26 Sep

The Three Most Common Eating Disorders & Their Symptoms

Eating disorders are much more complex than simply over or under-eating. They come with a diverse set of symptoms and conditions unique to each patient, rising from a variety of biological factors, family dynamics and social pressures of their peer group or chosen profession. Additionally, one’s own personality traits such as addiction, perfectionism or obsessiveness…

30 Apr

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8 Reasons You May Need Couples Therapy (and one you may not) – Part Two

“Do we need couples therapy?” That’s the question we started to address in Part One of this two-part series. If you haven’t read that yet, by all means give it a look. To sum it up, what did we learn in the first “session?” You should seriously consider going to couple’s therapy if: One…

07 Sep

LGBT Youth Family Counselling in Ottawa

What brings LGBT youth and their families to counselling? If someone is gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual or otherwise identifies in the ever-expanding LGBT*TQIA+ acronym set, what issues do they face? And what’s different about those issues, as compared to anyone else who comes to see one of our family counsellors? While the LGBT (we’ll use…

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05 Jan

5 Ways To Make Family Time Fun

Those moments where everyone in the family is grinning ear to ear are what Pat Tanner Nelson, professor of Human Development & Family Studies at University of Delaware, calls “family glue”. It goes without saying that memorable moments are what build healthy, strong relationships that deeply connect you with the rest of your family members for…

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08 Dec

5 Ways Happy Families Spend Their Holidays

Snow is falling, the tree top is glistening, and thick, down outerwear has made its annual debut. Although it has been a particularly warm start to the season, Winter is here and the most festive of holidays is just around the corner. While of course you’re appreciative of wintertime for bringing the family together, you might be…

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14 Sep

Family Reconciliation: Bringing Back a Family Member Who Is Estranged

Family Counselling May Be Needed To Reunite Your Family Supposedly, family means that no one gets left behind, but there is often a black sheep within the family, and someone feels left out, distant, and does not come home very much. Maybe mom and/or dad are not talking to one of the kids: maybe one…

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16 Jul

Strengthen Your Family’s Relationship On A Stress-Free Family Vacation

Ahh, Summer vacation. Long weekends spent at the beach followed by evening barbeques and watching the fireworks on Parliament Hill in the company of your loving family. While this may describe the occasional blissful weekend in your home, chances are your summer looks more like this: summer camps, sunburns, overbooked work schedules. No matter how…

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13 Jul

Why Family Therapy?

Often a fact that we miss in our North American emphasis on the individual is how deeply we are connected, how each of our actions and reactions impact one another. The deeper our connections are, such as family relationships, the deeper the impact. This is the rationale behind family therapy—a type of therapy…

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03 Mar

Quality Time with Your Family: Avoiding Roadblocks

It’s no secret that spending quality time with your family can lead to a sense of more connectedness and open up the lines of communication, yet this is difficult to do in our lives that are full of extra curricular activities, technology, and work. Especially when we note that it is quality time we are searching for;…

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03 Feb

Making Valentine’s Family Friendly

While Valentine’s Day is a great opportunity to celebrate your partner, it can also very easily be a time of bonding for the whole family. What better holiday than the one of love to remind each family member how valuable they are, and to be intentional about showing love to others. Here at Capital Choice…

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