Contributed by Veronica Almeida on May 21st, 2020
Content: Mental Health Care in Canada
The mental health care system in Ontario was flawed long before the pandemic arrived in our province. Still, this new crisis is likely to exacerbate the problem. If you are a psychotherapy professional, you’ll agree that the current mental health … Continue reading →
Contributed by Vicky Nguyen on January 23rd, 2019
Content: Mental Health Care in Canada
Psychotherapy Matters had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Eric Morris about his book “A Brief Guide To Building Your Therapy Practice.” PM: Tell us about yourself. I’m originally from the Unionville/Markham area and I did my undergraduate work at Trent … Continue reading →
Contributed by Marcia Sirota on August 24th, 2018
Content: Mental Health Care in Canada
I really appreciate the model of collaborative care but it seems that a lot of my colleagues don’t fully understand how it works or why it’s so helpful. In this blog I’ll talk about how the family physician can benefit … Continue reading →
Contributed by Marcia Sirota on August 8th, 2018
Content: Mental Health Care in Canada
In an earlier blog, I wrote about last-minute cancellations. One of our readers asked for some tips on practical things we can do to deal with this issue. In this blog, I’ll give you my thoughts about how to address … Continue reading →
Contributed by Marcia Sirota on July 23rd, 2018
Content: Mental Health Care in Canada
The therapeutic alliance is something that we need to pay more attention to. In my mind, it’s the foundation of any successful psychotherapy. When a client and a therapist have a good alliance, it can facilitate a lot of positive … Continue reading →
Contributed by Marcia Sirota on July 5th, 2018
Content: The Practice of Psychotherapy
Last-minute cancellations: They’re inconvenient, frustrating and potentially costly. How many times have you turned a client away because a time slot was filled, only for the scheduled person not to show up? How many times has someone cancelled at the … Continue reading →
Contributed by Andrea Rawson on September 25th, 2017
Content: The Practice of Psychotherapy / Issue: Physical symptoms or coping with illness / Therapy: Individual therapy
This is the second in a series of blogs contributed by our PM clinician Andrea Rawson, who will introduce you to mental health issues associated with chronic illness. She will explain how psychotherapy can help families maintain resiliency and thrive … Continue reading →
Contributed by Andrea Rawson on May 20th, 2017
Content: The Practice of Psychotherapy / Issue: Physical symptoms or coping with illness / Therapy: Family therapy
This is the first in a series of blogs contributed by our PM clinician Andrea Rawson, who will introduce you to mental health issues associated with chronic illness. She will explain how psychotherapy can help families maintain resiliency and thrive … Continue reading →
Contributed by Vicky Nguyen on February 9th, 2017
Content: Mental Health Care in Canada
This month, the office of Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care announced that Ontario will support initiatives to improve access to psychotherapy in the province. This means $140 million over three years and additional $50 million yearly … Continue reading →
Contributed by Jeff Perron on January 16th, 2017
Content: Mental Health Care in Canada / Therapy: Cognitive Behavioural
Happy New Year! PM celebrates the first official blog entry of 2017 with an announcement by Jeff Perron, Programs Manager at TruReach Health, who is offering PM members and their clients FREE access to a new CBT app called TruReach. … Continue reading →