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Welcome to the blog of Sojourn Counselling and Neurofeedback. Articles posted here are written by our clinical staff and relate to services we offer or conditions we address. We hope they will be helpful to you in some way, whether you're considering counselling for yourself or someone else, gathering information on a mental health related issue, or just want to find out more about who we are and what we do.

A Strategy for Feeling Calm: Train your Brain with Neurofeedback
Author: Jonathan Wieser

Do you ever find yourself in a situation when your mind goes blank? Maybe you experience your mind suddenly racing and you can’t decide amoung the myriad of thoughts blasting Read more
Self Leadership: Working with Your Internal Family System
Author: Andrew Phillipps

Have you ever felt pulled in two opposing directions, unable to make a decision? Or planned to have a productive day, only to find yourself easily distracted and unable to Read more
Understanding Emotion
Author: Shahrzad Jamali

We often think of emotions as being either positive or negative. But the idea that we should aim to only have ‘positive’ emotions such as happiness, hope and compassion is Read more
Online Anxiety Groups
Author: Anonymous

Beginning in September and October, Sojourn is offering group counselling online for those struggling with anxiety. Read more
Progressive Muscle Relaxation: A Tool for Stress Relief
Author: Jonathan Wieser

Post-Pandemic Stress Some say absence makes the heart grow fonder. During the COVID-19 outbreak we have been asked to stay home and thus have had the opportunity to discover whether the Read more
Announcing a New Addition
Author: Jonathan Wieser

We are delighted to announce the addition of a new Advanced Intern to the Sojourn Team! Shahrzad Jamali is in her final semester in the Masters of Marriage and Family Read more
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Author: Darnell Smith

Couples generally consult us at Sojourn Counselling and Neurofeedback when their relationship is struggling and they're looking to find a way back to the intimacy and connectedness they experienced earlier Read more
Sensory Focus: Back from the Future
Author: Eli Norman

Humans have an amazing ability to travel through time. The summer of 2020 will mark the 35th anniversary of the classic time-travel movie “Back to the Future”. I loved watching Marty Read more
Revealing Assumptions: "Here's What I Make Up About That..."
Author: Eli Norman

“Can I talk to you about something?…”Talking to your partner about something that they have done that is bothering you can be difficult. Your partner can often feel accused, and Read more
The Relationship Tango
Author: Jonathan Wieser

How is it that we sometimes feel so out of sync with our loved ones? It is particularly confusing when finding ourselves often hurting or hurt by those closest to Read more
Anxiety: Fight, Flight, and False Alarms
Author: Eli Norman

What we experience as anxiety and stress could be the result of an alarm system stuck “on.” False alarms are often caused by unaddressed trauma from the past. Read more
Depression Treatment
Author: Jonathan Wieser

It has been well established that counselling is an effective treatment for depression. From the turn of the century when Freud noticed that patients got better as they were allowed Read more
Brain Optimization With Neurofeedback
Author: Jonathan Wieser

Almost everyone, it seems, wants to change something about their brains. Whether to improve on an ability for increased performance like memory, cognitive speed, or reaction time, or to recover Read more
Healing From PTSD
Author: Anonymous

Living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can seem like a nightmare. The symptoms of PTSD can be triggered by even the slightest of stimuli. Although it is most commonly Read more
Befriending Your Inner Critic
Author: Jonathan Wieser

Why is it that we are often our own worst enemies? The harsh voices of reprimand and admonition can leave us feeling stuck and depressed, or afraid of attempting anything Read more
Grieving Well
Author: Shahrzad Jamali

Grief is a natural psychological state in the aftermath of a loss. It is accompanied by a variety of emotions that can sometimes feel like depression. This article helps readers determine whether they are experiencing grief and if so, what they can do to allow it take its course. Read more