Making Strides is a not-for-profit program that provides long-term mental health therapy services for some of Edmonton’s inner-city residents. It utilizes equine-assisted therapy techniques, and is a joint effort between Equinox Therapeutic and Consulting Service and Boyle Street Community Service and the Bissell Centre. This program takes place at the Whitemud Equine Learning Centre Association […]
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Most of us have experienced the end of a romantic relationship at least once. Initially, break-ups are often associated with negative outcomes like depression and grief. Common feelings after break-ups include loneliness, distress, and a loss of sense of self (Lewandowski, Aron, Bassis, & Kunak, 2006). Lewandowski (2009) found that an ideal coping strategy for
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Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapeutic technique used to treat Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, mental health problems, and psychiatric disorders. Traumatic memories are recorded in the brain differently than normal everyday memories are, and it is because of this different type of memory processing that recalling one of these memories – on purpose, or
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Have you ever felt a pressing feeling of gloom that indicates to you that winter is coming? Have you noticed that you are not as cheerful in the wintertime or that you find it harder to get moving in the morning? For some individuals, the change in weather affects their everyday functioning. Seasonal Affective Disorder
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) may be a term you have heard before but you may not know much about the specifics of it. ADHD is one of the most common disorders of childhood, affecting approximately 5-12% of children. ADHD often continues into adolescence and may continue into adulthood in approximately 60% of cases.
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It is with great sadness that Equinox Therapeutic shares the news that we lost one of our beloved therapists, Clare Patershuk, over the July long weekend. Clare was a skilled and compassionate therapist who freely shared her talent and her beautiful heart with many of our clients. Clare supported a variety of clients, including those
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Studies show that your mood and emotions are affected by the colours around you. Some psychologists in Edmonton will even explore the idea of using certain colors in art therapy exercises to try and promote a change in mood state. So whether you are playing in a therapists office with art, planning your next painting
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Developing good habits in Edmonton, AB is sometimes harder than you might think. Because developing good habits means changing things in your life that you may be used to, in order to improve other aspects of your life, many people have difficulties adapting. Whether it’s just the simple fact that you’re trying something new, or
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Get My Fix, April 18, 2011 by Carley Sparks The notion that girls love horses falls somewhere between a predisposition for pink and hormone-related outbursts. It’s accepted as a societal norm. The question is why? What is it about horses that inspires the passionate and at times obsessive affection of young girls? And what keeps
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Animal Friends Equine. July 16 2010 Horse care is the therapy of choice for one psychologist in Canada. Amanda Slugoski told the Edmonton Sun about how she takes her clients out to catch and groom horses or a donkey to help them confront their emotional issues. She explained that the teamwork involved between her and
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