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Psychotherapy Matters Virtual Clinic (PMVC): A Mother’s Perspective

Contributed by Lori Himsl on March 18th, 2016
Content: Mental Health Care in Canada, Personal Stories / Issue: Attention deficit, Childhood or adolescent difficulties, Parenting difficulties / Therapy: Family therapy, Individual therapy, Parent counseling

This is the fourth in a series of blogs that will introduce you to an innovative approach to mental health care pioneered by Psychotherapy Matters: the Psychotherapy Matters Virtual Clinic or PMVC. We hope to report regularly on the … Continue reading →

Online Psychotherapy for Anxiety and Depression in Youth

Contributed by Vicky Nguyen on August 23rd, 2015
Content: Mental Health Research & Reviews / Issue: Childhood or adolescent difficulties / Therapy: Cognitive Behavioural

What do we already know? After decades of research and collective practice, mental health care clinicians generally regard cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) as the treatment of choice for mild to moderate depression and anxiety in people of all ages. Face-to-face … Continue reading →

The Parent’s Job

Contributed by Karen Skinulis on July 12th, 2015
Content: How To Find a Therapist, The Practice of Psychotherapy / Issue: Childhood or adolescent difficulties, Relationship problems / Therapy: Family therapy

They say it takes a village to raise a child, but there should really be a qualifying asterisk at the end of that sentence that reads: The most crucial person in that village is the parent. Parent counseling is very … Continue reading →