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UIC Welcomes Chloe Valentine, BA

Chloe joined our team in September 2024 as a counsellor intern.  She is currently in the final stages of completing her Master's Degree in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University. Additionally she holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology and Criminology, and a Diploma in Addiction Studies. This diverse educational background has equipped her to provide comprehensive mental health support to a wide range of clients.

The August newsletter is now available!  Take a few minutes to have a read.  Even if the subject in this issue does not pertain to you directly, it may give you insight to the experiences of someone you know!  To access the newsletter, click on the Wellness Resources menu and select Newsletters from the drop down.  Or click on the link below.

https://www.uics.ca/newsletter

(April 2024)

No worries!  Upper Island Counselling’s quarterly newsletters are always available on our website!  They are chock full of interesting information and articles and are there for you when you feel the yearning for a read.  Just follow the link https://www.uics.ca/newsletter and they are at the ready!

We've all heard the stories of Sigmund Freud, an Austrian Psychiatrist who started a clinical practice in 1886 in Vienna. He founded Psychoanalysis, a totally new approach to well-being that addressed mental health through talk therapy based on scientific research, rather than using a strictly medical model to reduce "pain or illness" with medicine. A lot has changed, including 130 years of research and evidence to support the efficacy of counselling, or talk therapy. 

 To continue reading, click on the link below to open the full newsletter.

Did you know that Upper Island Counselling publishes an informative newsletter four times a year? Each issue of Live. Work.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, is frequently misrepresented and misunderstood. It’s not uncommon to hear someone say “oh, I’m so OCD” when they double-check that the door is locked, or the shoes are lined up neatly on the porch. It’s a phrase often used by many who are usually not suffering from OCD. These light-hearted phrases can actually be hurtful and invalidating to individuals experiencing OCD, as it minimizes the distress and major life disruption that OCD can cause.

This September 30^th, 2022 marks the 2^nd annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day, an event that has been recognized annually since 2013. This is a day to honour and uphold survivors and intergenerational survivors of the residential school system, and to commemorate those who didn’t return home.

The world’s annual campaign to end overdose, remember without stigma those who have died, and acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind

Time to Remember. Time to Act.

As the rain starts to recede and the sun makes more of an appearance in our little part of the world, getting outside can become an easier and more enjoyable way to spend the day. A simple and pleasurable outdoor activity for many people is going for a walk (and for those who are unable to walk, rolling in a wheelchair can be equally pleasurable).