Social anxiety can affect every area of your life. Whether you're avoiding eye contact at the grocery store, overthinking every word in a conversation, or skipping events altogether, you could be dealing with social anxiety. The good news? It’s perfectly manageable with the right tools...
It’s easy to confuse feeling socially awkward with having social anxiety disorder, but they’re not quite the same thing. Many of our Mississauga, Ontario, clients at Connect Cognitive Therapy are unsure which category they fall into; they just know that social situations are harder than...
The impact of trauma doesn’t always end when life goes back to normal after an earth-shattering event. For many people, the aftermath lingers in unexpected ways—flashbacks, hypervigilance, emotional numbness, perhaps feeling disconnected from everyday life. These are signs of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which can...
Therapy is never one size fits all. Even something as common as anxiety looks different in each person, and the methods used to treat it must be tailored accordingly. Here at Connect Cognitive Therapy, we strive to adapt our approach to not just a person’s...