Dochas Psychological Services Inc. Blog
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At Dochas Psychological we offer counselling and mental health services for adolescents, veterans, and adults in the Stony Plain, Spruce Grove, Parkland County, and Edmonton areas. We are committed to making you feel safer in an unpredictable world by empowering you to trust what your mind, body, and emotions tell you.
Dochas Psychological Services Inc. Blog
16h ago
We all want to be more active, don’t we? Wouldn’t it be great if we could easily insert an activity like yoga into our daily routine? It’s Pooja on the Dóchas blog today, and I’m going to talk about how to integrate yoga into your day. However, I have a confession to make! Initially, when I chose this topic, I was in full swing of yoga. Last year, I completed a 200-hour yoga training program and I was doing yoga daily, sometimes twice a day. This went on for most of last year and then tapered off when other things in life took priority. And now, I am in this stuck spot.
This means I can relate ..read more
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2w ago
Losing a friend is a normal part of life. This doesn’t make it any easier.
Friends bring joy into our lives, offering companionship through the good times and providing support during the tough times. This doesn’t change the fact that some friends stand the test of time and sometimes things just fizzle out.
This grief, though less discussed, merits attention and understanding. The dissolution or fading of a friendship can evoke a myriad of emotions, challenging one’s emotional resilience and altering one’s social landscape.
Why is this so? It’s Alessandra on the blog today, and I’ll explore th ..read more
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3w ago
Anxiety seems to be in the air, doesn’t it? There are so many reasons to be anxious, but one looming problem is the climate and the environment. I’ve been talking a lot with my clients about this, as well as thinking about eco anxiety and compassion in my personal life. Honestly, I was having a really hard time with it for a while there. I felt that this overwhelming problem was way too big for me to handle and that if I did turn towards it, I would crumble under the weight of it. Sound familiar?
It’s Amelia here with your Dóchas blog post, and I want to explore ways we can process all the ove ..read more
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1M ago
“Emotional baggage”—we all have it. We’ve all had experiences in life which impact how we react to things in the future. But some experiences are traumatic, and the question comes up, “Can trauma lead to mental disorders?” It’s Kim on the Dóchas blog today, and I’m going to talk about how the role of trauma, specifically ongoing trauma, can actually affect the development of future clinical disorders.
You can watch the video below or read on to learn more!
What is Trauma
Let’s break down about what trauma is first. Here’s how I describe it. Trauma is when your system is overwhelmed to the poi ..read more
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1M ago
If you are at the stage of life where you are dropping your teen off at college or moving them into their first apartment, you know the myriad of emotions and challenges that come with this stage of parenthood. There is such a mix of feelings: readiness, sadness, excitement, pride and fear. On the one hand, it feels like a time to celebrate a job well done. If the mission was to raise children to function in the world and become their own person, we should celebrate the success. On the other hand, there are the uncomfortable feelings of not having them home, letting go, watching them struggle ..read more
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1M ago
There are many kinds of trauma, but have you ever heard of financial trauma? It’s Nyamal on the Dóchas blog today, and I want to dive into this topic.
In my work as a financial counsellor, I have seen the real impact of finances on mental health. Many of my clients at Money Mentors have experienced some form of financial trauma such as deep buyer’s remorse, foreclosure, layoff, or a costly, contentious divorce. They experience shame, depression, and fear around their finances. If you can relate to feeling impacted mentally because of your financial situation, you’re not alone. Here are the sig ..read more
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2M ago
Have you ever wondered why you get so upset when your friends or your partner don’t reply quickly to your text? Or why the same old arguments keep coming up in your relationship? Maybe you’ve noticed you really want to be in a relationship—that is, until you’re in one? Why is it that your friend is ready to move in with someone after date number two and you need two full years (at least) to say, “I love you?”
If you’ve ever been to therapy, there’s a pretty good chance the notion of attachment has come up in some shape or form. Even social media platforms are talking about the topic, and ..read more
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2M ago
We’d like to introduce you to Cheyanne, Skye and Nyamal (Nye), our newest cohort of interns. These fantastic humans are all finishing their Masters level work before becoming Registered Psychologists and are here to hone their skills over the next nine months.
The Dóchas Internship program runs in conjunction with the Dóchas Hub for Hope, which offers free counselling to those who are struggling financially. If you are interested in learning more about the Dóchas Hub for Hope click here.
Meet Cheyanne Soetaert
Cheyanne truly believes everyone deserves to have their story heard and that human ..read more
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2M ago
It’s okay to have expectations in a relationship. But they become a silent killer of relationships when expectations are not communicated but still expected—and this is called uncommunicated expectations. It’s Stacey on the Dóchas blog today, and I’m going to talk about this and some dos and don’ts.
Here’s what uncommunicated expectations can look like. Imagine for a second that I wanted my partner to inquire about how my day was on a daily basis. From my perspective, this is normal relationship etiquette I should not have to ask for. So when this does not happen daily, I begin to build resent ..read more
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2M ago
For some people, this time of year is all about new year’s resolutions as a way to make changes in their lives. Yet, what if you are feeling stuck by your circumstances? There may be confusion and uncertainty on how exactly to start the process. So, what does it take to unsubscribe from feeling as if there is no way forward from your current set of patterns?
It’s Vlady here on the Dóchas blog, and this week I am going to talk about how to “unsubscribe” from feeling stuck, and about a few behavioural tips to get ‘unstuck’ that may assist you along the way.
Let’s start with an analogy:
Do you ev ..read more