Fear of Abandonment in Relationships: How to Stop Abandoning Yourself to Keep Others Close image

Fear of Abandonment in Relationships: How to Stop Abandoning Yourself to Keep Others Close

Attachment, Emotion-Focused Therapy, and Boundary Work in Depth Therapy
Rebecca Steele
February 25, 2026
How You Are Anywhere Is How You Are Everywhere image

How You Are Anywhere Is How You Are Everywhere

Why Self-Awareness, Avoidance, and the Therapy Relationship Matter More Than You Think
Rebecca Steele
February 17, 2026
Why Being “Not Chosen” Hurts So Much — And What It’s Really Pointing To image

Why Being “Not Chosen” Hurts So Much — And What It’s Really Pointing To

There’s a particular kind of pain that comes from not being chosen. Not the sting of one rejection, but the slow...
Rebecca Steele
February 9, 2026
From Helper to Author: Reclaiming Your Inner Compass and Designing a Life That’s Yours image

From Helper to Author: Reclaiming Your Inner Compass and Designing a Life That’s Yours

Many people come to therapy not because they don’t care about others—but because they care too much, at the cost of...
Rebecca Steele
February 2, 2026
Left on Read? The Hidden Emotional Cost of Modern Dating image

Left on Read? The Hidden Emotional Cost of Modern Dating

At first, you tell yourself not to take it personally... “It’s just how dating is now.” “They probably got busy.”...
Rebecca Steele
January 30, 2026
The Anxiety–Depression Loop in Winter image

The Anxiety–Depression Loop in Winter

Why anxiety and depression intensify in winter — and how to respond gently
Rebecca Steele
January 26, 2026
Therapy Is Not Just for Healing — It’s Also for Growth and Self‑Expansion image

Therapy Is Not Just for Healing — It’s Also for Growth and Self‑Expansion

A Jungian and depth therapy perspective
Rebecca Steele
January 22, 2026
The Orphan Archetype & OCD image

The Orphan Archetype & OCD

Why So Many People With OCD Feel Alone
Rebecca Steele
January 12, 2026
The Quiet Forms of OCD: When the Compulsions Live in the Mind image

The Quiet Forms of OCD: When the Compulsions Live in the Mind

ROCD, Harm OCD, Religious OCD, Existential OCD & the Invisible Battle of Thought-Based Compulsions
Rebecca Steele
January 8, 2026
What If I Don’t Know What to Talk About in Therapy? image

What If I Don’t Know What to Talk About in Therapy?

A gentle guide to your first sessions, your fears, and what really happens in therapy
Rebecca Steele
December 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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