Welcome to my world....
Working in both healthcare and the counselling fields can very quickly become overwhelming and stressful. I believe in self-care and gratitude, so what better way to practice both than to start my own little blog. I need a place to vent, debrief, cry, laugh, and share some positive thought's and inspiration's. I am hoping this blog can be that place. Some days may be all funnies, other's not so much, but I guess we will all have to just wait and see.
So a little bit about me now, my name is Chantel, I am a mother of two semi-adults, who both still live at home. I also have two dogs and two cats living in my home, and I absolutely hate having my picture taken. I have worked as a Medical Office Assistant and manager, a Nursing Unit Assistant, I do random shifts as a Mental Health and Rehab Worker, and now I am a Licensed Registered Therapeutic Counsellor. I originally fell into the medical field just due to life circumstances, and then I never left. Instead I branched out further. I have just opened my own therapy/counselling business and have been thrown full blast into this digital world. I am not quite sure how I feel about having to do things such as Facebook, Instagram, Linked-in, Twitter and personal/business blogs yet, but we will see how this all goes. Don't get me wrong, I have always had a Facebook account, but I use it primarily to watch stupid crap, funny animal video's, and look at family picture's. This update, update, update, is a whole other level!
Some people tend to have a picture in their minds as to what a counsellor "looks" like. I resent and dislike the idea that all counsellors are stuffy, snotty, boring or cold. A therapeutic relationship is supposed to be a supportive, non-judgmental, and equal partnership that grows out of mutual respect and trust. Their are many modalities of therapy, each with there own style and guidelines. As a practicing counsellor I can tell you that there are times to set boundaries, be silent, be curious, challenge clients to be their best, and then try harder. Our job as counsellors is not to be your friend, nor give you the answers, our job is to work WITH you, to help you build the life you are looking for. Counsellors are not here to roll out some golden path, nor do they "mess with your mind". The counselling process can be challenging, emotionally draining, and it can be lots of hard work. There is that good old saying that "nothing worth while is easy." With that said, coming out on the other side is worth it.
Seize the moment...
In order to embrace these technical times and learn to enjoy it and go with the flow, I am going to try to make this as fun for ME as possible, and hopefully others can be touched or feel a connection in some way or another too.
On another note if you are ever in need to talk to somebody, or are in a crisis, my information page has the crisis information and what to do if someone you know is in crisis. If its not an urgent situation and you are just looking for a counsellor go to my main page and click the "Book Now" button.
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