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The Art of Setting Healthy Boundaries: Nurturing Relationships and Self
Healthy relationships are like delicate ecosystems that require balance and nourishment to thrive. One crucial element in maintaining...
Alexis Vatcher
Nov 1, 20233 min read
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The Remarkable Benefits of Breathing: A Path to Health and Well-Being
“Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts. Whenever your mind becomes...
Alexis Vatcher
Sep 25, 20235 min read
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Playful Healing: Exploring the Magic of Play-Based Therapy
“Enter into children's play and you will find the place where their minds, hearts, and souls meet.” - Virgina Axline Figure 1:...
Calgary Therapy Institute
Sep 15, 20232 min read
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Eco-Anxiety; Where does it come from, what is it, and how to manage it?
[Eco-anxiety] “It’s becoming more and more common as we all start to recognize that climate change is here and obviously has a huge...
Alexis Vatcher
Aug 24, 20235 min read
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Summertime SADness
The other day I was talking to someone about that feeling that can happen in the summer; you’re reluctant to go outside, its boiling hot,...
Alexis Vatcher
Jul 31, 20233 min read
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Nurturing the Heart: Building a Foundation of Healthy Communication in Relationships
“Communication to a relationship is like oxygen to life. Without it… it dies.” Tony Gaskins Interpersonal communication is unavoidable....
Alexis Vatcher
Jul 24, 20236 min read
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You Cannot Pour from an Empty Cup
Supporting Yourself While Looking After Someone Struggling from Mental Illness “Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time...
alexis11498
Jun 6, 20237 min read
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Between Tweens and Teens: Stressors in Modern Day Society
“The power of youth is the commonwealth for the entire world. The faces of young people are the faces of our past, our present and our...
Calgary Therapy Institute
May 8, 20236 min read
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Autism Spectrum Disorder Acceptance (ASD)
Hello everyone! Welcome to Spring! It is April; hopefully we will start to see some natural, fresh, new, life to be sprung around...
Alexis Vatcher
Apr 4, 20235 min read
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Let's talk about New Experiences!
All around the world, we are constantly learning, correcting, growing, and evolving. In alignment with our co-relational model, and our...
Alexis Vatcher
Feb 14, 20234 min read
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Happy New Year: 2023 is here!
Around the world, many cultures ring in the New Year, with various traditions and celebrations that honour the old year and welcome in...
alexis11498
Jan 11, 20234 min read
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Calgary Therapy Institute Introduction 2.0
Welcome to The Calgary Therapy Institute (CTI) – we are just over one year old; we opened in August 2021 and are growing rapidly! Our...
Alexis Vatcher
Dec 15, 20223 min read
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What is group therapy? … What's the point of it? … How can it help me? …
There are some questions you may be thinking about as you consider joining a therapy group. Individual therapy has many benefits, some of...
Brittany Geerlinks
Dec 16, 20212 min read
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A few thoughts on the opening of The Calgary Therapy Institute
"There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about." Margaret Wheatley Time has gone by quickly! It...
Calgary Therapy Institute
Dec 6, 20212 min read
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Psychological Safety and Conflict
What is group therapy? … What’s the point of it? … How can it help me? … These days, with a lot of tension in our households there can be...
Brittany Geerlinks
Nov 16, 20214 min read
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and COVID-19 Emotional Recovery
For the past 18 months, we have found ourselves trying to navigate the anxiety, isolation and un-certainty caused by the Covid-19...
Calgary Therapy Institute
Oct 18, 20213 min read
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Back to School Advice
Back to school can be a stressful time for students and parents, alike. New routines, earlier bedtimes, homework and long bus rides can...
Marie Sutherby
Feb 18, 20213 min read
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