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The Emotional Orphan Archetype: Healing the Wound of Being Left Alone

Exploring abandonment, emotional deprivation, and the path back to inner belonging
Rebecca Steele
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Waterloo Psychotherapy for Anxiety and Depression

If you are looking for support with anxiety or depression, you do not have to do it alone. My practice is based in...
Rebecca Steele
July 23, 2025
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Five Powerful Podcasts That Explore Cult Psychology and Coercive Control

As a therapist, I spend much of my professional life immersed in topics like trauma, anxiety, OCD, and self‑esteem...
Rebecca Steele
July 20, 2025
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The Gifts of Sensitivity: How Being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) Can Be Your Superpower

In a world that often praises hustle, toughness, and emotional numbness, being a Highly Sensitive Person can feel...
Rebecca Steele
July 11, 2025
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Pure O OCD: When Your Thoughts Won't Leave You Alone

How Therapy Can Help You Break Free
Rebecca Steele
July 6, 2025
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Healing the Self-Sacrifice Schema (Subjugation Schema)

Why You Over-Give and How Therapy Can Help
Rebecca Steele
June 24, 2025
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Understanding Avoidant Attachment Style

Avoidant attachment is one of the most misunderstood patterns in relationships. It often masks as independence,...
Rebecca Steele
May 28, 2025
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Looking to Go Deeper in Therapy?

How a Therapy Intensive Can Help You Do This
Rebecca Steele
May 9, 2025
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Treatment for Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs)

Finding the Right Fit for Deep Healing
Rebecca Steele
May 5, 2025
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The Enneagram, Attachment, and Coping

How Our Personality Shapes Our Survival Strategies
Rebecca Steele
April 30, 2025
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Rebecca Steele

PO Box 40074, Waterloo Square PO
Waterloo, ON
N2J 4V1

8559083524

rebecca@smart-therapy.ca

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