Category: <span>Bergen and Associates Counselling News</span>

Rod Minaker, one of Bergen & Associates Counselling’s team of therapists recently had his second child…Talia Nadine. She’s a read cutie…and we want to congratulate Rod and his wife, Tanya, on the safe arrival of their second daughter. Rod started with Bergen & Associates Counselling years ago…he took me out for breakfast as a total …

Just so you know, just for today, if you call around lunchtime, you won’t get an answer. Call back in the early afternoon. At lunchtime, Melanie, office manager and client care manager, will be down the street…I’m taking her out for lunch. It was Administrative Professional’s Day on Wednesday. We didn’t celebrate on Wednesday…cuz it …

“The strength is our people” is a well used line…but at Bergen and Associates it’s not just something we say, but something we have the privilege of experiencing. I get to go to work everyday, knowing I work with fantastic people: They are fun, we love to laugh together. They are supportive…to me and of …

Sometimes what you were hoping would happen, falls apart…and the fall back plan ends up better than you could have imagined. Friday afternoon was one of “those days”…I got a call from a friend who was at my house waiting for the appliance repairman…when she arrived…there was water all over the kitchen from the leaky …

If you have a few minutes on Thursday, January 5th, between 10 am and noon, check out CJOB 68…Rod Minaker and I will be talking with Richard Cloutier about anger. We had a great chat with Richard before Christmas talking about the topic at a coffee chop and look forward to talking with him on …

I’ve heard it said that if you love your job, you will never work a day in your life. That’s a wee bit simplistic, perhaps…but that line came to mind on the weekend after a staff meeting at Bergen & Associates Counselling. Several times a year, we gather as a staff…this time Saturday over lunch. …

Got a call first thing Monday morning…Nadia, one of the excellent therapists around here, got engaged to Tom on Saturday night…a night complete with his home cooking, roses, and beautiful moments. She is excited and is eagerly anticipating the wedding…and her marriage. During our phone conversation as we were giggling and bubbling over her happiness, …

It’s a fun time to be around Bergen and Associates Counselling these days…good things are happening, and there’s a “good vibe” that I’m just lovin’. I was listening this week to a podcast of Vinyl Caf on a run, and Stewart McLean suggested that the first of September marks a “new year” far more than …

Sometimes, my job it just tooooo much fun. I mean, who else gets to do zumba as part of their day at work? The Occupational Therapy students that started in early July are almost done their placement at Siloam Mission. I supervise them…as someone who has limited time, but still wants to be involved at …