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Psychology has a lot to offer, and here at Connecte we’re passionate about making psychology more accessible and available outside of the therapy room. Check out our blog posts to learn about everything from how to talk to your kid who’s struggling with weight, how to connect with yourself and reach your goals, and how to make therapy work for you.

Growing Together

The cozy Fall change of seasons can signal changes in the tone and the depth of our of our intimate partner relationships as well. Read on to explore couples and family therapist Candace Kensley's reflections on deepening partnerships during this autumnal period, sometimes known as cuffing season 💕

Seeing red: what to do when you feel angry

If you feel like anger is hard to regulate, you’re not alone! Many of us feel lost when it comes to coping with feelings of anger. Connecte clinical psychologist Dr. Marianne Lemay offers both framing and strategies that can help us better understand and handle this important and integral adaptive emotion.

Unraveled

What is therapy, and why is it helpful to slowly take things apart? Suffering in one form or another draws people to consult, and people’s expressed goals most often involve various ways of saying that they would like to reduce (or eliminate) that suffering. Is the process of psychotherapy as simple as detangling yarn, unraveling...

The Benefits of Mentalization for Empathy and Relationships

Mentalization is a skill that helps us understand why people do what they do, and helps us become more aware of how other people's thoughts, feelings, and ideas differ from our own. The result? We foster empathy, and build stronger, more resilient relationships! Clinical psychologist Maggie Harris shows us how the practice of mentalization works,...

The pitfalls of people-pleasing, and what to do instead

Typically in relationships we want our interactions to go smoothly, but at times this might mean that we are tempted to go outside of our comfort zone to please others, often at the expense of ourselves! Fortunately, it is possible to connect with others without sacrificing our own needs. Clinical psychologist Dr Tobey Mandel helps...

How to use emotional validation to support your teen

In her well-explained and beautifully written blog, Connecte Montreal Psychology therapist and PhD Student Margarita Miseros walks us through the steps of a recipe for using emotional validation that will help parents and teens handle big emotions.

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