Signs Your Children May Be Struggling Emotionally... with Natasha McBrearty (Crossroads Children’s Mental Health Centre) // Parenting During COVID-19

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12-05-2020 • 33 mins

In this episode, our guest is Natasha McBrearty. Natasha  is a registered psychotherapist with over 15 years of experience working in community mental health care and private practice. Natasha holds an MA in Counselling Psychology from McGill University and has extensive post-graduate training in a number of therapeutic approaches, including play therapy, narrative therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapies, the neuro-sequential model of therapeutics, and mindfulness-based approaches. Natasha is a mom of 3 and the current Associate Executive Director at Crossroads Children’s Mental Health Centre in Ottawa, Ontario.

Natasha talks to us about some of the warning signs that your children might be struggling during these times from a mental health perspective and could be feeling anxious about the state of things. She also gives us some practical tips for how to address these potential issues and to help support your children in feeling happy and safe!

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