Lee-Anne Crawford, MSW, Counsellor.

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Love Thyself.

www.brucelipton.com

This is a list of common issues that I can help you address, utilizing Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy CBT) among other approaches. Links in bio for more information including how to contact me.

I am very pleased to announce that I am providing individual and couples therapy session IP and online at HealthOne in Toronto. Please visit the website for more information. Link in bio.

Delighted to announce the launch of a new ‘online anytime’ (self-paced) course on ‘How to get good sleep’. Find out more about the course at www.apt.ac/how-to-get-good-sleep-course.html

Just another day at the office for my little “helper.”

Some people can thrive in an ambiguously defined relationship. They reap the benefits of connection, play, and s*x without the work of accountability and intimacy. Perhaps a situationship works well because their life is in transition, and they need to stay agile and flexible. Perhaps a situationship reflects their current depth of their self-awareness. Staying in the shallows fits because they fear the deep waters of their soul.⁣
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But here’s what I know for sure: If you are busting your ass learning how to swim so that you can dive safely into your depths, tolerating a poorly-defined intimate relationship will wound you in familiar places.⁣
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Because you’ll have to act again and again as if you don’t see what you see, feel what you feel, and know what you know. If you grew up in a chaotic family system, that was what you did to survive. You acted fine when you weren’t and you relied on one person and one person alone: YOU. In a weird way, you have everything you need to tolerate low-accountability love. ⁣
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But your healing rests on you striving for more than tolerance.⁣
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Don’t you finally deserve a relationship that makes space for all of you? Where you don’t have to leave out the messy parts so that someone else feels OK?⁣
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It’s one thing to settle for ambiguity when you don’t know better. But as you begin to heal, you develop a felt sense of being out of your own alignment. And watching yourself not ask for clarity becomes an intolerable form of self-abandonment. ⁣
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An intimate relationship that knows how to swim in the depths does not need to be “doing the work 24/7.” You get to have fun, be easy-breezy, make up silly names, watch trashy shows. But it does mean that when one of you feels hurt, confused, or anxious, you both put your goggles on and you start to swim... together. ⁣
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🎙 Episode 62 of REIMAGINING LOVE is in your ears today: Is Your “Situationship” Working? And, you can download a free worksheet to help you explore the 9 Relational Self-Awareness Questions I talk through in the episode. Listen. Share. Discuss. 🎙

Clients naturally get uncomfortable when I introduce the concept of making space for their anxiety and allowing for it. Of course we want our anxiety to go away. Here is a quick video that explains why your therapist may suggest this form of acceptance.

Why accept anxiety instead of making attempts to push it away? Check out this explanation courtesy of Dr. Russ.

What do you think? Revolutionary concept?

The Struggle Switch - By Dr. Russ Harris Dr. Russ Harris, Acceptance & Commitment Therapist, explains the struggle switch metaphor through this entertaining and educational clip.To learn more about ...

If you have recently embarked on a yoga journey (and good for you) be mindful that you are releasing a lot of stored trauma. Do not force your body before it’s ready and remember that it is normal to feel strong emotions.

Read it here: https://elejrnl.com?p=3182688

Speaking your truth, finding your purpose, and ascribing personal and political meanings to your experiences is part of effective psychotherapy.

Agreed. I provide mindfulness based approaches in my work with clients.

Welcome to 2023! This month I will be sharing tips from ACT on how to use psychological flexibility to help you eat, move and rest in ways that support your whole person health.​​​​​​​​
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Today let’s dive into values. Why is it important to you to move your body? How does it improve your life and those around you? Knowing your values generates intrinsic motivation to keep going.​​​​​​​​
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So…Why do you want to move more?​​​​​​​​
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Write about it below for a motivation boost!

Your Breath is Your Brain’s Remote Control - Mindful Our in-breath is like a remote control for our brains, directly affecting electrical signals that communicate with memory and emotional processing centers.

The wisdom of dialectics.
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When is the right time to start couples therapy? Do you need to wait until conflict becomes constant? Or maybe until things are “bad enough” to seek help. Many couples begin therapy early on and many wait until it’s almost too late. It can be difficult to decide when is the right time for you and your partner to try couples therapy. Perhaps yours or your partners own stigmas are holding you back, or maybe you associate a level of shame with seeking therapeutic intervention. Deciding to begin couples therapy can feel scary, but it has numerous benefits and positive outcomes.

Couples Therapy, Do You Need it? Here are 5 signs! — MOVE fitness club Discussing your concerns with a trusted professional can enrich your relationship, help you discover love languages, and work through reoccurring concerns. Are you having the same arguments with your partner? Are you avoiding s*xual intimacy? Do you feel like you and your partner are growing in diff

The two mountains metaphor.

It’s important to remember that many people do have secure attachments! It may not be in all relationships, but some! Perhaps your attachment style has shifted as you have “done the work” or attended therapy. Here are some signs you may be securely attached.



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10 Signs You May Have A Secure Attachment Style Is It Attachment Wounding Or Self-Sabotage?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G0DXW1j7f0 Attachment Styles + The Drama Triangle Part One: https://www.youtube...

We do not need, and indeed never will have, all the answers before we act...it is often through taking action that we can discover some of them. - Charlotte Bunch

https://dialecticalbehaviortherapy.com/distress-tolerance/actions-based-on-values/

Actions Based on Values : DBT Having a strong sense of purpose can make emotional distress more manageable. Living a fulfilled life based on the values that are most important to you can make the bumps along the road more tolerable. Imagine that you have are having a situation of distress, but you know that tomorrow there is som...

And that's ok!

We can all benefit from professional mental health support at certain point in our lives. Come talk it out with me at MOVE. Providing in person sessions Tuesdays & Saturdays. 🙏🥹🤧💪🏋🏽‍♂️

Is the feeling love? Is this excitement or is this terror? How to tell if it’s a healthy bond, or trauma reenactment. Doing so on your own may be challenging at times. A therapist can help you work through this. If you can relate, I’m here to help.

8 Signs Its A Trauma Bond, Not Love What does it mean to have a “trauma bond” with someone? Trauma bonding refers to the deep emotional attachment one might feel towards their abuser, and it’s ...

Limerance: What is it, who is most vulnerable, and how can one break free?

I recently viewed this video and believe it clearly describes this phenomena and may be essential to understanding this form of love addiction and how it can sabotage the need for fulfilling, secure, and long lasting relationships, both romantic and plantoic.

Limerence: What Is It And How Do We Let It Go?

Trauma is a 'stupid friend' that our minds & bodies don't forget: Dr. Gabor Maté | CBC Radio Dr. Gabor Maté joined the Sickboy podcast to discuss his new book, The Myth of Normal, which explores the longterm effects of unresolved trauma on our bodies and minds.

Lee-Anne Crawford on LinkedIn: Individual and Couples Psychotherapy — MOVE fitness club I am grateful to be providing therapy at MOVE Recovery Boutique as I firmly believe that healthy, empowerment and compassionate based exercise and holistic...

Bethany Spiers, RKin on LinkedIn: Individual and Couples Psychotherapy — MOVE fitness club https://lnkd.in/gn43kmzD I am so thrilled to introduce a new member to the MOVE Recovery Boutique Team, Lee-Anne Crawford. Lee-Anne is the newest addition...

Offering in person sessions now at this location.

Bethany Spiers, RKin on LinkedIn: Individual and Couples Psychotherapy — MOVE fitness club https://lnkd.in/gn43kmzD I am so thrilled to introduce a new member to the MOVE Recovery Boutique Team, Lee-Anne Crawford. Lee-Anne is the newest addition...

Now offering psychotherapy at .recoveryboutique in Leslieville.