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PRE-MARITAL COUNSELLING Marriages are still failing at alarming rates! Getting married is a decision that effects your whole life and should be considered carefully and thoughtfully. Attending my pre-marital program will allow you to better understand your relationship by developing a practical plan which is specific to the two of you, based soley on your mutual needs and wants. Find out how to get the love you want! You can use your mutual vision for your vows and the rest of your life. Spend 4 hours creating a marriage manual that works… well worth it for a lifetime committment! Call or email today to set a personal appointment. Until later, Leland www.CounsellingandMediation.com Leland@CounsellingandMediation.com 705 999 2107 (office) 905 510 9117 (mobile)

I was asked recently to provide CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) for a client with depression by her psychiatrist... which prompted considerable thought and discussion. I do not believe that, for the most part, depression is something that you can out-think! In fact, believing this can cause more problems and collude with the belief that there is "something wrong with me", "there's no hope", "it's not worth it" and "why bother, nothing will work". To me, using CBT for depression is like using it for diabetes... There is however, a place for CBT in helping people increase their awareness and understanding of their depression and assisting in their recovery. There remains considerable mis-information regarding what depression is, it's cause and it's "cure".  The more I work with people who suffer from depression, the more I seem to realize that it is often more genetic than circumstantial. Most clients have already atte...