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Rooted Reflections: The Calming Tree Counselling Blog
Real talk, insights, and a little inspiration.
Insights from the counselling and psychotherapy team at Calming Tree in Kitchener-Waterloo. Practical, compassionate writing on anxiety, grief, parenting, relationships, and starting therapy.
We offer children's, teen and youth, individual, and relationship counselling, in person in Kitchener and virtually across Ontario.
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Even Resting Is a Verb: Why Doing “Nothing” Still Counts
In a world that glorifies productivity, it’s easy to feel guilty for slowing down. We’re conditioned to measure our worth by results, by how much we accomplish, how busy we stay, how visible our effort is.
Therapy That Fits Your Budget: Why Seeing a Psychotherapy Intern Might Be the Best Decision You Make
Getting help for mental health shouldn’t be so hard, but for many in our community, it still is. We know that in Canada there continues to be a need for access to mental health service

