As an EMDR therapist in Toronto, I work with many clients who feel outwardly functional but internally disconnected due to nervous system freeze. Functional freeze is a nervous system state where you continue to function on the outside while feeling emotionally...
If you’re struggling with anxiety that feels unexplained or overwhelming, you’re not alone. You might feel tense, restless, or on edge without a clear trigger. As a Registered integrative Psychotherapist in Toronto specializing in trauma and anxiety, I often see this...
When you think of a phobia, what comes to mind? Perhaps spiders, flying, and heights? What about a phobia of your feelings and bodily sensations? Such fears and phobias are not as uncommon as one would think. Our inner experience is what we think, feel, remember,...
The benefits of exercise have been long established. We know that sitting for extended periods of time is bad for many areas of our health. It reduces blood circulation, weakens your muscles, and increase the risk for diseases like obesity, heart disease and cancer....
Have you ever tried to think your way out of anxiety, only to find that the racing thoughts, tight chest, or restless energy simply won’t settle? That’s because anxiety isn’t only a thinking problem. It’s also a nervous system experience. When...
Our emotions serve a purpose. In fact our emotions are a gift, a support system, a call to action and a guide map. We all have feelings, all the time. And just like breathing, we don’t usually think about them unless our feelings are uncomfortable.Evolutionary...
