20 Dec
Negative emotions and patterns of self destructive behaviours blocked me from living my life. Jill worked patiently to bring my awareness to certain issues behind the patterns and from there we worked at allowing the patterns to dissolve. It is also important to note that Jill provided me with the “skills” I needed to go [...]
20 Nov
I am trained in Adlerian psychology. A hallmark of Adlerian Psychology is the promotion family-member equality, parent education, balance in life style, and holism in individuals. This Therapeutic model originated in the early 1900s from the work of Alfred Adler. Adler was a contemporary of Freud and Jung, yet he had a different take on [...]
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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