Therapy-informed perspectives to support your mental health journey.

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    How Emotion-Focused Therapy Helps with Social Anxiety

    What is Social Anxiety? Social anxiety isn’t simply about being quiet or shy. It’s the ache of feeling exposed, even when you haven’t said a word. It’s the constant scanning for signs that you’ve said too much—or not enough. For many, it shows up as a freeze: you’re in a conversation, but suddenly you’re in…

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    Beneath the Worry: Emotion-Focused Therapy for Generalized Anxiety

    What Is Generalized Anxiety? Generalized Anxiety isn’t just nervousness—it’s a constant hum of worry that never quiets down. It wraps itself around your thoughts, your body, your breath. Even on calm days, something in you is bracing. Waiting. You might be brushing your teeth and suddenly remember an email you didn’t send. A missed deadline.…

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    The Weight of What Wasn’t Felt: An Emotion-Focused Approach to Depression

    What is Depression? Depression isn’t just sadness—it’s a kind of absence. A flatness. A sense of being disconnected not only from others, but from yourself. It can feel like something heavy has settled over everything—like a dark cloud that never quite lifts. The things that once brought meaning or energy now feel distant or dull.…

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    Beyond Symptom Management: Why Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) is at the Heart of Our Work

    Our Journey While Dr. Katherine Gardhouse (Founder & Clinic Director) originally primarily trained in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Dr. Tara Gralnick (Clinic Co-Founder) in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), both independently reached a turning point in their clinical work: despite their clients’ progress in managing symptoms, something deeper was still unresolved. Over time, they each…

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