Vancouver Counselling & Therapy: The Wishing Wells Counselling Service

By Vivian Chan, MC, RCC

The solitary and secretive natures of internet pornography consumption do not isolate the impact from others; rather, the impact of viewing the sexually explicit material is often being felt by the entire family system, not to mention other systems (i.e. work) of the user. The marital relationship is the system where the impact should be most prominent because it is the foundational sexual union that can be easily affected by sexual pursuits outside the marital contract.

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By Vivian Chan, MC, RCC

The power of internet pornography affects people in all gender and age groups. Although research identifies young males as the predominant consumers of pornography, many in the field of sexual addictions argue that online sexual activity has expanded the range of male and female consumers. According to Family Safe Media (2006), the percentage of visitors to adult sexual websites who are women is 1 in 3. The changing demographics of consumption, however, are not yet reflected in the research literature.

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By Pablee Wong, MC, RCC, RMFT, RPT-S

It is impossible to avoid ups and downs in our lives. Feeling sad, angry and frustrated towards disappointments are normal aspects of human experiences. We often use the word “depressed”, yet as parents, do you know the signs of depression? Is your teenage son or daughter depressed?

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