Do you feel discouraged about not making progress in therapy? Do you feel tired and overwhelmed after sessions, as if you need to hurry to your next task? Or did you have a breakthrough in a session but can’t recall it later? Here are five things to do right after a therapy session to benefit from it and care for yourself. Including a FREE Session Reflection Handout.

When our experiences start feeling overwhelming, confusing, or at times even ‘wrong’ , after taking some deep breaths, one of the first things we can do is: identify the emotion. Using the Feelings Wheel tool helps us identify the emotion when we don’t have the right word, increases self-validation and improves relationships.

Mindfulness acts as a pause button for our often overwhelmed nervous systems and draws awareness to what’s happening within us and around us. Mindfulness has so many benefits for reducing anxiety and depression and increasing well-being.

It's important to understand the roles of different mental health professionals so we can advocate for ourselves or our loved ones and benefit from their unique and complementary roles in the mental health field. So, what’s the difference between a Psychiatrist, Physician, Psychologist, and a Counsellor?