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Thought Training for Anxiety, Depression, and All-around Well-being

Thought Training for Anxiety, Depression, and All-around Well-being

Jan 2, 2018 | Depression, Stress, Anxiety

“Don’t believe everything you think” Allan Lokos For a New Year’s resolution, why not try thought training, a way of ensuring that your thoughts serve you through the year? Training your thoughts is especially important if you face anxiety, OCD, or depression...

Superman’s Green Kryptonite Phobia: How Exposure Therapy Helps You Overcome Anxiety

May 25, 2014 | Stress, Anxiety

  Superman is afraid of just one thing—kryptonite. This small piece of his home world can put him on his knees, heart pounding, weak, faint. Fears and phobias too are often rooted in childhood experiences and can have debilitating effects on people throughout...

The Gratitude Cure: How Gratitude Helps Relationships Thrive, Heals Anxiety and Depression, and Improves Physical Health

Feb 28, 2014 | Stress, Anxiety

“Yesterday is ashes. Tomorrow is green wood. Only today does the fire burn brightly.” –Eskimo Saying    How do you deal with adverse circumstances in your life—an unexpected bill, a tax audit, or a friend cancelling plans at the last minute? Do you treat yourself...

Exercising Your Worries: How Physical Activity Helps Manage Stress and Anxiety

Jan 24, 2014 | Stress, Anxiety

 “The first wealth is health.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson   Which do you think to be more effective at reducing anxiety or stress: Taking a hot bath or going for a brisk 20 minute walk? The answer is going for a walk (1). Our bodies are repositories...

The Girl Who Didn’t Kick the Hornet’s Nest: How Mindfulness Helps Deal with Anxiety-Based Thoughts

Oct 26, 2013 | Stress, Anxiety

“Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine.”—Ralph Waldo Emerson   Anxiety thoughts are like hornets—they are a natural part of nature that, when left on their own, do not bother you too much. But when...

Purrfect Counselors: How Cats Can Heal Broken Bones and Broken Hearts

Sep 27, 2013 | Stress, Anxiety

“I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.” – Hippolyte Taine   If you are a cat person, you have likely experienced the mesmerizing effect of a cat’s purr. It can be extremely hard to move with a...
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John Taylor, Registered Clinical Counsellor - counselling and therapy services - specializing in Marriage and Couples Counselling & Psychotherapy for individuals, including anxiety and stress, depression, mood and sleep disorders, relationship issues, drug and alcohol addiction counselling.

Centrally located on Vancouver Island. In addition to Nanaimo, I serve Ladysmith, Parksville, Qualicum Beach, Gabriola Island, Chemainus, Lantzville, Port Alberni, Courtney, Comox.

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Nanaimo, BC
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