New Aniibiish

New Aniibiish Counselling - psychotherapeutic services.

New Aniibiish offers integrative approaches to therapy areas of practice include but not limited to: CBT, EMDR, Internal Family Systems, Psychodynamic Therapy, Somatic Experiencing, Traumatic Incident Reduction

Grief does not follow a predictable path.It moves through memory, relationship, and the spaces we often don’t have langu...
04/20/2026

Grief does not follow a predictable path.
It moves through memory, relationship, and the spaces we often don’t have language for.

💔 In Love, Harold, filmmaker Alan Zweig invites us into something deeply human unguarded conversations about loss, friendship, and the enduring impact of su***de.

What unfolds is not only a reflection on grief, but a reminder of how essential it is to create spaces where it can be spoken, witnessed, and held without urgency to resolve it. For those navigating loss, and for those supporting others through it, this film offers a quiet, meaningful entry point into conversations that are often avoided, yet profoundly needed.

Stream now for free on National Film Board of Canada

https://www.nfb.ca/film/love-harold/

If this brings something up for you, you are not alone. Reaching toward support whether through conversation, community, or professional care matters.

The brain can be understood as a predictive organ, continuously generating expectations about internal and external expe...
04/19/2026

The brain can be understood as a predictive organ, continuously generating expectations about internal and external experiences; however, these predictions are not always accurate. Perceptions of threat are often shaped by prior experiences, internal dialogue, learned beliefs, sensory input, and interoceptive signals. In many cases, the anticipated danger is not present in the immediate environment, yet it is experienced as real. Symptoms such as anxiety, chronic pain, and fatigue may therefore be understood as downstream manifestations of these threat-based predictions.

As a psychotherapist, I support clients in identifying and understanding these predictive patterns within a safe, attuned, and relational context. The nervous system functions as a primary communication network, conveying information that informs these predictions. Through the cultivation of regulation often supported through co-regulation, somatic awareness, and integrative therapeutic approaches clients can begin to shift these patterns, allowing the brain to generate predictions of safety with greater frequency. This process involves updating internal and external signals, including modifying self-referential thought patterns, examining and revising underlying beliefs, reinterpreting sensory input, and reducing physiological arousal.

Consistent engagement in daily regulation practices, alongside therapeutic support, can gradually alter the signals communicated to the brain, facilitating adaptive recalibration of predictive processes over time. This work is not simply about symptom reduction, but about supporting enduring changes in how individuals experience safety, connection, and regulation within themselves and in relationship to others.

Think Like a Brain offers a concise and accessible introduction to the evolving field of qEEG-informed mental health car...
04/13/2026

Think Like a Brain offers a concise and accessible introduction to the evolving field of qEEG-informed mental health care. Dr. Steve Rondeau presents a compelling case for moving beyond symptom-based models toward understanding the brain’s underlying patterns, reframing “treatment resistance” as unmet neurophysiological needs rather than patient failure.

The writing is clear, practical, and grounded in clinical relevance, making complex concepts approachable for both providers and curious readers. It serves as a helpful entry point into brain-based assessment and intervention, particularly for those interested in more precise, individualized 🧠 care

🤓❤️

I find myself increasingly resistant to the word exercise when working with clients.Not because movement isn’t important...
04/10/2026

I find myself increasingly resistant to the word exercise when working with clients.

Not because movement isn’t important—but because of what the word has come to represent.

For many, “exercise” immediately activates an all-or-nothing narrative:
gym memberships, expensive gear, rigid routines, time they don’t have, energy they don’t feel.
And when it feels out of reach, it often gets avoided altogether.

This is where I see a cognitive distortion emerge—not a lack of motivation, but a perception that movement only “counts” if it is structured, intense, or optimized.

So I shift the language.

Instead of exercise, I talk about using your body.

