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Creative Writing Therapy -for Anxiety

January 7, 2025 / Joy Eidse MSW, RSW / 1 Comment

Interview your worry wart-the part of you that is constantly running ‘worst case scenarios’ through your mind.

16+ Things Counselling Can Help You With

January 23, 2019April 19, 2019 / Joy Eidse MSW, RSW / 5 Comments

People come to counseling for all kinds of reasons. There is no wrong reason to talk to a counsellor, here are some issues that counselling can be particularly helpful with.

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On Finding the Right Therapist for You

September 12, 2018April 9, 2019 / Joy Eidse MSW, RSW / 3 Comments

...if you don't like your therapist, and/or you think your therapist doesn't like you, you are not likely to experience the changes your are hoping for. 

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On Getting a Mental Health Diagnosis

June 13, 2018April 10, 2019 / Joy Eidse MSW, RSW / 4 Comments

A diagnosis is not an assessment of who you are. It is a description of the symptoms you are experiencing. Some diagnosis have more stigma attached than others and some can help to bring life-changing clarity to an individual, directing them towards needed help.

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Mental Health & Medication

April 16, 2018April 10, 2019 / Joy Eidse MSW, RSW / 6 Comments

Medication has its limits. It will not provide a healthy environment, social support, the tools to manage difficult situations, or to heal from major crisis or traumatic events and should not be solely relied on for these things. 

An interview with Adventure Therapist, Lise Brown

December 4, 2017April 11, 2019 / Joy Eidse MSW, RSW / 3 Comments

Lise Brown, a Winnipeg based Adventure therapist, talks about our fear of the outside; kids with knives, forest bathing; risky behaviour vs rope climbing; and knowing your limits.

Mental Illness & Diagnosis – Saving Normal

October 18, 2017April 25, 2019 / Joy Eidse MSW, RSW / 6 Comments

Our society has become increasingly perfectionistic, with less and less tolerance for anything considered less than perfect or ‘outside of the narrowing range of normal.’

Mental Illness – A Relationship Story

October 10, 2017April 25, 2019 / Joy Eidse MSW, RSW / 10 Comments

Counselling can also help you to build a healthier relationships with anxiety and depression or sadness, as each may be useful at various points in your life, and each may be destructive at other times. 

Joy Eidse

About Joy Eidse

Joy Eidse is a registered Social Worker living in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She works as a counsellor for individuals wanting to work on issues related to mental health or trauma. Send Joy a message.

For in person or remote appointments, click below. Only weekday appointments currently available.

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