Helping to Reconnect Counselling Services

Helping to Reconnect Counselling Services Individual, Couple and Family Counselling services delivered by registered Social Workers and Psychotherapists within Ontario. VIDEO COUNSELLING AVAILABLE!

Financial stress does not just hurt your wallet it also negatively impacts your mental health causing symptoms such as:1...
02/19/2026

Financial stress does not just hurt your wallet it also negatively impacts your mental health causing symptoms such as:

1. Anxiety
Constant worry about bills, debt, job security
Racing thoughts and difficulty relaxing
Panic attacks in severe cases
2. Depression
Feelings of hopelessness or helplessness
Low motivation and energy
Loss of interest in normal activities
3. Irritability & Mood Swings
Short temper
Increased conflict in relationships
Emotional exhaustion
4. Sleep Problems
Trouble falling or staying asleep
Waking up thinking about finances
Poor-quality sleep leading to fatigue

Mandy Stansfield is a registered psychotherapist offering CBT, EFT, and DBT. She supports individuals, couples, and fami...
02/17/2026

Mandy Stansfield is a registered psychotherapist offering CBT, EFT, and DBT. She supports individuals, couples, and families navigating grief, anxiety, depression, OCD, ADHD, and relationship challenges. She brings empathy, compassion, and a bit of humour to the work. Outside the office, you’ll find her with her dog and family, travelling, reading, or happily hibernating at home in the winter.

đź§  Chronic stressMany more clients are coming into therapy that are suffering from chronic stress.Our nervous system is d...
02/11/2026

đź§  Chronic stress
Many more clients are coming into therapy that are suffering from chronic stress.
Our nervous system is designed for short bursts of stress, not constant activation.
Modern life often means:
Work pressure
Financial stress
Information overload
Lack of downtime
When stress becomes ongoing, the system gets “stuck” in:
Fight/flight (anxiety, tension, irritability)
Freeze/shutdown (fatigue, numbness, low motivation).

02/10/2026

Resentment isn’t just anger—it’s anger mixed with hopelessness. Over time it erodes empathy and turns partners into adversaries instead of teammates.
How to start untangling it
Name it early (to yourself first). Ask: What am I actually needing here?
Shift from blame to impact: “I feel overwhelmed when…” instead of “You never…”
Set boundaries you can enforce, not requests you hope they’ll guess
Let go of silent contracts (things you expected but never agreed on together)
Watch patterns, not incidents—resentment lives in repetition

Christina Dallimore brings lived experience to her work, including navigating IVF losses, the grief of not becoming a mo...
02/09/2026

Christina Dallimore brings lived experience to her work, including navigating IVF losses, the grief of not becoming a mother, and significant life transitions. She works with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, grief, and relational difficulties, offering therapy that is emotionally attuned and grounded.

Outside the therapy room, Christina is an auntie and godmother, a cat mom, a photographer, and someone who values travel and creativity, contexts that quietly shape how she listens, relates, and holds complexity with care.

I am a licensed therapist specializing in PTSD, postpartum depression, anxiety, OCD, ADHD, grief, and couples counseling...
02/08/2026

I am a licensed therapist specializing in PTSD, postpartum depression, anxiety, OCD, ADHD, grief, and couples counseling. As a mother of two in a cross-cultural marriage, raised by immigrant parents, I bring a deeply personal understanding of intergenerational trauma, identity, and the complexities of family systems. My clinical work is informed not only by evidence-based practice, but also by lived experience with loss and grief, allowing me to meet clients with empathy, cultural humility, and compassion.

Natasha Huff MSW RSW

02/03/2026

Yeah… life really does that sometimes. One minute things feel steady, the next everything shifts under your feet.
If this is one of those big changes—good, bad, or confusing—it’s okay to feel a mix of things at once. Even positive changes can shake you up. Nothing about that means you’re doing it wrong.
Do you want to talk about what’s changing, or do you just need a quiet space to sit with the feeling for a minute? I’m here either way.

Connect with me:
Ariane.h2r@gmail.com

01/30/2026

Why does intimacy change after kids?
1) Exhaustion
2) Mental Load
3) Body changes and recovery
4) Touch overload
5) Role shift
6) Resentment build up
What helps rebuild intimacy?
1) lower the pressure - intimacy doesn’t have to be s*x
2) schedule connection
3) talk about it - I miss you etc
4) share the load visibily
5) relearn each other
6) protect your couple identity - you are not just parents

*xafterkids

Embrace your 40s and rather than perceiving it as a cliff, see it as a clearing.One thing I always say to my clients is ...
01/28/2026

Embrace your 40s and rather than perceiving it as a cliff, see it as a clearing.
One thing I always say to my clients is that your body is now a collaborator, not a background prop. You need to keep your health at the forefront of your mind. Treat your body well and it will return the favour. Ignore it and it will file a complaint.
So one phrase I will continue to say is “40s and thriving.” Definitely, running 5k, 3 days per week helps with not only keeping me healthy but also improving my mood.

01/25/2026

Spending time together as a couple, even if it is 15 minutes at the end of the day to check how each other are doing is essential. It does not matter how tired you are, it only takes 10 to 15 minutes and it could save your marriage.

For Bell Let’s Talk Day we are going to give you one mental health tip/fact. This one is for women with ADHD, ages appro...
01/21/2026

For Bell Let’s Talk Day we are going to give you one mental health tip/fact.

This one is for women with ADHD, ages approximately 12 to 45/50. Have you noticed that a week or two before your period your ADHD symptoms seem to get worse? Is it more challenging to emotionally regulate? Are you feeling you are more disorganized and feel like you can’t focus?
Many women with ADHD, even those that feel that they have a handle of their ADHD most of the time feel like for a week and a half to two weeks before their period they, “lose control.” This can feel very frustrating because you may be feeling confident about yourself and your abilities and feel like things are getting better then suddenly you feel like you can’t focus no longer function.
There are a lot of lifestyle changes that can be made for women with ADHD that can help. If this sounds like you, we would love to support you.

01/20/2026

Benefits of Therapy:
1. Emotional & Psychological Growth
2. Improved Coping & Problem-Solving
3. Stronger Relationships
4. Increased Self-Awareness
5. Behavioural Change
6. Healing Past Wounds
7. Managing Specific Issues like PTSD, Addiction etc.

Address

3388 Angel Pass Drive
Mississauga, ON
L5M7K5

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Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 9pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

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+14169850925

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