FAMILY & MARRIAGE COUNSELING PORTERS LAKE, NOVA SCOTIA

» Paying for the Listening Ear

If you're paying someone in a therapeutic relationship, how can you know whether they really care? Is it all about the money? And how do questions like these touch on concerns that might come up in other relationships?

Tags: in practice, relationships, therapy

» The Odd Truth About “Pathological” Lying

Why would someone lie about things that appear inconsequential, or in situations where the truth would seem to do just as well? The truth about what sometimes seems to be senseless, irrational or "pathological" lying is that there's actually a purpose to it, and that purpose is almost always the same.

Tags: character disturbance, communication, relationships

» Too many women falling through the gaps and not getting help for mental health during and after pregnancy, says new UK report
Women who have depression or anxiety during pregnancy or in the year after giving birth are not having their needs recognised and not getting the support they need as a result, according to...

» Psychologists welcome overhaul of children and young people's mental health services
The British Psychological Society welcomes the announcement of a five-year plan for a complete overhaul of mental health services for children and young people in England.