Blog | Cortney Pasternak, Counsellor

Compassion for the Narcissist

We hear the word “narcissist” thrown around a lot these days with the changes in American political leadership. However, narcissism,[…]

If you’ve been reading any of my blogs, you will see I often refer to the sometimes controversial work of[…]

If you are grieving the loss of a loved one (or the loss of almost anything we cherish) this Thanksgiving[…]

Apologies and the notion of real forgiveness are such difficult topics in life, relationships…and therapy. For many, it can feel[…]

While I dislike gender stereotyping, and my experience as a couples therapist disproves the notion that only women are able[…]

Mindfulness-based approaches in therapy work to help clients notice but not suppress or judge or distract from particular urges that[…]

Many, or even most people I know or have worked with, and particularly after having children, feel they are overwhelmed[…]

Not that mothers need even more to worry about –but if you are thinking you are experiencing high levels of[…]

As a Hamilton area psychotherapist / counsellor who offers both marriage counselling and pre-marriage counselling or marriage preparation as it[…]

Governments in this country talk a lot about improving mental health services for people with anxiety, depression and other common[…]