The Downward Spiral of Depression: Understanding the Cycle and Finding a Way Out
Depression can feel like a downward spiral, affecting your thoughts, emotions, and daily life. Learn how CBT, Behavioural Activation, and MBCT can help break the cycle and guide you toward hope and healing
The Hidden Sense That Shapes Our Minds: Why Interoception Is Crucial for Mental Health
Learn how tuning into your body can improve emotional regulation, support trauma recovery, enhance decision-making, and deepen your sense of self. Learn why listening to your body is key to feeling grounded, resilient, and fully alive.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR): How to Explore It Individually with a Counsellor
Discover how Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) can help you manage stress, build resilience, and find greater calm in everyday life. This post explores how working one-on-one with a Registered Clinical Counsellor trained in MBSR offers a personalized, trauma-informed approach to mindfulness practice—integrating therapeutic support with evidence-based mindfulness teaching for lasting well-being.
Understanding the Five F's: Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn, and Flop Responses
When we face stress or danger, our nervous system automatically activates one of five survival responses: fight, flight, freeze, fawn, or flop. Through the lens of Polyvagal Theory, we can understand why these responses happen, recognize our own patterns, and learn to build a more flexible nervous system that can return to safety and connection.
Body Liberation Therapy: Healing Beyond Body Image
This blog explores Body Liberation Therapy as a transformative, justice-oriented approach that helps individuals unlearn body shame, reject diet culture, and reconnect with their bodies through self-compassion and embodiment. It outlines the core principles, who it’s for, and how this therapy offers an alternative to traditional body image treatment by centering autonomy, inclusivity, and healing beyond appearance.
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for Relationships: Rebuilding Connection, One Step at a Time
Learn how Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) can help couples and partners in all types of relationships move from disconnection to deeper emotional intimacy. This post explores the core principles of EFT, what to expect in the process, and how Being and Becoming Counselling & Wellness in Burnaby, BC can support you.
Breaking Free from Anxiety: How CBT and Mindfulness Can Transform Your Mental Health in Burnaby
This comprehensive guide explores how Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based approaches can effectively transform your relationship with anxiety through evidence-based techniques and practical strategies. Learn about powerful tools for managing anxious thoughts and cultivating present-moment awareness, plus discover how our Burnaby-based team can support your journey to greater mental wellness and peace of mind.
A Guide to Attachment-Based Therapies: Healing Through Connection in Burnaby
This blog post offers a comprehensive overview of attachment-based therapies, including Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Somatic Attachment Therapy, and Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), as practiced at Being and Becoming Counselling and Wellness Services. It explores how these approaches support healing from early relational wounds and promote emotional safety, self-compassion, and secure connection for individuals seeking attachment-based counselling in Burnaby.
What Is Oppression-Based Trauma? Understanding the Impact of Systemic Harm
Oppression-based trauma is the ongoing emotional and psychological harm caused by systemic discrimination and marginalization, distinct from traditional trauma which stems from acute, individual events. Healing requires affirming, justice-oriented care that acknowledges the impact of systemic harm and supports collective recovery.
Navigating Love Multiplied: A Guide to Relationship Counselling for Ethical Non-Monogamy
This blog dives into therapy for people in ethical non-monogamous relationships, covering the tricky stuff like dealing with jealousy, setting boundaries with multiple partners, and handling judgment from society. It gives you practical tips on finding a therapist who actually gets non-monogamy and won't try to "fix" your relationship style, plus shows how the right counselling can help make your multi-partner relationships work better.