Small, meaningful, repeatable moments of movement woven into daily life:

• Standing up during commercial breaks
• Taking a few extra trips up and down the stairs while doing laundry 🧺
• Leaving your drink in another room so you have to get up
• Swinging your arms, stretching, or dancing briefly between tasks

Not as a program.
Not as a performance.
But as a way of reintroducing the body into daily rhythms.

From a clinical perspective, this matters.

When movement is accessible and low-demand, it reduces avoidance, supports behavioural activation, and helps interrupt the all-or-nothing cycle that many clients feel stuck in. It also aligns with what we know about habit formation—small, consistent actions are more likely to be sustained and expanded over time.

And importantly, it supports nervous system regulation.

We are not asking the system to mobilize into intensity right away.
We are inviting gentle, tolerable engagement with the body.

Over time, these small shifts often build into something more:

More energy
More capacity
More willingness to engage in structured activity—if and when it fits

But that is not where we start.

We start with what is possible.

Because health is not built through intensity alone.
It is built through consistency, accessibility, and relationship with the body.

And sometimes, that begins with simply standing up.

In a world that values speed, therapy can feel “too slow” 😤It’s not.When working with developmental and intergenerationa...
04/06/2026

In a world that values speed, therapy can feel “too slow” 😤

It’s not.

When working with developmental and intergenerational trauma, the pace of therapy reflects what is required for real, lasting change. The time it takes is clinically necessary.

Because for many, safety is not a starting point—it’s the work.

Safety is not static. It is a dynamic, co-created process across relational, neurobiological, and experiential domains. It develops gradually through repeated, embodied experiences. It begins with consistency, boundaries, and attuned presence. Co-regulation becomes the scaffold for self-regulation.

Trauma responses are not dysfunction—they are learned survival patterns. Insight helps, but change requires bottom-up, experiential work. Interoception and mentalization support reconnection to self and others.

Neurofeedback can further support this by helping the brain access more regulated states directly 🧠

Safety is also built through rupture and repair—not perfection, but consistent repair. Some therapists are uncomfortable with this piece - I’ll keep it short get good supervision.

And internal safety cannot fully develop in ongoing external threat. This is where systems, environment, and context matter. This is also where my social work lens stays grounded. External variables impact safety - a client isn’t safe if they fear eviction or food scarcity.

This is why therapy takes time.

Not because clients are resistant—but because we are reshaping patterns formed over years, often across generations. Therapy isn’t about quick fixes. It’s about creating the conditions for safety to be experienced, repeated, and internalized. And that cannot be rushed.

So no, I’m not sure how long this will take—but I’m deeply invested in the process.

Neuronic, not neurotic.As a psychotherapist working at the intersection of developmental trauma, neuroscience, and integ...
04/04/2026

Neuronic, not neurotic.

As a psychotherapist working at the intersection of developmental trauma, neuroscience, and integrative care, I am continually exploring modalities that support regulation not just insight.

Photobiomodulation (PBM), often referred to as red or near-infrared light therapy, is one of those emerging tools that is quietly gaining traction in clinical practice.

Here’s why it matters:

* Energy for the brain
PBM works at the mitochondrial level, supporting ATP production. For many clients with trauma, depression, or cognitive fatigue, the issue is not just psychological it is also metabolic.

* Regulation over reactivity
By influencing neural activity and cerebral blood flow, PBM may support shifts out of chronic sympathetic activation and into more regulated states creating conditions where therapy can actually land.

* Adjunct, not replacement
This is not about replacing relational, attachment-based work. It’s about enhancing capacity for it. When the nervous system has more access to stability, modalities like EMDR, DBR, and somatic therapies can be more effective and better tolerated.

* A bridge between body and mind
We often ask clients to “use tools” when dysregulated but what if we also supported the underlying physiology that makes those tools accessible?

In my practice, integrating approaches like neurofeedback and photobiomodulation is part of a broader commitment to whole-person care where biology, experience, and relationship all matter.

