AS a mental health clinician, Rebecca Brown has been a safe place for many to seek shelter from their secrets, silence and shame. Inspired to finally slow down, stop running from herself and share her own story, she found ways to seek and savour her own shelter.Rebecca's personal journey takes us through sadness, tragedy, self-sabotage, the impossible pursuit of perfection, distorted thinking and eating, engaging with her shadow self, divorce, and numbing with alcohol, all in an at...

This core introductory text, with a focus on clinical application, combines the knowledge and skills of counseling psychology with current theory and research in grief and bereavement. The third edition is updated to address issues related to the developmental aspects of grief, including grief in children and young people, grief as a lifespan concept, and grief in an increasingly aging demographic. It describes new therapeutic approaches and examines the neurological basis of grief as well...

Understanding how co-occurring substance use and mental health problems relate to and affect each other can be challenging — how do they interact, and how can you help?Treating Concurrent Disorders: A Guide for Counsellors gives you the information you need to offer effective, comprehensive care to this client population. Divided into three sections, covering assessment, practical applications, and tools and techniques, this guide includes topics such as:conc...

Structured Relapse Prevention provides the substance use treatment field with an effective program for clients seeking to maintain change and avoid relapse. Completely revised, expanded and redesigned, this edition features session-by-session guides, clinical tools and a comprehensive set of coping skills exercises for use with clients.Structured Relapse Prevention (SRP) is a brief, cognitive behavioural, manual-based counselling approach that is used in a variety...

Anxiety in children is on the rise, and recent research has uncovered a link between highly imaginative children and anxiety. Using engaging illustrations and fun activities based in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), one of the most proven-effective and widely used forms of therapy today, this Instant Help workbook presents a unique approach to help children harness the power of their imaginations to reduce anxiety and build self-esteem.Millions of child...

In this much-needed guide, a clinical psychologist and a social worker provide a flexible, ten-week protocol based in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help adolescents overcome mental health hurdles and thrive.If you’re a clinician working with adolescents, you understand the challenges this population faces. But sometimes it can be difficult to establish connection in therapy. To help, ACT for Adolescents offers the first effective professional ...

An inclusive, evidence-based guide to healing and thriving as a cis or trans queer man.As a cis or trans man who loves men, you face unique and challenging circumstances, including homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia, struggles with body image, and rejection from family. In addition, the lingering effects of bigotry, discrimination, microaggressions, and hate crimes can have a traumatizing and devastating impact on your mental health and well-being. This compassi...

Psychosis refers to a loss of contact with reality, in which people have trouble distinguishing between what is real and what is not. Psychosis can be frightening, confusing and distressing. This guide is written for women who have had a psychotic episode, and for their families.It explains:• what psychosis is• what the recovery process is like, especially for women• how psychosis affects family and friends• how a woman with psychosis can...

A Guided Journal for Self-Worth and Self-AcceptanceA motivational journal with prompts, positive affirmations, inspirational quotes, and age-old wisdom, Affirmations for Self-Love is an invitation to listen to your inner self and be inspired.An oasis of peace, serenity, and love. The world is a noisy, distracting place. Affirmations for Self-Love is full of uplifting words and energy from the world’s wis...

This book continues the ideas set forth in It’s Attachment, A New Way of Understanding Yourself and Your Relationships published by Guernica Editions. The last chapter in the book focused on how one’s adult attachment influences his/her parenting of children. This book will expand on the topic, exploring the four categories of adult attachment and how each category influences one’s parenting. The book will help a parent determine his or her Adult Attachment, understand the challen...

You've been quiet long enough. The pain. The patterns. The past. They've taken up too much space in your story.This is your invitation to take it back.Healing Out Loud isn't your typical self-help book. It's a radical, soul-stirring journey into the heart of your trauma, with journal prompts, real talk, and hard truths served with compassion and a touch of poetic grit. This book doesn't coddle—it calls you in. With every p...

Dr. Narine Dat Sookram’s journey from a small town in Guyana to earning a doctorate and making a difference in Canada is a story of perseverance, resilience, and generosity. In Rising Above: My Path to Outstanding Achievements, he shares how challenges shaped his character and fueled his determination to succeed in the task he was focused on.Always trying to uplift those around him, from empowering his peers through a youth group to supporting newcomers in Canada, Dr. Sookram’s ded...