Blog
If you’re trying to make sense of something, like anxiety that won’t settle, a relationship that keeps circling the same argument, or a past that still shows up in the present, this is a place to start. We’re two counsellors in Langley, BC, and we write here about the things that come up most often in our work: trauma, anxiety and depression, grief, burnout, and what happens between partners. We try to write the way we’d talk with you in the office: plainly, from what we’ve learned over years of sitting with people and what the research supports. Read what’s useful, and reach out when you’re ready.
What Stress Does to Your Brain
Most people who come to see us don’t say “I’m stressed.” They say they can’t sleep, or they snapped at their kid over nothing, or they sat in the...
Why Talking Helps: How Counselling Changes the Brain
Why does talking to a counsellor actually help? A plain-language look at what the research says happens in the brain, from Vista Counselling, Langley, BC.
Complex Trauma: What It Is and How Therapy Helps
When people picture trauma, they usually picture a single terrible event: a crash, an assault, a disaster. But some of the heaviest things people...
What Is EMDR Therapy and How Does It Work?
Curious about EMDR? Learn how this evidence-based therapy helps the brain heal stuck memories from trauma and anxiety, from EMDR therapists in Langley, BC.
School’s Out: Managing Summer Anxiety as a Parent
For most kids, the last day of school brings pure excitement: backpacks tossed aside, schedules abandoned, freedom stretching out ahead like a long...
How to Support Someone Who Is Grieving
Losing a loved one is one of life’s most difficult experiences. Whether the loss is sudden or expected, grief can impact every aspect of a person’s...
Why Healing Takes Time (and That’s Okay)
One of the most common (and understandable) hopes people bring to counselling is that things will start to feel better quickly. When you’re...
5 Signs You Might Benefit from Counselling
There’s a common belief that counselling is only for times of crisis, when things feel unmanageable or relationships are on the brink. In reality,...
Why We Repeat the Same Emotional Patterns
Have you ever wondered why, no matter how much you grow or change, you keep falling into the same emotional traps? Maybe you notice that certain...









