Tune-in to CityNews Edmonton this Wednesday, January 5th for an interview with Hiba Kamal-Choufi on coping with the mental health challenges during another COVID-19 surge with the Omicron variant. The segment is expected to air at 6pm and 11pm on City News stations in Alberta and online.
Tune-in to The Morning News With Sue Deyell and Andrew Schultz on 770 CHQR radio on Monday, January 11th at 7:09am hear Sue and Andrew chat with Dr. Pat. The hot topic of discussion will be about "consequences and behaviour" related to recent protests, riots and people's actions around the world amid a pandemic. Is there a sense of people no longer fearing consequences and taking social responsibility?
Tune-in to Cochrane Now 91.5 FM radio on Monday, December 14th for Dr. Pat’s tips and strategies to help people cope with the stress of the pandemic during the holiday season as Albertans enter another lockdown period.
Tune-in to Cochrane Now 91.5 FM radio on Tuesday, September 8th for Dr. Pat’s tips and strategies to help children and parents manage back-to-school anxiety during COVID-19. You can listen to the interview on the hour and half-hour between 6AM and 9AM and at 10AM and 11AM. Tune-in to the interview and share any questions or comments with Dr. Pat below. You can read the article "Tips on how to help [...]
In this article, I discuss the similarities between the steps certain societies have taken to contain the spread of COVID-19 and the steps certain people take to successfully address their issues in therapy. During the recent COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve been struck by how straightforward the steps are which cities, provinces, states and countries need to take to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. I’ve also been surprised by how many jurisdictions have executed these steps with predictably good results in containing the spread while others have failed largely or partially to execute these steps with predictably bad results at containment. My observations led me to consider as a psychologist how similarly straightforward the steps are to use coping skills to be successful at addressing various issues in therapy along with how, just as with containing the spread of a virus, success is ultimately determined by whether the steps are executed properly...[more]
Tune-in to Cochrane Now 91.5FM radio on Monday May 4th for Dr. Pat’s tips and strategies to help lower anxiety to a manageable level during COVID-19. You can listen to the interview at the top and bottom of the hour between 6:00 am and 10:00 am and then at the top of the hour until 6:00 pm. Tune-in for the interview and share your questions and comments with Dr. Pat below.
Tune-in to Cochrane Now 91.5FM radio on Tuesday April 7th at 6am or 11am for tips on managing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Share your questions and comments with Dr. Pat below.
During the difficult and stressful period of the coronavirus pandemic, in the name of social distancing, I am offering both 50-minute counselling sessions and free 30-minute consultations by video (FaceTime, Skype and Zoom) and by telephone.
