Many people struggle with eating disorders for long periods of time, and it takes a lot of courage for them to make the decision to find an eating disorder therapist to help them begin the healing process. If that sounds like you, and you’ve been searching for a Vancouver eating disorder therapist to help you, it can be difficult to know where to begin, or what criteria you should be looking for. Continue reading
Recovering from an addiction can be a long, sometimes painful road to travel. For that reason, when you’re working through a 12 Step Program, you are encouraged to seek out God’s help, or the help of a Higher Power. As a Spiritual Director who is focused on helping people understand how much God wants them to succeed in their addiction recovery, I always encourage the people I work with to take advantage of the many spiritual tools that are available to them. Continue reading
If you have ever been a part of a 12 Step Program, you know that God, or a Higher Power, is the central focus to the program. However, if you have never gone through a 12 Step Program, that might be a new concept to you. Regardless of where you find yourself in your spiritual life, it is important to understand the spiritual aspect of addiction recovery. Continue reading
If you’ve been dealing with feelings of depression, you may have talked with your doctor or another professional about what you’re feeling. Perhaps he or she encouraged you to get some exercise as a way to combat thoughts of depression. This is a common recommendation, but today I’d like to talk about why it’s a common recommendation, and I’d like to answer the question, Can exercise really help you overcome depression? Continue reading
When healthy communication skills are present in a marriage, what you will usually find is a couple who knows how to weather any storm or challenge that might come their way. That’s because communication is one of the key ingredients that holds a marriage together. However, for many couples, it seems as though there are barriers to communication at every turn. Perhaps you can relate. Without good communication skills, it’s easy for the marriage relationship to break down. Continue reading
Eating disorders afflict millions of people every year. According to the experts at PsychCentral, right around 90 percent of those people are young women and teenage girls. Eating disorders include Bulimia and Anorexia, and they can begin for a number of reasons, but it’s believed that when women are young, they’re more susceptible to being worried about body image. Many of them begin extreme diets while they’re young, which can result in eating disorders. Continue reading
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Gina Vanderham is a Victoria counsellor and therapist who provides therapy for trauma, anxiety, depression, addiction, eating disorders and couples therapy to help people live happier and healthier lives.
