Life Currents Counselling, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Ten Resilience Applications for the Counselling Office. Adapted from the APA website Think of resilience as similar to taking a raft trip down a river.  On a river, you may encounter rapids, turns, slow water, and shallows. As in life, the changes you experience affect you differently along the way.  In traveling the river, it [...]

HAVE YOU ever sat by a river on a warm summer day and watched as the current gently carried a leaf down stream?  Perhaps you returned on a cold, windy day to find that this same river had dramatically changed.  Reflecting the grey sky above and the depths below, the river had darkened, and strong [...]

Holistic Our counselling approach flows from a holistic model, which views all aspects of a person – physical, psychological, emotional, intellectual and spiritual—as integral to health and well-being. When one aspect is affected, all are affected. Therapy seeks to address the whole person to restore balance. This approach highly regards all people as valuable, worthy [...]

Individuals are as unique as their life experiences.  No two people respond to the same event or situation in the same way. Manitobans are all too familiar with spring floods.  As the Red River surges, residents respond in very different ways.  When this event is perceived as a threat, it can trigger anxiety, dread, and [...]

People seek counselling for a variety of reasons.  For some, counselling is sought when they have experienced a traumatic event, an unexpected change in life, or a life transition, triggering distress and uncertainty. Even positive events can add stress and overwhelm current coping skills.  Others seek counselling when they experience a sense of unbalance in [...]

What should I expect in a counselling session? A counselling session provides a time and place for you to explore issues that are important to you.  For this reason, the counselling approach is collaborative and client-centered so that sessions stay focused on your goals.  Sessions are generally one hour in length.  More or less time [...]

Couples Therapy: Enrich Your Relationship Happily married but want a deeper connection? Or, tired of arguing and not being understood? I will help you identify harmful patterns that are hindering the intimacy you long for, and discover how past and present life experiences are affecting you, your partner, and your relationship. Not sure if marriage counseling is for [...]