Adult ADHD
More and more people are finding out that they, or someone they know, has ADHD. Yet, despite growing recognition, there imuch about ADHD that remains a mystery and a struggle. The ADHD journey is life-long, containing many challenges — questioning, accepting, learning new skills, medication and more.
At Growing Deeper Counselling, we walk with you through these challenges. We work with individuals, couples, and families to develop tools, resources, and lifestyle changes to help them manage the symptoms of ADHD.
Adult ASD
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Like ADHD, more and more people are encountering ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) in their lives. Yet it is often a puzzle to which we "have" very few pieces. ASD is labeled a spectrum because, though there are many common experiences, it unique for everyone.
If you look for them, you can find new blogs, podcasts, etc. every day about autism. And they have a whole new vocabulary to learn – masking, burnout, stimming, hyperfocus, hypersensitive, executive function and more.
At Growing Deeper Counselling, we work with you to find the puzzle pieces that fit for you and those in your life, helping you ,manage the struggles that come with ASD.
Couple's Counselling
Life is a team sport, and a loving, supportive partnership can be one of the greatest teams we'll ever be on, But it isn't easy in a world that places so much emphasis on individual achievement. We live in a culture - and often come from families - that celebrate aggression, defensiveness, and self-fulfillment.
At Growing Deeper Counselling, we help you deescalate the conflicts and recognize the factors that are preventing you from supporting one another as a team. Then we work with you to develop new resources and skills to share your love and care and to build your relationship.
Counselling with Men
70% of the people that attend counselling are women, but not because men have fewer problems than women. Life's problems and struggles are not gender specific. One important factor contributing to this statistic is that fewer men are encouraged to seek therapy as a viable resource for support.
Many men, like me, did not grow up with examples of men working through hardships and suffering. We are taught to be tough, to show strength, to be rational, to shove emotions down, or escape in addictions. We, as men, know how to fix things, we're there for others, but we don't talk about our own problems.
There are times in life for these traditional masuline strategies, and, at Growing Deeper Counselling, we want to help you develop other strategies, other resources as well. We provide a safe place for you to be yourself, to be heard without judgment, to be understood wherever you are coming from.
General Counselling
Depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, loss, life transitions, stress, self-confidence issues, family and relationship stress, repetitive unhealthy patterns – they are all part of life in our world. As we encounter such times of suffering, many of us find ourselves stuck or alone without the internal or external resources we need to make it through. We just need some help.
Growing Deeper Counselling is here for you. We know how to listen, to empathize, to understand your struggle from your point of view. We work with you; we collaborate with you to find new ways forward and develop new resources to help live the life you want to live.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness is not, of course, a mental health issue. Mindfulness is a very important tool in working through all mental health issues and maintaining good mental health. Mindfulness is learning to pay attention to, to be aware of, your thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations.
The world is full of messages designed to influence what we think, feel, and do. At Growing Deeper Ministries, we work with you to be more aware of how you are being influenced, by both internal and external messages, and how you can have more agency, greater choice in your life.