Registered Psychotherapist, Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology 1994
Forgiveness is a process like anything else; it takes time and it is important to realize it is ultimately optional. Forgiveness is for us; not for them and it doesn't mean condoning their behavior. It simply means in time we move on from it though this can take time.
The power of forgiveness is often very surprising and many have difficulty with this. It is often conflated with forgetting and being used as a doormat or letting someone off scot free. The hardest one to forgive is often oneself.
When someone hurt us, it is hard to forgive. Being able to forgive someone can help you decrease feelings of anger, hurt, bitterness, and shame With my support, we will work together through the forgiveness process, utilizing emotion-focused techniques, mindfulness exercises, and positive psychology strategies..
Rahwa Gebredingle, Barbara Brown, Benjamin Rubinoff, and Terri Roberton, come with specialized training in spirituality, including processes of forgiveness. Contact our Intake Worker to help determine who will be the best fit for you.
Registered Psychotherapist, Holistic Health Practitioner, Health & Wellness Coach
I help you break down the barriers of Forgiveness by offering focused-based techniques. Forgiveness means different things to different people. Sometimes it's a decision of "letting go" of toxic feelings that keep you stuck or trapped with an unpleasant experience or person. Forgiveness doesn't mean forgetting or excusing the harm done to you or making up with the person who caused the harm. Forgiveness helps you to go on with your life in a healthier way. Forgiving yourself is the first step of Self-love, Self-care, and Self-acceptance.
Dr. Warwar (our clinic director) and Dr. Greenberg (Professor emeritus of psychology at York University and Director of the Emotion-Focused Therapy Clinic in Toronto) co-developed an Emotion-Focused Therapy and research program for forgiveness to help couples and individuals resolve emotional injuries.
By finding out the things or people you need to forgive, we can also understand why you couldn't forgive, and work on conversation with the hurter, healing your inner child, and clearing energetic imbalance and blockages for emotional healing.
Forgiveness is a process where someone who has been wronged chooses to let go of their resentment, and treat the wrongdoer with compassion. Forgiveness does not mean forgetting or condoning the wrongdoing, granting legal mercy, or reconciling a relationship. You can forgive a person while in no way believing that their actions were acceptable or justified.
Clients who continue to hang on to painful emotions related to a mistreatment—even though they have every right to hold those emotions—can receive great benefit from forgiveness therapy. A number of positive outcomes, such as reductions in depression, resentment, and rumination, have been associated with forgiveness.
Whether you are looking to forgive others or forgive yourself, I provide support to radically accept what occurred and find ways to move forward in life. We may explore ideas of compassion, needs, and accountability while recognizing that all humans are imperfect. In terms of self-forgiveness, I recognize that doing a "bad" thing does not make us a "bad" person. I support individuals to determine what is theirs to own and take accountability for as well as when they may be taking accountability for things that is not their responsibility.
Forgiveness can be hard, especially when you have felt hurt, betrayed or let down. Whether you are looking to forgive others or forgive yourself, we provide support to radically accept what occurred and find ways to move forward in life. Through an exploration of compassion, naming one's needs, and addressing accountability, while recognizing that all humans are imperfect, we can work through forgiveness-an act that can liberate yourself from feelings of bitterness, anger and resentment.