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Melissa Miles
Dec 6, 20244 min read
How Ontario's Housing Market is Impacting Young Adults' Mental Health
How Ontario's Housing Market is Impacting Young Adults' Mental Health
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Melissa Miles
Nov 18, 20243 min read
Dynamic Psychotherapy vs. EMDR: Why Depth and Flexibility Matter in Trauma Treatment
Dynamic Psychotherapy vs. EMDR: Why Depth and Flexibility Matter in Trauma Treatment
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Melissa Miles
Nov 12, 20244 min read
The Mental Health Impact of Climate Change on Youth – and How Dynamic Psychotherapy Can Help
The Mental Health Impact of Climate Change on Youth – and How Dynamic Psychotherapy Can Help
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Melissa Miles
Nov 5, 20244 min read
How the U.S. Election Impacts Mental Health – And How Dynamic Psychotherapy Can Help
How the U.S. Election Impacts Mental Health – And How Dynamic Psychotherapy Can Help
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Melissa Miles
Oct 22, 20245 min read
The Lack of ER Resources for Mental Health in Ontario: A Growing Concern
The Lack of Emergency Room Resources for Mental Health Crises in Ontario: A Growing Concern
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Melissa Miles
Oct 16, 20244 min read
Dynamic vs CBT Psychotherapy in Long-Term Mental Health Recovery
In today’s fast-paced world, many people seeking mental health treatment often prioritize quick solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy...
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Melissa Miles
Oct 9, 20243 min read
Understanding Psychotherapist Rates
An explanation on how psychotherapist set their rates.
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Melissa Miles
Sep 25, 20242 min read
Psychotherapist, Psychologist, Psychiatrist - What's the difference?
An explanation of the difference between a registered psychotherapist, a psychologist, and a psychiatrist.
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Melissa Miles
Jul 28, 20241 min read
Psychotherapy now HST-Free!
Bill 61, Making Psychotherapy Services Tax-Free Act, 2023, was developed to remove the unfair tax treatment levied against Registered...
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Melissa Miles
May 10, 20242 min read
Risks of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
Research shows risks of psychedelic assisted therapy.
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Melissa Miles
Feb 26, 20242 min read
Anxious? Take this Quiz to find out!
The term anxiety is commonly understood as a feeling of nervousness or worried thinking. However, there are many other symptoms of...
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Melissa Miles
Mar 21, 20233 min read
Freedom from Addiction
Addiction can be defined as not having control over doing, taking, or using something to the point where it could be harmful to you. It...
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Melissa Miles
Jan 24, 20232 min read
ISTDP - What's In A Name?
Many therapy modalities use an acronym for their name – ISTDP, MCBT, DBT, EMDR, CBT, EFT, AEDP, etc. Often, these acronyms are formed...
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Melissa Miles
Nov 19, 20222 min read
Give Yourself the Gift of Inner Peace
The holiday season will soon be upon us. Few of us are lucky enough to experience nothing but the joy this season can bring. More often...
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Melissa Miles
Nov 14, 20223 min read
Layers of Pain
In therapy, we can think about our painful experiences as having two layers. Each layer of pain has a separate cause. The first and...
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Melissa Miles
Oct 4, 20223 min read
Emotional Avoidance
We are wired to move away from pain as a means of protecting ourselves and increasing our chances of survival. For example, if we burn...
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Melissa Miles
May 7, 20224 min read
Anxiety - Coping vs Curing
Many people reach out to me for help with anxiety. Most have tried various ways of coping with their symptoms with minimal success. For...
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Melissa Miles
Apr 3, 20223 min read
Letting Go and Moving On
Sometimes people come to me looking for help with letting go of past hurt so they can move forward in their lives with inner peace.
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Melissa Miles
Jan 27, 20222 min read
What to Expect in Therapy
What brings people to therapy? The main issues that people come to therapy for are anxiety and/or depression. Essentially, they feel bad....
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Melissa Miles
Jul 19, 20212 min read
Changing Your Thoughts Won't Change Your Life
Positive thinking has become somewhat of a fad - if you just look for the silver lining and think good thoughts, you will feel better....
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