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What To Know For Your First Counselling Session
Taking the step to reach out to a therapist is a huge leap and often involves a lot of research, emailing, and discussion. Deciding that...

Nicole Lobo
Jul 26, 20195 min read


Chronicles of a New Therapist: Graduation & Working as a Therapist!
The time has finally come where I can write about the fact that I have finally completed my graduate school degree in Counselling...

Nicole Lobo
Jun 7, 20194 min read


Anxiety Series Part 1: Understanding Anxiety
As a therapist, I hear the word "anxiety" get thrown around quite often, as one might imagine. It made me wonder...are we overusing the...

Nicole Lobo
May 6, 20194 min read


The Hills and the Valleys...
Life is all about the climb. The hills and valleys we travel tell a story about the life we live, the people we are, and the moments that...

Nicole Lobo
Apr 4, 20194 min read


Chronicles of a New Therapist: Seven Month Check-In + Last Month of Clinical Practicum!
Hello everyone! Hope your days have been filled with enough sunshine and not as much snow...at least over here in London, Ontario, Canada...

Nicole Lobo
Mar 20, 20196 min read


New Year, New You? My Outlook for 2019
Hello again...it's been a little while since I've had a chance to pop in and offer up my two cents about everything and anything life...

Nicole Lobo
Jan 22, 20195 min read


Feeling Overwhelmed & Running Out of Steam
As we near closer to the busy and chaotic Christmas season and winding down of the 2018 year, it is only fair to assume many of us are...

Nicole Lobo
Nov 27, 20185 min read


Chronicles of a New Therapist: My First Month!
Hello again everyone! I hope you have been well. Sorry for my leave of absence for a while, it seems as though managing a part-time job,...

Nicole Lobo
Oct 25, 20184 min read


An Italian Summer: My Trip to Rome & Sardinia
Summer time is a time for a drive to the beach, soaking up the sunshine, and eating your body weight in watermelon, however, this Summer...

Nicole Lobo
Sep 10, 20183 min read


Milestone Moments: Family, Friends, and Romantic Partners for Self-Betterment
In every relationship we have throughout our lives, whether it be with our parents, siblings, extended family, friends, or romantic...

Nicole Lobo
Jul 10, 20184 min read


Milestone Moments: Family, Friends, and Romantic Partners for Self-Betterment
In every relationship we have throughout our lives, whether it be with our parents, siblings, extended family, friends, or romantic...

Nicole Lobo
Jul 10, 20184 min read


23 Things I've Learned By 23
To most of you, May 21st was a holiday celebrated with some fireworks and a BBQ for Victoria Day, but for me, May 21st was my 23rd...

Nicole Lobo
Jun 12, 20184 min read


How To Show Yourself Some Love
If you were to google "self-love", you'd probably get a definition that states something like "regard for one’s own well-being and...

Nicole Lobo
May 18, 20184 min read


Are you on the edge of the empathy abyss?
I'm so excited to share my first guest post with all of you today! Kim is a fellow grad school colleague of mine from Vancouver Island,...

Nicole Lobo
Apr 27, 20185 min read


Are you on the edge of the empathy abyss?
I'm so excited to share my first guest post with all of you today! Kim is a fellow grad school colleague of mine from Vancouver Island,...
Kim McCullough, MA
Apr 27, 20185 min read


Breaking Down Communication Barriers & Meeting Expectations
We've all had days where we feel as though we just aren't connecting with an individual in our lives. Perhaps you're upset about...

Nicole Lobo
Apr 20, 20183 min read


Breaking Down Communication Barriers & Meeting Expectations
We've all had days where we feel as though we just aren't connecting with an individual in our lives. Perhaps you're upset about...

Nicole Lobo
Apr 20, 20183 min read


Silencing the Internal Critic
This week, I ran another poll and discovered many of my readers were interested in the topic of silencing the internal critic, and it...

Nicole Lobo
Apr 12, 20184 min read


Silencing the Internal Critic
This week, I ran another poll and discovered many of my readers were interested in the topic of silencing the internal critic, and it...

Nicole Lobo
Apr 12, 20184 min read


Staying Strong When Everything Goes Wrong
I published a poll at the beginning of this week asking what everyone would be interested in reading on the blog and was pretty shocked...

Nicole Lobo
Mar 29, 20186 min read
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