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Beginning therapy can bring a mixture of relief and uncertainty.

You may feel hopeful. You may feel nervous. You may wonder if you are “doing it right”.

Progress in therapy is often subtle. It rarely looks dramatic or immediate.

More often, it unfolds gradually through shifts in awareness, response, and relationship.

Choosing a Sparks therapist can feel overwhelming. There are many approaches, credentials, and personalities to consider.

An emotion wheel is a visual tool designed to help you identify and name what you are feeling. For many adults, emotions can feel vague or overwhelming. The wheel provides language and clarity.

Cognitive distortions are common patterns of thinking that can quietly shape how we see ourselves, others, and the world.

The term was originally introduced by psychiatrist Dr. Aaron..

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based approach to Sparks psychotherapy developed by psychiatrist Dr. Aaron T. Beck in the 1960s.

It is grounded in decades of research..

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is an evidence-based approach to Spark’s psychotherapy developed by Dr. Sue Johnson, a clinical psychologist and leading researcher in attachment science.

Most of us were never formally taught how to be emotionally mature.

Instead, we absorbed what was modelled for us, how conflict was handled, how feelings were expressed..

Emotional processing is a phrase that gets used often but rarely explained clearly.

You may have heard that you need to “process your feelings.” But what does that actually mean?

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by your emotions or unsure what you’re even feeling?

Perhaps you’ve spent years holding things together on the outside while something inside feels..