Rebecca holds a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from the University of British Columbia. She is Registered Psychotherapist in Ontario and a member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. Her therapeutic skills lie in working with individuals from diverse backgrounds experiencing stress/anxiety, mood issues, family and relationship concerns, lack of direction/life indecisions, self-esteem and body image issues, disordered eating, perfectionism, and emotional/physical fatigue or confusion.
In this episode, Rebecca and I discuss:
* Virtual therapy
* Why ups and downs are normal right now
* The loss of structure, transitions and defined roles
* Collective grief
* Emotional complexity (feeling different emotions at the same time)
* The pressure of productivity
* Self compassion
* The danger of comparison & assumptions
* Dealing with the threat of scarcity
* Fight, flight, freeze and fawn
* Mindful movement
* Why old habits might be resurfacing right now
* How virtual hangouts are different than “real” ones
* Setting parameters around virtual hangouts
* Dynamics of quarantine with a partner
Learn more about Rebecca: rebeccabarrettcounselling.com
Learn more about Mindful Maelstrom: mindfulmaelstrom.com
