Discover how counselling can provide the support and tools your teen needs to navigate life’s challenges and thrive—read on to learn more.
Category: Youth Counselling
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The Benefits of Youth Counselling in 2024
In this blog, we will explore how counselling builds resilience, enhances communication, and provides a supportive space for self-discovery - all crucial for a teen’s mental and emotional well-being.
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Impact of the Pandemic on Youth Mental Health
The global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was especially rough for the youth. The necessitated lockdowns and isolation protocols robbed them of many experiences and opportunities that they were looking forward to. These combined factors led to a significant negative impact on their mental health. Hence, the team at Capital Choice Counselling would like...
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Taking a Break from Overstimulation
Sometimes you’ll find yourself overwhelmed by the world around you. The lights might seem brighter, the people’s voices are louder, and your heart rate skyrockets. It’s possible these feelings are your body’s response to overstimulation. Overstimulation is experienced by everybody and does not discriminate based on sex, age, or any other natural metric. However, youth...
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How to Manage School Anxiety
The start of a new school year is an exciting event for many kids. For generations, children have been dealing with anxiety surrounding school activities, however kids today have to deal with the additional stress of social media, increasing academic expectations, and much more. With the introduction of virtual learning due to the...
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How Youth Counselling Can Help Your Child Succeed In School
What exactly is youth counselling and how can it help your child? The stigmas that have surrounded therapy and mental illness have been around for as long as we can remember. Whether it was the fear of being discriminated against or being looked down on, the judgments and misconceptions about therapy have created...
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Back to School 2021 – Helping Your Kids Adjust
Are you and your kids ready for getting back to school? Lockdowns have been a challenge for families and children for nearly two years now, with their regular routine being completely upended. Parents had to figure out how to balance work with helping the children study at home, while also having to deal...
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How You Can Help Your Kids Adjust to the “New Normal”
Families all across the world are learning how to adapt to the constant and unpredictable changes caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. It has been a challenge for everyone to have to adjust to our new circumstances, but it’s especially difficult for children, as they may not understand the full scope of what’s happening around...
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How Different is Remote Therapy / Online Counseling vs Seeing a Therapist in Person?
The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted not only our physical health but also our mental health. These staggeringly different times have instilled fear and stress in the entire Canadian population. It has also caused an even larfger burden for people who already struggled with mental health issues. People who heretofore had no issues with...
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5 Benefits of Teen Counselling
The teenage years are among the toughest to deal with in a person’s life. The pressure of performing well while managing stress can sometimes be a bit too much to bear. Luckily, there are methods like teen counselling that can help teenagers deal with these issues. It’s no secret that counselling helps people...