When you are looking for mental health support, the letters after a practitioner’s name and terms such as student, intern, coach, or supervisor can feel confusing. At Island Clinical Counselling (ICC), our team includes practitioners with different levels of training, areas of expertise, professional registrations, and roles. This range allows us to offer several kinds
Back-to-School Anxiety: Helping Children Move Through Fear and Find Their Footing
There is a particular kind of energy that arrives at the end of summer. You can almost feel it gathering in the air. The mall hallways fill with children comparing backpacks, lunch kits and brightly coloured school supplies. Parents move through the aisles with lists in hand, trying to remember indoor shoes, water bottles and
Relationship OCD (ROCD): When Love Gets Trapped in the OCD Cycle
Relationship Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (ROCD) “What if I’m not with the right person?”“What if I don’t love my partner enough?”“What if I’m making the biggest mistake of my life?” Almost everyone experiences relationship doubts from time to time. But for someone with Relationship Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (ROCD), these questions don’t simply come and go; they become relentless,
Counselling in Campbell River
Island Clinical Counselling Opens July 1 If you have been looking for counselling in Campbell River, we have exciting news. Island Clinical Counselling is expanding to Campbell River on July 1, making it easier for individuals, couples, families, children, and youth to access professional mental health support close to home. Our new office is located
People-Pleasing: Why “No” Can Feel Unsafe
People-pleasing is deceptive. It can look helpful, flexible, easygoing, even selfless. From the outside, people-pleasing can look like the right thing to do. But internally, it can do damage. It can feel like that knot in your stomach after you agreed to something you did not want.It is the resentment that comes from giving up
When the Roles Begin to Shift: The Grief and Stress of Caring for Aging Parents
There is a particular kind of grief that often goes unnamed in adulthood: watching our parents age. For many adults, there comes a moment when the relationship quietly begins to change. The people who once cared for us, guided us, protected us, and helped us navigate life are now slowly beginning to need support themselves.