10 Jan
We have all heard about the negative effects of stress and how in today’s world we are under so much more of it but what is it really? Imagine it this way-we experience an event (real or imaginary) and then in an instant we perceive that event. The event itself is called a stressor. Our [...]
2 Jan
The New Year is always a time for people to reflect on the past year and make resolutions for the year to come. Often the goals we set involve changing behaviours and habits we have lived with for a long time. It takes time to replace old habits with new ones and in the moment [...]
20 Dec
As an elite national athlete in a sport that relies strongly on mental strength and confidence in ones ability, working with Jill has given me the tools through hypnosis, to feel more powerful and confident than ever before in my training and in competition. Being able to find my focus and keep my focus throughout [...]
20 Dec
A wonderfully cathartic experience that exceeded my most optimistic expectations Thank you Jill UC
20 Dec
Two years ago I had taken up horseback riding as an adult. I love horses and I love the sport but was overwhelmed by frustration because I was allowing my anxieties and fears to block me from progressing and fully enjoying the experience of being on horseback. I was physically and emotionally frozen by my [...]
20 Aug
Yes, Hypnosis Is the Answer! Weight Loss Is Jill’s Specialty I probably deal with weight loss and emotional eating sessions more than any other issue, and it seems that most of my clients are coming in by referral. Clients are coming in and saying “Do to me what you did to my Mom! (or Dad, [...]
20 Jul
Family Systems therapy helps individuals, families, communities, and organizations solve major life problems through understanding and improving human relationships. This theory is based on the knowledge that couples, families and their individual members function as an entwined emotional group that influence and are influenced by each another’s behaviours and choices. Counsellors/Therapists know that the relationship [...]
20 May
Hypnotherapy for Rapid Therapeutic Change Eliminate Addiction, Irrational Fears, Improve Mood, Increase Motivation, Increase Athletic Performance, Reduce the Affects of Abuse and More. Rapidly Begin To Feel Better and Become More Successful in Life. Hypnosis used as a therapeutic modality often greatly increases the rate of healing through insight, by quickly removing psychological or emotional [...]
20 Feb
Pets are a huge part of many people’s lives. More than “an animal” a pet is your companion, confidant, friend and often protector. Your pet is there to cheer you up, listen to you, make you laugh and give you love. More than anything, your pet gives you this love unconditionally. No matter what kind [...]
20 Dec
In today’s hectic world many people are living with chronic stress. If you answer yes to two or more of these questions you might be living a chronically stressful lifestyle. Do you: Eat emotionally Feel overwhelmed Drink too much or take drugs Feel anxious, jumpy or panicky Seem more forgetful than usual Lose your temper [...]
Jill Arnold is a Registered Clinical Counsellor based in White Rock, BC
Misunderstandings create additional stress when the person you are trying to communicate with does not get what you are saying. You can improve your odds of being understood by following these 5 tips. 1. Be clear in your own mind what you are wanting to accomplish. 2. Be calm when you present your point of [...]
Anxiety symptoms can be linked to chronic stress at work, ask yourself if you: 1. Wake up dreading going to work. 2. Have difficulty going to sleep on Sunday night thinking about going back to work 3. Notice that uncomfortable emotional or physical symptoms disappear when you are on vacation. 4. Feel physically tense and [...]
It has been long studied and understood that occupational stress contributes to anxiety symptoms. Factors that contribute to these symptoms often include: 1. Little decision making ability over systems in place even if they don’t seem to make sense to you. 2. Interpersonal challenges, working with people who are demeaning, demanding or unpleasant 3. A [...]
Intense anxiety and panic attacks are much more common than you think. But intense anxiety and panic attacks are often so unexpected that many people are often diagnosed for the first time at the emergency room. Why? Because they believe they are actually having a heart attack. Based on my experience as a therapist specializing [...]
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