by Heidi Sturgeon | Oct 15, 2021 | Anxiety, Connection, Depression, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Online Therapy, Self Compassion, Students
Online Therapy Is More Accessible Than Ever Before Since the first lockdown back in April of 2020, more and more people around the world have learned about the benefits of online therapy. As someone who’s been providing therapy exclusively online since 2017, I can say...
by Heidi Sturgeon | Sep 14, 2021 | Anxiety, Connection, Depression, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Online Therapy, Self Compassion, Students
CHANGE IS INEVITABLE, BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN IT’S EASY Big changes can bring up a lot of feelings, both positive and uncomfortable ones. Some examples of large life changes are retirement, graduation, adult children moving out of the home, divorce, the...
by Heidi Sturgeon | Aug 10, 2021 | Anxiety, Connection, Depression, Mental Health, Self Compassion, Students, Uncategorized
Loneliness While Living Away From Home Is A Part Of Starting School That Nobody Talks About If you’re moving out to pursue higher education, you may feel both excited to have more independence, and afraid of being alone. Loneliness can happen at home or away, but if...
by Heidi Sturgeon | Aug 6, 2021 | Anxiety, Connection, Depression, Mental Health, Self Compassion, Students, Uncategorized
Nobody Expects To Graduate During A Pandemic Congratulations on graduating! If you’re like many recent graduates, you’ve probably spent the first part of the summer taking a much needed breather. It could be that with the summer beginning to wind down, the looming...
by Heidi Sturgeon | Jun 29, 2021 | Chronic Illness, Connection, Gratitude, Mental Health, Self Compassion, Uncategorized
Grieving the loss of a loved one is a painful process that can feel both numbing, and all encompassing. Dealing with COVID-19 restrictions adds a whole other dimension to the already complicated process that is grief. The pain of not getting to say goodbye properly,...
by Heidi Sturgeon | Oct 21, 2017 | Connection, Mindfulness, Private Practice, Social Work
Lessons Learned: My Journey into Private Practice I began my journey to create a social work private practice in NS back in January 2016. I recently celebrated my one-year anniversary, as a Registered Social Worker (RSW) in private practice on July 18, 2017. The...
