Vancouver Counselling & Therapy: The Wishing Wells Counselling Service

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

Dating and marital relationship is about sharing, partnership, love and intimacy. A healthy and strong foundation will guide us through many challenges and conflicts over the span of a lifetime There are many things we can do on a daily basis to help us feel more intimate with each other. There are also many other things we may do, even unintentionally, which create further distance in our courting relationship or marriage.

1. Negotiating Gaps and Differences
Being able to negotiate gaps and differences are crucial in an intimate relationship. It is inevitable that a couple will be confronted with many challenges during the course of their relationship. Continue Reading »

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

Warning Signs of Suicide:

• Sudden weight gain or weight loss
• Feeling depressed, down or hopeless
• Experiencing frequent sadness and is often teary
• Drastic changes in behaviour
• Talks about life not worth living or life being meaningless, etc

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