Alison Bell & Associates Counselling Group

Alison Bell & Associates Counselling Group www.alisonbellcounselling.com Counselling, Therapy, Consultation & Support - Serving Children, Adole

www.alisonbellcounselling.com Counselling, Therapy, Consultation & Support - Serving Children, Adolescents, and Families in South Surrey, White Rock, Langley, Delta, Surrey and the surrounding areas of Greater Vancouver, BC.

Eating struggles often begin when kids feel powerless, stressed, or overstimulated. Food can become a coping strategy, a...
02/23/2026

Eating struggles often begin when kids feel powerless, stressed, or overstimulated. Food can become a coping strategy, a way to create predictability when emotions feel chaotic.⁠

Understanding how best to support your child to ensure their health and well-being is the first step.⁠

🖥️ www.alisonbellcounselling.com⁠
☎️ 604.372.1545 ⁠
✉️ alison@alisonbellcounselling.com

Parents often try to hold everything together while running on empty. But you can’t guide a dysregulated child from a dy...
02/19/2026

Parents often try to hold everything together while running on empty. But you can’t guide a dysregulated child from a dysregulated state.⁠

Supporting your own nervous system is not optional - it’s essential.⁠

🖥️ www.alisonbellcounselling.com⁠
☎️ 604.372.1545 ⁠
✉️ alison@alisonbellcounselling.com

Joy is energy - bright, bubbly, expansive. Regulation is grounding - steady, slower, contained.⁠⁠Many kids swing between...
02/18/2026

Joy is energy - bright, bubbly, expansive. Regulation is grounding - steady, slower, contained.⁠

Many kids swing between the two because their nervous system is still learning how to move from excitement back to calm.⁠ If your child “goes from 100 to 0” or melts down after something fun, it’s a sign their system landing. And it’s completely normal.⁠

🖥️ www.alisonbellcounselling.com⁠
☎️ 604.372.1545 ⁠
✉️ alison@alisonbellcounselling.com

Burnout doesn’t only happen to introverted or neurodivergent kids, it can happen to any child who feels stretched social...
02/17/2026

Burnout doesn’t only happen to introverted or neurodivergent kids, it can happen to any child who feels stretched socially.⁠

Recovery often looks like withdrawal, irritability, or needing extra alone time. Honour the reset.⁠

🖥️ www.alisonbellcounselling.com⁠
☎️ 604.372.1545 ⁠
✉️ alison@alisonbellcounselling.com

Kids often shut down when the demands feel bigger than their capacity. In winter, motivation dips are common - especiall...
02/13/2026

Kids often shut down when the demands feel bigger than their capacity. In winter, motivation dips are common - especially for ND kids.⁠

Before pushing harder, pause and ask what barrier they’re facing. You can’t motivate a nervous system that’s already in survival mode.⁠

🖥️ www.alisonbellcounselling.com⁠
☎️ 604.372.1545 ⁠
✉️ alison@alisonbellcounselling.com

Many neurodivergent kids struggle with dopamine regulation year-round, but winter makes it more intense.⁠⁠Supporting the...
02/12/2026

Many neurodivergent kids struggle with dopamine regulation year-round, but winter makes it more intense.⁠

Supporting the nervous system with rest, movement, novelty, and compassion creates more change than lectures ever do.⁠

🖥️ www.alisonbellcounselling.com⁠
☎️ 604.372.1545 ⁠
✉️ alison@alisonbellcounselling.com

Neurodivergent kids work twice as hard in environments that weren’t built for their brains.⁠ Noise, group work, transiti...
02/11/2026

Neurodivergent kids work twice as hard in environments that weren’t built for their brains.⁠ Noise, group work, transitions, expectations - school can be a daily sensory marathon.⁠

If they come home drained, irritable, or quiet... their nervous system is doing its best in a world that often asks too much.⁠

🖥️ www.alisonbellcounselling.com⁠
☎️ 604.372.1545 ⁠
✉️ alison@alisonbellcounselling.com

This time of year magnifies insecurity. Teens are navigating crushes, friendships that feel complicated, and the pressur...
02/10/2026

This time of year magnifies insecurity. Teens are navigating crushes, friendships that feel complicated, and the pressure to fit in.⁠

Even kids who shrug it off often feel something deeper underneath. A little softness from parents goes a long way right now.⁠

🖥️ www.alisonbellcounselling.com⁠
☎️ 604.372.1545 ⁠
✉️ alison@alisonbellcounselling.com

How we speak becomes the environment people heal in. When conversations around food, bodies, and health are rooted in ne...
02/09/2026

How we speak becomes the environment people heal in. When conversations around food, bodies, and health are rooted in neutrality and compassion, they create safety.⁠

Noticing our language, staying curious, and choosing connection over correction. Healing grows where people feel seen, not evaluated.

February can trigger dips in motivation, energy, and mood. Kids who seem high-functioning or independent aren’t immune; ...
02/06/2026

February can trigger dips in motivation, energy, and mood. Kids who seem high-functioning or independent aren’t immune; they simply hide it better.⁠

If your child seems “off,” trust the signs. Winter affects the nervous system long before it affects behaviour.⁠

🖥️ www.alisonbellcounselling.com⁠
☎️ 604.372.1545 ⁠
✉️ alison@alisonbellcounselling.com

Dr. Alison Bell has been completing a PhD research project focused on supporting parents of gifted and bright children—p...
02/05/2026

Dr. Alison Bell has been completing a PhD research project focused on supporting parents of gifted and bright children—particularly around emotional intensity, big feelings, and big inner worlds.⁠

This February, she’s sharing what came out of that work in a free, 1-hour live webinar.⁠

This session offers a look at what parents found most helpful, what shifted in their understanding and confidence, and how gifted children’s emotional intensity can be supported in more attuned, compassionate ways. Alison will also introduce the workshop model that emerged from the research and share practical strategies parents can begin using right away.⁠

Whether you’re a parent wanting support, or a professional wanting a deeper understanding of gifted-specific emotional needs, you’re warmly invited to join.⁠

🗓 Wednesday, February 11⁠
⏰ 6:30–7:30 PM PST⁠
💻 Live via Zoom⁠
🎟 Free to attend⁠

Registration link in bio!⁠

🖥️ www.alisonbellcounselling.com⁠
☎️ 604.372.1545 ⁠
✉️ alison@alisonbellcounselling.com

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Surrey, BC
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