Rumination 101: What It Is, Who It Affects the Most, and How Therapy Can Help

Rumination 101: What It Is, Who It Affects the Most, and How Therapy Can Help | Hopewoods Psychotherapy & Consulting Services

As 2024 is wrapping up, we may start to reflect back on the year. Do you find yourself often thinking destructively about yourself and your life situation? Are you finding yourself using this repetitive, downward spiral of thoughts as a coping mechanism to deal with a difficult issue or struggle? Have you heard of rumination? […]

ADHD 101: Signs, Challenges, and How Therapy Can Help

ADHD 101: Signs, Challenges, and How Therapy Can Help | Hopewoods Psychotherapy & Consulting Services

We have some questions for you: do you or your child have trouble concentrating on a single task? Does it take you a few hours to do something that should only take a few minutes? Have you noticed your child is having trouble sitting still? Are you constantly fidgeting with your hoodie strings or find […]

Benefits of Psychotherapy Sessions for Students

Benefits of Psychotherapy Sessions for Students | Hopewoods Psychotherapy & Consulting Services

Are you attending school currently, or are you raising a student? In today’s world, we are undergoing a shift in the way we approach mental health concerns, which are not only more prominent in today’s schools, but also these concerns can create a variety of problems for those schools.  Students that struggle within themselves may […]

Redefining Self-Care: What It Actually Means and How to Truly Use It

Redefining Self-Care: What It Actually Means and How to Truly Use It | Hopewoods Psychotherapy & Consulting Services

We’ve all heard about the idea of self-care as it relates to our mental health. Time and time again, we’re advised to look after ourselves, regularly do things that make us happy, and work the practice of self-care into our daily routines. However, in our current world where life’s responsibilities can pile up, the idea […]

Frequently Asked Questions About EMDR Therapy

Frequently Asked Questions About EMDR Therapy | Hopewoods Psychotherapy & Consulting Services

Have you been feeling numb or emotionally detached? Are you pushing away others, or dealing with relationship issues? If you have had trouble sleeping lately, or been feeling extra jumpy or anxious, or you’re having issues trusting people while feeling depressed, lonely, and alienated, it’s all right. There is hope. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing […]

New to Therapy Sessions? Questions to Ask Your New Psychotherapist

New to Therapy Sessions? Questions to Ask Your New Psychotherapist | Hopewoods Psychotherapy & Consulting Services

How are you feeling lately? Maybe you’ve gone through a big life change and it’s overwhelming and exhausting. Was therapy or counselling recommended to you recently? By choosing to go to therapy, you’re choosing to invest in yourself and in your mental health. You’re spending not only time and money, but also a lot of […]

The Love Languages Part 2: The Love Languages of Neurodivergent People

The Love Languages Part 2: The Love Languages of Neurodivergent People | Hopewoods Psychotherapy & Consulting Services

Do you and/or your partner identify as neurodivergent? Do you regularly express affection to your partner? How well is affection received in your relationships? Do you find yourself arguing over your needs being met? Are your needs being met? Perhaps you’re familiar or vaguely familiar with the 5 love languages and how someone likes to […]

About the 4 Attachment Styles of Love and Where and Why to Improve Yours

About the 4 Attachment Styles of Love and Where and Why to Improve Yours | Hopewoods Psychotherapy & Consulting Services

Let’s talk about love! Love is one of the defining emotions of being a person, something that only us humans can do quite the way we do it. There are countless songs, films, and books about the topic. It’s the number one most-used hashtag of all time. It’s something we all seek out in our […]

Realistic Mental Health Goals to Make for 2024

Realistic Mental Health Goals to Make for 2024 | Hopewoods Psychotherapy & Consulting Services

As the New Year approaches, many of us take time to reflect on where we are, how we got here, and where we’d like to go next. The start of a new year is often a time for goal-setting, whether that means cooking more meals at home, travelling the world, reading more books, or simply […]