it can create challenges that feel inescapable. Everyone's experience is different and there is 'one size fits all' for your wellness. and, neuroscience shows us that our brain has neuroplasticity - the capacity to be reshaped and rewired in healthy ways.

12/09/2025

The thing is, we are not meant to be perfectly regulated all of the time. Our nervous system and emotions are meant to shift and change continuously. It is part of what makes us human. But when things like chronic stress, anxiety, and trauma keep us stuck in chronic states of overwhelm, this is a problem. It can literally impact every area of our lives from relationships, physical and mental health, job performance, our thoughts, behaviours and the things we enjoy. Nervous system and emotional regulation starts with awareness. You can't change what you don't know is impacting you.

12/04/2025

I thought it was time for a little refresher about my practice. Here is a little about how I practice and my background as a social worker in the mental health field. 🧠💖

12/03/2025

Consider learning more about and using this practice to meet with overwhelming or difficult emotions. Often is not the emotions that perpetuate inner turmoil, it is our response to them. Learning ways to safetly be with a wide range of emotional experiences builds capacity and promotes wellness. The RAIN practice comes from the work of Tara Brach and is based on the four steps: Recognize what is happening; allow the experience to be there, just as it is; Investigate with interest and care; Nurture with self-compassion.

11/28/2025

The possibilities to promote post trauma growth are plentiful! Everyone is different and what works for one certainly will not work for all. These are some of the well loved interventions that I pull from. They aim to promote internal safety, nervous system regulation, proprioceptive awareness and other sensory awareness, and overall healing.

11/25/2025

Different holidays hold different meanings for everyone. Our past experiences or lack of experiences surrounding holidays shape how we feel about them in our current life. Experiences can shift over time, and there is no 'right way' to experience the holidays. Honour your grief, rage, sadness, fear, joy, and excitement. Whatever shows up for you is okay just as it is.

11/18/2025

Thank you! 2025 Halifax Community Votes results are in and Little Cabin Counselling has been recognized in 2 categories. I am honoured to receive the silver award in holistic wellness and top pick in therapy and counselling 💓
Thank you for your continued support 🙏 I am truly honoured to support you on your healing journey.

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1550 Bedford Highway
Bedford, NS
B4A1E6

Opening Hours

Thursday	9am - 7pm
Friday	9am - 7pm

Website

https://littlecabincounselling.com/

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