Rod Chant Counselling

Our Brain has a great memory storage system. The "storage system" is basically a collection of information drawn from experiences to...

Any Anger Management program will explain that anger itself is normal. What anger (and any emotion) is, is information. Anger itself is telling us that we don't like what we're experiencing and we might have to do something about it.

When we hear the word Intimacy we more often than not think of physical and sexual intimacy. If we think in terms of true "heart felt " connection it can mean so much more.

Good communication and listening brings a sense of connection, of caring and therefore security. Its therefore no wonder that this skill is so valued and therefore critiqued, when relationship issues arise.

Your counsellor will introduce themselves and then begin with a discussion around what your needs are what your goals of counselling are. You decide what what you want from the sessions and what is discussed.

As of February 2020 my primary office will be my Campbell River Counselling site at Suite B - 625 11th Avenue. I will still make myself...

If you or someone you care about needs the support of a Professional Counsellor who has experience surviving these life changing events, give me a call.

Grief and loss can be about any loss that has deep meaning for you; the loss of a relationship (including a friendship); the sense of loss when your youngest child leaves home as they head into adulthood; retirement or the loss of any long valued job; the loss of mobility as we get older.

Dealing with feeling stress at tax time can be a challenging experience. As the deadline for filing taxes approaches, it is common for...

It's Tax Season and for some of us there's a question of "how did we get here (financially)?" Not surprisingly money issues rank up there...

To deeply connect with our significant other with have to feel safe. We have to be able to open up and discuss heart felt matters. We need our partners to hear and acknowledge our thoughts and emotions. It therefore has to feel safe. Safe means free from judgement, condemnation, criticism, dismissiveness, and ultimately free from feeling shamed by our partners.

Are you being subjected to Emotional Abuse? Physical abuse is relatively clearly defined, an aggressive form of physical contact with the intent to control and/or harm another without their consent. Emotional abuse can be more subtle.

An enabler, by their response actually encourages and/or supports the poor choices by directly or indirectly rewarding the person who is acting out (addictions, aggression, inaction).

In my capacity as a Clinical Counsellor I have been working in support of Residential School Survivors in their healing process, for...

So often I get referral from the Courts or Probation with the expectation the client receive anger management. It's become a bit of a...

Conflict itself is not a bad thing. Conflict is merely a coming together of ideas and opinions that creates the opportunity for growth,...

What's wrong with getting angry? Isn't it just a normal human emotion that we all experience at one time or another? The answer? Of...