Connecte Psychology - Westmount, Quebec

Building Interpersonal Boundaries in Adulthood

Learning to honour your emotional, physical, and practical limits later in life can be both scary and liberating… and well worth the effort! According to Connecte therapist and PhD Candidate Kayla Hollett, honouring your limits will help you feel more in control of your time and energy, and help to create more balance in your relationships.

When Guilt Leads Us to Abandon Ourselves

Have you ever found yourself apologizing for simply needing something, even before you ask for it? Or saying yes when you want to say no? For many, guilt can drive us to abandon our own needs to preserve connection, avoid conflict, or maintain the image of being “good.” a pattern that can leave us feeling hollow, resentful, or chronically exhausted. Connecte therapist and PhD Candidate Sara Matovic helps us to understand how guilt can sometimes lead us to disconnect from ourselves, and how healing begins when we learn to stay loyal to our own feelings.

Breaking Free From Our “Eye Of The Storm”

Life can feel overwhelming at times, we can feel as if we are trapped in our own “eye of the storm,” a place of isolation where everything feels harder to navigate, leaving us feeling disconnected and overwhelmed. Connecte psychotherapist Lindsey Moncarz shows us how, practicing kindness can be our simple yet powerful way out when we find ourselves in emotional heavy weather.

Managing News Stress: How we can be well-informed but not overexposed to the uncertainty we hear of in the news

What do we control? What do we not control? How can we be well-informed but not overexposed to the uncertainty we hear of in the news? Connecte clinical psychologist Leanne D. Rondeau shares her takeaways from a great interview featuring the president of the Order of Psychologists of Quebec, Dr. Christine Grou, in conversation with Julie Dufresne of Radio-Canada’s Midi Info.

Holiday Survival Guide: Managing Binge Eating With Psychology, Intuition, and Several Servings of Compassion

The holidays can be a tough time for people coping with EDs in general, and for those dealing with binge-eating specifically it can be particularly challenging! Connecte clinical psychologist Dr. Stephanie Gallant’s Holiday Survival Guide: Managing Binge Eating With Psychology, Intuition, and Several Servings of Compassion shares proven tools and solid advice to help people understand binge eating, and navigate binge eating over the holidays ✨❤️

Are Your “Rules for Living” Sabotaging Your Self-Esteem?

For some of us, holidays are a time we want to make everything ‘perfect’ for family and friends, whether it be with meals, gifts or decorating for festivities, and while it’s natural for us to want to create a pleasurable time for loved ones, sometimes the pressure we put on ourselves to do so can be counterproductive. Read on as Connecte therapist and PhD candidate Danielle Penney demonstrates why that is, and what we can do about it!

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 something even further only to make it whole once again?

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, and offers a few practical tips for incorporating it into our daily lives.