Chronic Illness and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Therapy Counselling in Guelph
Whether you have a new diagnosis, or longstanding health condition that impacts your daily life; our supportive counsellors will help you navigate that space in a positive way, achieve your wellbeing goals and improve daily living. Reach out to our counsellors today.

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Chronic Illness and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Issues We Can Help You With…
Whether you have a chronic health condition you were previously aware of, have received a new diagnosis, or experienced a traumatic brain injury, our therapists can help you navigate the challenges and changes they bring. The following are some of the issues we can help you with…
- Executive Dysfunction: This can look like, difficulty beginning or completing daily tasks, impulsivity (e.g., blurting out thoughts without considering social consequences), distractibility (e.g., difficulty directing attention and maintaining focus) and short-term memory issues.
- Pain: Our counsellors can help guide you through pain awareness and pain management techniques to both increase your tolerance to and minimize your experiences of discomfort.
- Psychological Stress: Managing a chronic condition and adapting to the changes it brings can be challenging and stressful. You may be finding it difficult to engage socially as you once did or keep up with daily activities. It is common to feel fatigued or to feel a change in emotional wellbeing; experiencing mood shifts and emotionality, feeling more depressed or irritable. With the help of our counsellors, learn to manage that stress in healthy ways; exploring means of stress relief to reduce both sources of stress and their impacts so you can live your life to the fullest.
- Relationship Issues: It can be difficult to navigate a new or longstanding chronic condition with loved ones and significant others. There are often dynamic shifts, role changes and new emotions that arise in this time and they can prove to be challenging to accept or adjust to. Our counsellors can help you maneuver that space in a positive way, recognizing the opportunities for improvement and modes through which you can achieve your goals while maintaining healthy relationships.
- Sexual Health: Talk freely about your sexual health, sexual needs and the changes you have experienced due to your chronic illness. Sexual health is an important aspect of well-being and life quality regardless of chronic conditions or other health statuses. Alongside our counsellors you can feel empowered to openly talk about your experiences and to ask questions; boosting self-esteem and giving you the tools and knowledge you need to make your sexual health experiences positive ones.
Chronic Illness and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): How We Will Support You…
It can be difficult to navigate health changes, adapt to chronic conditions, and connect with the appropriate resources. Our supportive counsellors will help you through…
- Resourcing: Locating and navigating all of the support resources that you may need can be a daunting task. Our counsellors have experience working within Guelph and the surrounding communities. We can help to efficiently and effectively identify available resources that may be helpful to you and facilitate your connection with them.
- Support Building: Therapy helps by expanding your support network to include your counsellor. Experience the freedom of a judgement free space where someone will actively listen and compassionately respond to your challenges, with the added benefit of confidentiality (Visit FAQ for limits to confidentiality). Not only will your counsellor become your avid supporter, but they can also help your family, friends and community members understand your situation, changes in abilities, and the ways in which they can meaningfully and realistically show up for you.
- Skill Building: Our counsellors can help you increase self-esteem and self-efficacy by facilitating successful task completion; promoting functionality, and productivity, in the ways you go about daily life. Together you can build up your mental capacities and natural strengths to handle challenges and adapt your skillset to meet new or increasing needs and modify expectations; using self-compassion to support mental wellbeing and maintain autonomy as is meaningful to you.
Chronic Health Conditions and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Treatment Helps By…
Seeking supportive counselling to manage issues relating to chronic health conditions and Traumatic Brain Injury can help you…
- Learn effective coping strategies to manage and alleviate distress.
- Improve your capacities and relearn essential skills; facilitating independence and autonomy, improving life satisfaction.
- Understand and accept the ways in which your daily life now looks different and learn the best tools to support maintained happiness and expressions of self.
- Communicate healthily and effectively with loved ones, supporting positive relationships and connections in your life while maintaining healthy boundaries and realistic expectations.