

Externalizing Problems: A Narrative Therapy Approach to Mental Health
In this article, Arbour Therapist Calvin Black explains how Narrative Therapists use externalization to separate people from problems
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The Music that moves us
From time to time, you might hear music playing in the counselling rooms at Arbour. Clients and counsellors are reminded of their...
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Overcoming Shame: Defeat Silence and Build Self-Compassion
In this post Arbour Therapist, Calvin Black writes about how empathy and self-compassion can help us break through the silence of shame.
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The End Of Loneliness
Through these pandemic months, many of us have navigated unsettling times of work disruption, online schooling, and the inability to...
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5 Essential Practices to Rebuild Your Relationship
Some couples come to counselling because their relationship is on life-support. So much damage has been caused by toxic ways of...
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The Balance And Art Of Parenting
In this post, Arbour Counselling therapist Calvin Black describes the balance and art of parenting.
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Arbour Counselling Centre in Victoria B.C
I began working at Arbour Counselling Centre in the fall of 2018. Arbour has had a presence in Victoria B.C. since 2006 and through that...
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