When people find out I have an educational background in sexuality it’s only a matter of time until I get asked a question that in some way boils down to “….am I normal?” And while there are tonnes of different questions that I have been asked over time, the one question I get over and …
Misconceptions: Men and Sex
Another of our colleagues has entered the blogosphere. Sarah Hunter Murray has been on our therapy staff for several years…during her first year with us, she was doing research and writing a thesis looking at the male perspective of sex. She is passionate about helping people explore and understand sexuality…and in her gentle way, encourages …
A lullaby to the silently born
June has been full…one Junior tribe has gotten married, another JTM getting married in a few weeks, still another JTM returning from abroad after several months away this week. The name change to Conexus Counselling this week, with new website and new emails, new letterhead and business cards…it’s been hectic. But June 18th was on …
The Zen Of Rejection
As parents we get a lot of practice in the art of being rejected: No, our children don’t want to put on their boots. No they don’t want to go on the family picnic to the stone quarry. No, they do not appreciate the $100 of hard earned money you just dropped on year end …
Conexus Counselling is Here!
Welcome to the new business name/logo/website Conexus Counselling…home of the same therapists and same quality counselling our community has trusted and counted on for the last decade. We are now Conexus Counselling…and for a time, we’ll tag on the “formerly known as Bergen and Associates Counselling” onto the end to give folks a chance to get …
Cusp of new era
Bergen and Associates Counselling is less than a week away of being no more. Please understand that we aren’t going anywhere. We love what we do and we think we are making a difference. But we are going to retire the old logo and the old name to take us into the next phase of …
A letter to my Groom-Son
Dear Son, Your mom is a marriage therapist…and so, not surprisingly, I have a few things to say. How could I miss the chance? Let me share some pearls of wisdom that come out of years of watching and working with dewy eyed engaged couples preparing for marriage, and bleary eyed couples exhausted from the endless …
Slipping through my fingers…
Mamma Mia is one of those quirky movies that is one of my favourites. I love the beauty of the ocean, and the joy of the music. I own about 5 DVD’s…and this is one of them. There is one song that I have always loved…with an aching sadness that brings me to tears. Every. …
Won’t Give Up
I’m taking dancing lessons with Husband. For the wedding. Correction…for the weddingS! We have two Junior Tribe Members getting married within a month this summer. Cah-RAY-Zee! Seriously…shouldn’t you feel like a grown up all the way before you have JTM’s getting married? I’m not there yet. Anyways…I grew up in a culture with a rich …
I don’t wanna see a male therapist!
Years ago, when I was studying to be a therapist, there was an expectation from the counselling school to see a therapist myself. After all, if I’m going to be a counsellor, shouldn’t I be willing to go through counselling myself? I do think it’s important for each therapist to feel, in their body, what …