The future of mental health care isn’t choosing between neuroscience and psychotherapy.

It’s integration.

When people hear “social worker,” many think of one role, one setting, or one type of work.The reality is far more expan...
04/02/2026

When people hear “social worker,” many think of one role, one setting, or one type of work.

The reality is far more expansive.

Social workers are present in every facet of community life including schools, hospitals, mental health clinics, justice systems, private practice, policy development, and beyond (National Association of Social Workers, n.d.). At its core, social work is about enhancing human well-being and helping individuals, families, and communities navigate both everyday challenges and complex life circumstances (National Association of Social Workers, n.d.)

What makes this field unique is its range and adaptability.

Social work spans:

Clinical and mental health practice (therapy, diagnosis, trauma treatment)
Child welfare and family systems
Healthcare and hospital settings
Justice and corrections
Community development and advocacy
Policy, leadership, and systems change
Research, education, and administration

It operates across micro (individual), mezzo (family/group), and macro (systems/policy) levels often simultaneously.

Within this broad profession, my work is grounded in mental health and developmental trauma, with an integrative and neurobiologically-informed approach.

This includes:

Attachment-focused and relational therapy
Complex and developmental trauma treatment
Nervous system regulation and somatic approaches
Family systems and therapeutic reunification work
Modalities such as EMDR, DBR, Brainspotting, and somatic therapies SEP
Neurofeedback and biofeedback integration to support brain-based regulation and neuroplastic change

This integration allows for work not only at the level of narrative and cognition, but also at the level of brain function, physiology, and embodied experience.

Social work is not one role.

It is a profession that meets people wherever they are and works at every level to support where they are going.

National Association of Social Workers. (n.d.). Types of social work. https://www.socialworkers.org/News/Facts/Types-of-Social-Work

Good day, I am writing to formally address the statements you made on March 26, 2026, in the Manitoba Legislature regar...
03/31/2026

Good day,

I am writing to formally address the statements you made on March 26, 2026, in the Manitoba Legislature regarding social workers and our role in responding to individuals experiencing mental health crises. Your characterization of social workers as “not mental health professionals” and “not professionals” is inaccurate, misleading, and dismissive of a highly trained and regulated profession.

Registered social workers in Manitoba undergo extensive academic preparation, clinical training, and ongoing professional development. As a member in good standing with the Manitoba College of Social Workers, I am among more than 3,000 regulated professionals who provide essential mental health and social services across the province. Our work is grounded in evidence-based practice, ethical standards, and a commitment to supporting individuals, families, and communities—often during their most vulnerable moments.

I encourage you to review both my professional background and the broader scope of social work practice to better understand the depth and significance of our role within Manitoba’s healthcare and social service systems.

I would welcome your response and any steps you intend to take to address and clarify these remarks, which have had a significant impact on myself and the broader social work community.

Sincerely,
Juanita Wilson RSW CCC

When giving comes easily but receiving feels out of reach.This reflection comes not only from my role as a supervising t...
03/31/2026

When giving comes easily but receiving feels out of reach.

This reflection comes not only from my role as a supervising therapist, but from my own ongoing work and an upcoming therapy appointment that has me pausing and turning inward. Even as therapists, we are not outside of the patterns we help others navigate.

Many of us are highly skilled at giving. We attune, hold complexity, and show up consistently. But there can be a quieter edge giving comes naturally, while receiving feels unfamiliar.

Research (Posluns & Gall, 2020) reminds us that burnout isn’t just about workload it’s about chronic over-functioning paired with difficulty asking for and accepting support.

If I’m honest, I still feel awkward receiving. As someone shaped by a parentified role, I learned to anticipate, caretake, and be the reliable one. Receiving wasn’t modeled or always safe. The pattern became giving with ease while struggling to take in care.

These patterns don’t disappear when we become therapists they often become refined.

This is why our own therapy matters. It’s where we practice receiving, noticing the urge to deflect, and allowing support without needing to earn it.

