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ADHD counselling in Calgary is practical, skills-based therapy for adults, teens and children whose attention, follow-through and emotional regulation keep getting in the way of what they intend to do. ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition affecting executive function; CADDRA (the Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance) estimates it affects roughly 4–6% of Canadian adults, most of whom were never diagnosed as children. The ten points below describe how ADHD counselling works in Alberta, what it targets, what it costs, and how Curio Counselling, a Calgary practice in the Beltline, delivers it. 10 Things to Know About ADHD Counselling in Calgary 1. ADHD counselling does not require a diagnosis to begin ADHD counselling can start with or without a formal diagnosis and does not require a physician referral. Many Calgary clients begin while waiting for a medical assessment; the sessions help decide whether pursuing a diagnosis is worthwhile and prepares the client for that conversatio...

9 Signs It’s Time for Couples Counselling Most couples wait far too long. By the time two people sit down in a counselling room, they have usually been stuck in the same loop for years, each quietly wondering whether things are “bad enough” to ask for help. They almost always are — and the signs you need couples counselling are more ordinary than people expect. They look like a recurring argument about the dishwasher, a silence that lasts a little longer each time, a decision about kids or money that keeps getting pushed to next month. This checklist comes from the couples work done at Curio Counselling in Calgary, where therapists use Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and the Gottman Method with couples at every stage — dating, engaged, married, separating, or trying to decide. If more than two of these describe your relationship, it is time to book a conversation. 1. You’re having the same fight on repeat The topic changes — chores, in-laws, screens, sex — but the shape of the...

The end of a marriage or partnership is rarely a simple event. For parents, the journey through separation or divorce is often fraught with emotional turbulence, logistical challenges, and the profound concern for their children’s well-being. This transition inevitably reshapes family dynamics, demanding a fundamental shift in how parents interact. While the pain and conflict of separation can feel overwhelming, the possibility of a peaceful co-parenting future is not only attainable but essential for the health and happiness of all involved. Approximately 35% of all marriages in the United States ended in divorce over the last decade (2012-2022) [Counseling & Psychology, 2025], highlighting the widespread need for effective strategies to navigate this complex terrain. This guide explores family counselling as a vital tool for fostering a functional, respectful, and child-centric co-parenting relationship , transforming conflict into collaboration and paving the way for lasti...

Back-to-school stress can tip Calgary kids into anxiety or depression. Learn the signs by age, what to do at home, and when to call a child counsellor.     Back-to-school anxiety is the spike in worry, dread, and physical stress symptoms many children and teens experience in the first six to eight weeks of a new school year — and in Calgary, that window is right now. Classes at the Calgary Board of Education and Calgary Catholic School District resumed at the start of September, and the honeymoon period is over: the new teacher is no longer new, the friend group has settled (with or without your child), and the first assessments are landing. For most kids, the nerves fade by Thanksgiving. For a meaningful minority, September is the month a treatable anxiety or depressive episode takes hold, and October is when parents start searching for child counselling in Calgary . Why Back-to-School Is Harder on Kids Than Parents Expect A new school year is not one change. It is a doz...

Anxiety coping techniques work best when you understand why they work. Most articles hand you a list of breathing exercises and send you on your way. This one explains the mechanism behind each tool, because when your heart is pounding at 2 a.m., “just breathe” is useless unless you know which kind of breathing, for how long, and why it changes anything. Our therapists teach these ten techniques in sessions every week. Some calm your body in under a minute. Others reshape how anxiety behaves over months. You’ll want a few of each. Why anxiety spikes (and why coping tools work) Anxiety is your nervous system doing its job too enthusiastically. When your brain detects a possible threat, real or imagined, it triggers the same alarm: faster heart rate, shallow breathing, tense muscles, racing thoughts. That response kept your ancestors alive. It’s less helpful in a Monday morning meeting on 9th Avenue. The good news is that the ...

Home › Blog › Men and Mental Health in Calgary Calgary & virtual across Alberta · Reviewed by the Curio Counselling clinical team Men and Mental Health in Calgary Calgary runs on a particular kind of man: the one who shows up, gets it done, and does not complain. On the rigs, on the sites, in the trucks and the trades and the towers downtown, the unwritten rule is the same one a lot of us got as boys. Suck it up. Don't be soft. Handle it. That toughness is real, and it has its place. But it has a body count, and the men paying the price are too often the last to ask for help. This is a straight conversation about men and mental health in Calgary, why so many guys white-knuckle it alone, and what actually helps. If you are a man reading this because something has felt off, the anger that is too quick, the drinking that crept up, the flatness, the sleep that will not come, you are not weak a...