Sep 20, 2023 | by Kathleen Kelava
Some people come to therapy with a clear conceptualization of why they are there. Some people come to therapy and essentially melt into the chair (or wobbly stool – we have options here, as well as many spectacular fidgets), feeling defeated and desperate for...
Nov 18, 2022 | by Kathleen Kelava
*Recently Kathleen Kelava was asked questions regarding ADHD and provided insightful and useful information on the subject. What about the co-occurrence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) withADHD, and what it means for the individual and treatment? Both ASD and ADHD...
Jun 7, 2022 | Online Counselling
Over the course of the last few years especially, more and more attention has been placed on mental health. Taking steps each day to keep our minds healthy is just as important as maintaining the health of the rest of our bodies. With that said, three terms that often...
Dec 3, 2021 | Health Tips
So, what are we doing here? One might wonder, in response to the above question I pose, “Umm…what exactly do you mean by that…and, more importantly, by ‘here’…?” Agreed. Touche. Each of us continues to find ourselves ensconced in a world that is admittedly askew....
Sep 14, 2021 | Online Counselling
Literally, what on Earth – this has become a global phenomenon, one that my Neurologist colleagues are researching vehemently to unravel. Clinicians from across the globe have been observing a bizarre phenomenon, wherein many people – most often teenagers and young...
Jul 30, 2021 | Online Counselling
I shiver when I recall the day, I took my eldest to the Alberta Children’s Hospital ER, wholly convinced that, like my mother had a few years prior, he was dying from a brain tumour. The previous week, his teacher had emailed me to advise that my son had “completely...
Jun 24, 2021 | Online Counselling
I almost fell off my hairdresser’s chair recently, once I was finally able to get my hair done after the recent pandemic restriction lifting in the Covid-19 landscape. She legit coined the phrase –family distancing – and I could not believe how apropos this sentiment...
May 10, 2021 | Psycho-Educational Assessment
Well, it’s that time of year again, in a year like never before. As we scrape desperately toward the finish line of the beast that is the ‘vid, let’s recalibrate. My husband and I chose to enroll 2 of our 3 children in online schooling this year; like most parents...