The hopeful part? These patterns are learned and therefore modifiable.

Sustainable practice isn’t built on how much we can carry, but on our willingness to remain open to being cared for while we care for others.

Does your therapist’s office have a jar of candy beside the box of Kleenex?There’s actually more science behind that tha...
03/30/2026

Does your therapist’s office have a jar of candy beside the box of Kleenex?

There’s actually more science behind that than you might think.

Sour flavours are intensely stimulating—they activate strong sensory pathways that quickly capture your brain’s attention. This kind of input can interrupt escalating emotional states by shifting focus from internal distress to immediate physical sensation.

In moments of high activation, something like a sour candy can act as a simple, non-harmful “circuit breaker.”

It brings you back into your body.
Back into the present moment.
Back into a place where regulation becomes possible.

So yes… puckering up isn’t just tasty it’s another form of self-care. ❤️

A new cohort of Experiencing® training starting in Kelowna. Have you been thinking about expanding your skills or mayb...
03/27/2026

A new cohort of Experiencing® training starting in Kelowna. Have you been thinking about expanding your skills
or maybe you know someone who may be interested in Somatic Experiencing® training. A flyer is attached with more details. Please feel free to share.

Somatic Experiencing® training starts in Kelowna, BC this May 2026 and there are 10 spots left.

Faculty: Dea Parsanishi - amazing teacher and lovely human ❤️
Location: Kelowna, BC - In person
Dates: Beginner 1: May 22 – 25, 2026
Beginner 2: October 2 – 5, 2026
Beginner 3: February 19 – 22, 2027
Intermediate 1: April 30- May 3, 2027
Intermediate 2: October 15 – 18, 2027
Intermediate 3: January 14- 17, 2028
Advanced 1: April 28 – May 3 2028
Advanced 2: October 20-25 2028
If you have any questions or wish to register, please go on the website: setrainingkelowna.com
Or reach out to Kim at setrainingkelowna@gmail.com

Why I Use NSDR Daily (and Why I Share It With Every Client)In a world that constantly asks us to stay “on,” one of the m...
03/23/2026

Why I Use NSDR Daily (and Why I Share It With Every Client)

In a world that constantly asks us to stay “on,” one of the most powerful practices I’ve integrated into my daily routine is NSDR (Non-Sleep Deep Rest). NSDR is not sleep. It’s a structured way of guiding the nervous system into a deeply restorative state while remaining consciously aware.

And for many of the individuals and families I work with—especially those navigating trauma, anxiety, ADHD, or chronic stress this distinction matters. Because for some nervous systems, sleep doesn’t come easily. But rest? Rest can be trained.

NSDR works by gently downshifting the body out of sympathetic activation (fight/flight) and into parasympathetic regulation. Through practices like body scanning, breath awareness, and guided attention, the brain begins to shift its activity patterns supporting recovery, integration, and regulation.

What I consistently observe, both personally and clinically, is:

• Reduced physiological arousal
• Improved emotional regulation
• Enhanced cognitive clarity and focus
• Greater capacity to return to baseline after stress

From a neuroscience perspective, NSDR supports:
• Downregulation of the amygdala
• Increased parasympathetic tone
• Improved dopamine regulation (supporting motivation and attention)
• Memory consolidation and neural recovery

But beyond the science, NSDR teaches the body that it is safe enough to let go, even briefly. And for many, that is where healing begins.

I often tell clients:
You don’t need to “force calm.”
You need to create conditions where your nervous system can find it. Even 10–20 minutes can be impactful.

In my own life, NSDR has become a reset button
a way to pause, recalibrate, and return with more presence.

In clinical practice, it has become a foundational tool accessible, evidence-informed, and deeply regulating.

If you’ve never tried it, consider this your invitation.
Not to do more.
But to allow your system to experience deep rest—on purpose. https://www.hubermanlab.com/nsdr

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