ARBOUR COUNSELLING CENTRE
SPRING 2015 E-NEWSLETTER

Reflections on the Self

The unique and distinct beauty of each bloom is open for our sampling, often literally in our own back yards, for those of us who are privileged enough to live in Victoria. My wife was pleased to find the above-pictured hellebore in our yard in mid-February! Just as flowers begin to unfold their beauty as Spring begins, so, too, do we as people often awake anew to ourselves as the warming weather arrives.

Our Spring newsletter offers a couple of articles with special reflection and attention to our own "sense of self." I hope you enjoy these contributions by a couple of Arbour's therapists. Thanks for your interest and your continued trust in us to support this community through our counselling services.

Sincerely,

Joel Durkovic
Founder and Director of Arbour Counselling Centre

Compassionate Curiosity and Self Reflection

BY AMY MILLS-GUEST, M.C., RCC

A few years ago I took a trip with one of my brothers over New Year’s. When we talked about what our resolutions would be for the upcoming year he shared that he had just one… “to think more.” After he said this, we both laughed and joked about how crazy it sounded to budget time for thinking but also how necessary it can be.

Taking time to think, to reflect, on how we live our day-to-day life can take on any number of different forms that each provide an invaluable opportunity for personal growth.

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Emotional Trauma and Change to Self Image

BY RICHARD ROUTLEDGE, M.A., RCC

During the course of my career I’ve specialized in various types of counselling with diverse populations, yet I’ve noticed a recurring pattern. I first noticed it in the early 1990s while doing career counselling with adults who had sustained serious injuries or medical diagnoses, and later noticed the same pattern with women and men who had been abused. Over time I observed much the same thing while working with people who had been displaced in their careers, with people whose partners had abandoned them after long-term relationships, and with people who had lost family members through separation or death. I came to realize the common denominator is the emotional trauma that occurs when a huge part of one’s sense of self is suddenly and unexpectedly threatened or lost.

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