Gender Identity is a concept we have misunderstood. Even in today’s world, we have many families who literally die to have a baby boy! We have families who believe only a baby boy can carry on the family name and make the generation run! We still have women who are being blamed for giving birth…
Author: Poran Poregbal
My name is Poran Poregbal. I am a licenced - registered clinical counsellor and registered social worker. My practice of counselling psychology is based on a culturally and trauma-informed basis. I am offering individual and couple counselling sessions.
I am offering treatment for symptoms of Emotional Disorders such as Anxiety, Depression, Obsession, Phobia, Trauma, and Post Trauma Stress.
In my practice of Counselling Psychology, I do pay attention to my client's history, sense of self, level of motivation for change, resiliency level and the existence of past traumas in life. At times, a couple of sessions of clinical counselling helps individuals to appreciate their patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving. We can learn to understand the meaning of our emotions and to develop kindness to ourselves. Change of habits and mindset requires hard work; Still possible.
The Truth
How our communication with our children look like? Are we able to answer there weired and straight questions? As children, many of us asked our parents: “How did I come to this world?” The answer was always wrapped in a cloud of words that made no sense. Most of us Iranian women learned how we…
What qualities?!
What qualities do we intend to model for our children? What qualities do we teach our children and which ones do we want them to value most? Why do we do that? What are the cultural values we wish to modify or change for the next generation? Too many times, we advise our children…
Vancouver May 6, 2007
Vancouver, May 6, 2007 was the Marathon day. There is so much to learn from Vancouver, the cheerful people of Vancouver, and beautiful British Columbia. The Vancouver Marathon/half-Marathon on May 6, 2007 was an extraordinary phenomenon for me as a first time half-Marathon walk-run participant! It was joyful. More than 15,000 people were sharing a…
Forgotten Youth
Why our Youth are often forgotten? Am I serious? Yes. We tend to forget our youth! A baby is cute, and a teenager is difficult, why? Is that because a baby does not talk, but a teenager talks! Some parents tend to forget their teenagers. They say; our children are grown up now and these…