sashacallegro, Author at Allegro Counselling

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Women’s History Month: Women of Impact in Psychology, Joan Erikson

Blog, Mental Health AwarenessOctober 11, 2023278Views 1Like 1Comment

Joan Erikson placed a strong emphasis on the role of creativity in human growth. She firmly believed that, regardless of age, creativity was a fundamental aspect of identity and generativity. Her work underscores the importance of engaging in creative activities as a means of self-expression and personal growth, a notion that continues to resonate within…

First Week of October: Mental Health Awareness Week

Blog, Depression, Guided Meditation, Happiness, Mental Health Awareness, TraumaOctober 5, 2023254Views 1Like 2Comments

Mental Health Awareness Week, celebrated annually during the first week of October, serves as a vital reminder of the need to comprehend, support, and destigmatize mental health issues.

National Truth and Reconciliation Day: The Psychological Burden of Historical Injustices

BlogSeptember 28, 2023205Views 0Likes 0Comments

Nations have regularly faced with periods characterized by significant divisions, violence, and heinous injustices throughout history. While the apparent wounds of such tragedies may have healed over time, their enduring resonance lingers in the collective psyche, fuelling continuous social turmoil and emotional misery. The notion of National Truth and Reconciliation (NTR) has arisen as a…

The Power of Persistence: A Psychological Perspective

Blog, Happiness, Persistence, ProcrastinationSeptember 19, 2023167Views 0Likes 0Comments

In today’s fast-paced world, adopting a deliberate and unhurried approach enables us to fully immerse ourselves in the present moment, allowing us to appreciate the journey itself, rather than fixating solely on the destination. This mindful perspective not only deepens our connection with the process but also has the remarkable capacity to alleviate stress and…

Natural Disasters

Blog, Depression, Happiness, TraumaAugust 26, 2023164Views 0Likes 1Comment

Understanding the Unseen Wounds: Exploring the Mental Health Impacts of Natural Disasters Introduction In recent years, the world has witnessed an alarming increase in the frequency and intensity of natural disasters. From hurricanes and earthquakes to wildfires and floods, these catastrophic events have not only caused physical destruction but have also left deep emotional scars…

Attachment

Blog, Child Mental Health, Developmental Trauma, RelationshipsSeptember 6, 2022224Views 1Like 1Comment

Traditional models of attachment theory demonstrate a study that was done in 1978 by Mary Ainsworth called the “Strange Situation”. In this experiment, a mother and child were put into a room where another person was present, referred to as the “stranger” and the mother was asked to then leave the room and leave their…

Mental Paradoxes

Blog, Child Mental Health, Developmental Trauma, RelationshipsMay 3, 2022294Views 2Likes 1Comment

Mental paradoxes are a psychological phenomenon that occurs when a child tries to get certain needs to be met on a repetitive basis, however the parent or caregiver is unable to give the consistent response that the child is wanting. This process of “serve and return” exists in all parent child relationships and from…

Pseudo-mutuality and Locus of Control

Blog, From the Blog, Happiness, RelationshipsApril 21, 2022240Views 0Likes 1Comment

If an adult has not been taught optimal communication from their family of origin, the concept of pseudo-mutuality is common. Pseudo-mutuality can be defined as a pattern of ignoring topics of conversation and burying them, rather than addressing them. It also indicates the desire to maintain an external image, rather than deal with any sort…

Escapism

Blog, Energy Healing, From the Blog, Guided MeditationFebruary 1, 2022267Views 0Likes 5Comments

The conscious mind is operational for daily thoughts, conversations and interactions while our subconscious mind is a suppressed storage of memory, down to every detail of everything that has ever happened to you in this lifetime (and some would argue past lives as well).

Inner Child Work

Blog, Energy Healing, From the Blog, Guided MeditationAugust 10, 2021563Views 1Like 50Comments

Inner child healing is powerful! If our conscious mind makes up for only five percent of the active potential in our brain then tapping into the subconscious is an important process for healing. Although the father of Psychology Wilhelm Wundt, did not believe that we could understand our unconscious behaviours, this was later challenged by…

Psycho-somatic

Blog, Energy Healing, From the Blog, Personality DisordersJune 3, 20208KViews 0Likes 1KComments

Each client brings a unique perspective of how they view the world and how they see life in their existence. Some clients I speak to are experiencing a range of somatic issues such as numbness, tingling, headaches, bodily disturbances and so on. Our current understanding for healing these types of ailments is largely a ‘Westernized’…

Developmental Trauma

Blog, Child Mental Health, From the BlogApril 18, 2018488Views 0Likes 5Comments

Childhood trauma can be extremely impactful on neurodevelopment and can have lasting effects on mental health during developmental years into adulthood. For nearly two decades now, professor of Psychiatry at the Boston University Medical School, Bessel van der Kolk, has been an advocate for the inclusion of Development Trauma Disorder to the Diagnostic and Statistical…