Blog | Cortney Pasternak, Counsellor

How Did You Fare with Family this Holiday Season?

Everyone has different stories about how they deal with their own families and their in-laws over the holidays. Some have[…]

While there are many ways we may feel stressed over the holidays, it’s important for couples to avoid turning on[…]

I support the idea that practicing gratitude year round can shift negative thinking (which can keep us in a negative[…]

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[…]

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