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? […]

Children Can Be Depressed Too: Signs to Seek Professional Help for Your Child

Children Can Be Depressed Too: Signs to Seek Professional Help for Your Child | Hopewoods Psychotherapy & Consulting Services

It’s a normal and healthy part of a child’s development to feel down, to have cranky days, or to experience gloomy thoughts. At this part of their lives, all children are learning how to manage their emotions, and every child is different in how they approach emotional regulation. However, maybe you’ve been seeing certain behaviours […]

多动症 101:征兆、挑战和治疗方法的帮助

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 […]

如何做好心理治疗 "功课",在康复之路上继续前进

How to Do Your Psychotherapy ‘Homework’ and Move Forward on Your Path to Recovery | Hopewoods Psychotherapy & Consulting Services

When we think of homework, we usually think of the school or university days when we’re given a page of math problems, or a giant essay about a topic we really would wish to forget about. When you’re struggling, it can take courage to reach out for help when you need it, including seeking out […]

心理治疗对学生的益处

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 […]

什么是学习差异?征兆以及如何获得帮助

What is a Learning Difference? Signs, and How to Get Help | Hopewoods Psychotherapy & Consulting Services

Learning—particularly in school—is an essential part of growing up. School offers kids the chance to pick up foundational skills, develop those abilities, discover their passions, and ultimately unlock the things they’re good at and passionate about. In recent decades, though, we’ve begun to learn more about the different ways that children learn, and have started […]

户外活动和大自然对心理健康的益处

Benefits of Outdoors & Nature for Mental Health | Hopewoods Psychotherapy & Consulting Services

Throughout human history, we have existed within nature, just as much a part of the outdoors as the trees, the animals, and everything else on our planet. But in more recent decades, our connection to nature has been shifted. Between our responsibilities to work and the comforts of modern life, many of us find ourselves […]

夏日忧郁还是慢性抑郁症?是时候寻求专业帮助的迹象

Summertime Blues or Chronic Depression? Signs It's Time to Seek Professional Help | Hopewoods Psychotherapy & Consulting Services

Summer is usually an exciting time for families. Children are out of school and parents are finally able to go on a summer vacation. Summer should be a time that’s fun and relaxing…right? What if you can’t seem to get out of a low funk, or your stress levels feel higher? Have you been isolating […]

重新定义自我保健:自我保健的实际意义和真正使用方法

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 […]

关于 EMDR 治疗的常见问题

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 […]