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Toby Macklin
December 8, 2024

You're Not That Powerful

Toby Macklin
December 8, 2024
You're Not That Powerful

Distinguishing between what's in your control and what is not is a crucial step in improving your mental health, your work life and your relationships. Read more to find out how counselling can help.

Toby Macklin
November 28, 2022

The Anxiety Equation

Toby Macklin
November 28, 2022
The Anxiety Equation

A simple equation offers useful perspective on how we can take charge of anxiety and heal some deeper wounds.

Toby Macklin
September 5, 2022

Religious Trauma: Losing My Religion

Toby Macklin
September 5, 2022
Religious Trauma: Losing My Religion

Religious trauma or adverse religious experiences can have an enormous impact on people's day-to-day lives. Working with a therapist who understands these dynamics can make a significant difference.

Toby Macklin
March 6, 2021

Exploration and Commitment: A Path Through Crisis

Toby Macklin
March 6, 2021
Exploration and Commitment: A Path Through Crisis

Many of the men I work with have reached a crisis point in their lives. Often there are immediate issues to deal with, but at the same time they are facing some basic questions about their lives, about who they are, and what they want to do with their lives. Here’s a framework for thinking about these questions.

Toby Macklin
August 15, 2020

How Trauma Calls Everything Into Question

Toby Macklin
August 15, 2020
How Trauma Calls Everything Into Question

Trauma can affect how we think and feel about ourselves, our relationships with others, and the very meaning and purpose of our lives. Counselling offers opportunities for both healing and growth in all these areas.

Toby Macklin
July 25, 2020
Online counselling

The Benefits of Going Online

Toby Macklin
July 25, 2020
Online counselling
The Benefits of Going Online

Since COVID-19 hit, I've discovered that online counselling can be just as effective as face-to-face sessions, and in many ways is more flexible, practical and efficient. The range of my practice has expanded as a result, as I can now work with you wherever you live.

Toby Macklin
May 30, 2020

Counselling for Men: Breaking The Man Rules®

Toby Macklin
May 30, 2020
Counselling for Men: Breaking The Man Rules®

The way men are socialized can trap us when it comes to dealing with trauma and other difficulties in our lives. Breaking the Man Rules® can get you back your freedom.

Toby Macklin
May 24, 2020

Timelines: Giving Trauma Its Place

Toby Macklin
May 24, 2020
Timelines: Giving Trauma Its Place

Trauma can overwhelm our lives, disrupting our ability to learn and grow from experience. Using timelines in therapy can help you place trauma in a larger context and reclaim the narrative of your life.

Tagged: NET, trauma, Narrative Exposure Therapy

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Toby Macklin
May 22, 2020

Breathe!

Toby Macklin
May 22, 2020
Breathe!

People often get stuck in fight, flight or freeze reactions to trauma long after the danger has passed. Conscious breathing can help you respond more constructively to symptoms of trauma and PTSD and start living more freely again.

Tagged: trauma, breathing, ptsd

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Toby Macklin is an ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider

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Toby Macklin MA, DipHCS, RCC

toby@goodcounselling.ca

 
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