Anxiety is the body’s physical response to a threat or perceived threat. It feels different depending on the person experiencing it. It causes a pounding heart, rapid breathing, butterflies in the stomach, a burst of energy as well as mental responses such as excessive fears, worries or obsessive thinking.

Coping mechanisms are the strategies people often use in the face of stress and/or trauma to help manage painful or difficult emotions. Coping mechanisms can help people adjust to stressful events while helping them maintain their emotional well-being.

Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest and can interfere with your daily functioning.

Complex Trauma’ describes a particular type of trauma that goes beyond a one-time incident. This has more wide-reaching effects. Complex Trauma often occurs within a relationship that is meant to be safe; leaving the survivor feeling very confused.

Trauma therapy can help one deal with the emotional responses caused by the repeated traumatic events and give you the opportunity to learn coping skills that can help you function on a day-to-day basis.

Chronic relationship conflict and stress is a serious issue. It has been linked to poorer mental and physical health and can affect other areas of life such as relationships with family, friends, and work colleagues. Children also suffer when exposed to high levels of conflict at home, and are at greater risk for anxiety, depression, behavioural problems, and poorer health.

Learning effective and respectful ways to communicate differences is an important step in building a healthy, fulfilling relationship, which can benefit our overall wellbeing and those around us.

Grief is a reaction to any form of loss. It can encompasses a range of feelings from deep sadness through to anger. The process of adapting to a significant loss can vary dramatically from one person to another, depending on one’s cultural background, beliefs and relationship to what was lost.