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Sebastian Wingfield
- Aug 29
- 5 min
When to problem solve, and when to connect | Sebastian Wingfield
In today's blog post, we want to explore a challenging subject for many people: how to be a supportive listener. It's easy to assume that...
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Zoë Plant, MEd, CCC
- Aug 11
- 3 min
Co-Survivors | How to support yourself when you’re supporting others | Zoë Plant
I recently read Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski, Ph.D. This book is...
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Brandon Bate, MA, CCC
- Jul 31
- 5 min
The Hidden Cost of Comparative Suffering | Brandon Bate
What is Comparative Suffering? Whether you’ve experienced the death of a loved one, the loss of a relationship, been hurt, or felt...
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Sebastian Wingfield
- Jul 20
- 6 min
Relational Boundary Setting | How to find the "yes" in the "no"
Boundaries: Where I end and you begin. Traditionally, the conversation about boundary setting has been about helping people understand...
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Zoë Plant, MEd, CCC
- May 4
- 3 min
Adverse Childhood Experiences | ACEs
How does our past impact our present? If we experience something distressing or traumatic at an early age, does it have long-term...
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Sebastian Wingfield
- Mar 23
- 3 min
Get to know the WCPS team!
Zoë Plant | Associate Therapist What theory inspires you the most? Mindfulness – this approach offers a way of looking at ourselves that...
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Sebastian Wingfield
- Mar 2
- 3 min
The Overdose Crisis | Part 1
When did the overdose crisis start? In April 2016, the province of BC declared a public health emergency due to the increase of overdose...
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Zoë Plant, MEd, CCC
- Feb 16
- 2 min
Abuse Disclosure | How to respond
What do we do if someone close discloses their experience of abuse to us? It can be an overwhelming, painful thing to hear. You may...
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Sebastian Wingfield
- Feb 6
- 5 min
Critiquing Research on Suicidology | Heidi Hjelmeland
Trigger Warning: this post talks extensively about suicide, qualities of those who have committed suicide, and qualities of the bereaved...
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Zoë Plant, MEd, CCC
- Jan 28
- 3 min
Core Language | It didn't start with you
We (Sebastian and I) are currently reading It Didn’t Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes who we are and How to End the...
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Zoë Plant, MEd, CCC
- Jan 2
- 2 min
New Years | Values-Based Resolutions
It’s the time of year when we are inundated with messages and expectations of setting new standards and ways of living for the year to...
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Zoë Plant, MEd, CCC
- Dec 20, 2021
- 2 min
Holiday Self-Care
The holiday season – a time for joy and laughter and quality family time… Right? Well… that’s what we’re told we’re supposed to...
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Sebastian Wingfield
- Dec 15, 2021
- 2 min
The Cycle of Shame | Pornography Addiction
One of our deepest longings as people is to have connection with others. But when we see parts of ourselves that we think are shameful,...
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Sebastian Wingfield
- Nov 25, 2021
- 4 min
Experiencing a Spiritual Crisis | Integrating experience and beliefs.
What happens if your experiences do not match with your fundamental beliefs about the world?...How would you know what you can trust? How...
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Sebastian Wingfield
- Nov 19, 2021
- 4 min
Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image | Part 2
Hello everyone, Zoë and Ari again! We started reading Dr. Hillary McBride’s beautiful book “Mothers, Daughters & Body Image” this year...
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Sebastian Wingfield
- Nov 9, 2021
- 2 min
Miscarriage | Infant Loss
Hello, Ari here! I am not a counsellor at WCPS, I do not have any clinical expertise in this topic so this post is solely my experience...
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Zoë Plant, MEd, CCC
- Oct 28, 2021
- 4 min
Emotions | Are they good or bad?
Emotions are part of being human. We all have them. But do we understand them fully? Personally speaking, I used to think that emotions...
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Sebastian Wingfield
- Oct 18, 2021
- 6 min
Understanding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder | #NotAnAdjective
As a therapist who has specialized training in understanding and treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, it felt important to me to write...
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Zoë Plant, MEd, CCC
- Oct 6, 2021
- 3 min
Trauma & The Body
Our bodies are with us through all of life’s experiences. They’re like a memory-book that holds all of our memories on file – some are at...
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