Many individuals internalize stigmas associated with mental illness diagnoses. This phenomenon, also called self-stigma, may encourage the development of negative self-appraisals, which, in turn, may contribute to the loss ...

Children with emotional and behavioural disorders rarely have the language skills to participate in traditional forms of psychotherapy. Preadolescents with EBD are often resistant to traditional psychotherapy. Therefore, ...

Research suggests that adolescent girls who have been bullied often experience correlating depression and anxiety, sleep problems, as well as a lack of self-esteem. In this thesis I offer a detailed exploration into the ...

Historically, the disciplines of psychology and theology have had a tenuous relationship, dismissing each other as unnecessary. This paper is an attempt to address this tenuous relationship, by stating that from a therapeutic ...

In the last few decades, there has been an increase of research and literature on spirituality in psychotherapy (Bhagwan, 2009; Bryant-Davis & Wong, 2013; Bryant-Davis, Ellis, Burke-Maynard, Moon, Counts, & Anderson, 2012; ...

Communication dynamics within stepfamilies are often problematic. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the literature on stepfamily experience. Findings suggest that stepfamilies encounter unique stressors as they may ...

The field of Horticultural Therapy has grown in recent years and is now a part of many wide-ranging health and mental health services. Despite this, there is a lack of standardization of the field. Through a content analysis ...

In the field of counselling, marital/couple issues are a common theme. With the divorce rate skyrocketing over the last few decades, relatively new sorts of parenting issues are arising in many people, especially with ...

The primary aim of this thesis is to identify the effective tools with which to work with clergy members reporting burnout and/or vocational dissatisfaction. This document will educate clinical counsellors of the roles, ...

This thesis explores the bicultural experience of an Indo-Fijian Canadian female living between and betwixt two distinct cultures in the North American context. This is a self-study, I the subject and researcher at once. ...