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Justin the Therapist Justin Michel, MA, MSc, RP. Individual/Couple/Family Therapy. Owner/manager of BBtherapy.ca

10/14/2026

I got to speak at the AGLS Medical Clinic Burlington & Barrie wellness event recently and what a room it was to be in!

Sound baths, IV treatments, medical spa services, the B Pulse chair and then there’s me… just a regular guy with words. 😅

Therapy has no machines, no formulas, no special equipment. Just conversations and yet some of the most transformative moments of my life have come from the right words said at the right time.

The words that broke me.
The words that scared me.
Eventually… the words that changed everything.

What they’re building at AGLS is really special. A space that genuinely cares about the whole person and they specifically wanted a therapy practice to be part of that because it aligned with their values. That’s not something you come across every day and it’s exactly the kind of partnership that felt right for Building Bridges Psychotherapy

Really proud to be a part of it. If you’re in Burlington, come find us. 💙

📍 4903 Thomas Alton Blvd #101, Burlington, ON

Ontario Therapy | Psychotherapy | Burlington Therapy

We are becoming really good at being zoomed in. 🤏👀Social media has trained us to exist in smaller and smaller moments… f...
09/29/2026

We are becoming really good at being zoomed in. 🤏👀

Social media has trained us to exist in smaller and smaller moments… five seconds of dopamine, then five more, then five more. Before you know it, you're spending an entire therapy session talking about one small interaction from Tuesday when the real conversation is about the entire relationship.

One of the most powerful things I do with clients is invite them to zoom out.

✋ Stop looking at the content.
🔎 Look at the process.

✋ Stop fixating on the moment.
🔎 Look at the bigger picture.

And if you really want a reset? Look up at the sky. Sounds simple, maybe even a little cheesy, but there's something about seeing how massive the clouds are or how far away the stars are that puts things into perspective really fast.

Life is short. The things we spend our energy on should actually be worth it. 💙

Sometimes the most helpful thing a supervisor can say isn't a theory or a technique.It's just the thing you need to hear...
09/23/2026

Sometimes the most helpful thing a supervisor can say isn't a theory or a technique.

It's just the thing you need to hear out loud. 💙

If any of these landed for you and you're looking for that kind of support, my DMs are open.

bbtherapy.ca/services/clinical-supervision/

09/18/2026

Are ALL men emotionally unavailable... or is it more complicated than that?? 🤔

Spoiler: it’s more complicated than that.

If you and your partner are navigating this, couple therapy is a great place to start. Link in my bio to book your first session. 💙

Ontario Therapy | Psychotherapist | Couple Therapy | Mental Health | Therapist Insight

There was a time where I would open my calendar and just say… book whenever you want. I'll make it happen. 😅I was doing ...
09/17/2026

There was a time where I would open my calendar and just say… book whenever you want. I'll make it happen. 😅

I was doing over 100 hours of therapy a month across two locations. I was hungry, I was growing, and I was helping a lot of people. There's sometimes still a part of me that misses that season.

But I was also sacrificing a lot of time with my family, time for myself, and my physical health.

So over time I figured out what balance looks like for me.

👉 Fewer sessions, but more intentional ones
👉 Space to run the practice
👉 Showing up for my team
👉 Being present in my own life

I don't think there's one right way to do this. But I do think a lot of therapists are running themselves into the ground trying to do it all and eventually, something has to give.

09/08/2026

Newly graduated therapists… this one is for you.

The imposter syndrome is real, the job market is tough, and nobody really warns you about that part.

But there is a way through it and it starts with getting in the room and staying there.

My DMs are open if this is something you are navigating right now. 🫶

Ontario Therapy | Psychotherapist | New Therapists | Clinical Supervision | Therapist Tips

I was scrolling Reddit and stumbled onto this one. 👀And look… this person handled it the right way. They reflected, they...
09/06/2026

I was scrolling Reddit and stumbled onto this one. 👀

And look… this person handled it the right way. They reflected, they owned it, and they're moving forward. That's exactly what good therapists do!!

It did, however, get me thinking about something I come back to a lot in supervision.

Being authentic and being professional were never meant to be two separate things. The goal over time is to become one person who just happens to show up the same way everywhere, in the therapy room and outside of it. 🫶

If you've got a Reddit post you want me to react to, comment below or send it to my DMs!

09/04/2026

When a couple keeps coming back to the same fight every single session, the instinct is to intervene and break the pattern.

But before you do that… get curious about WHY the pattern exists in the first place. 👀

The fight on the surface is rarely the real fight.

This is exactly the kind of thing we dig into during supervision. My DMs are always open if you want to talk about it!

Ontario Therapy | Psychotherapist | Couple Therapy | Therapist Insight | Clinical Supervision

New therapists carry a lot of pressure into the room.The client comes in struggling and something in you wants to fix it...
08/26/2026

New therapists carry a lot of pressure into the room.

The client comes in struggling and something in you wants to fix it, to find the right thing to say, the right tool, the right moment that turns everything around.

But therapy was never meant to be 100% on you and 0% on the client. It's much more like personal training. You can show up, design the program, guide every rep, but you can't lift the weights for them.

Therapy is the same. It's collaborative. The therapist's job is to guide the process, but the client is the one doing the work. And when progress feels slow, that's worth remembering before you start blaming yourself.

So if you're a newer therapist putting the weight of every session on your own shoulders, give yourself a break. You're not Bob the Builder. You don’t have to “fix” it.

If you're navigating moments like these and want a space to talk through them, book a supervision consultation through the link below:

bbtherapy.ca/services/clinical-supervision/

08/24/2026

Every therapist overthinks sessions. Especially early on. 😩

And if you’re doing it, it usually means you care, which is a good thing!! But at some point it stops being reflection and just starts being noise.

Give yourself permission to be an imperfect therapist… because there is no other kind. 💙

If you’re stuck in your own head about your sessions, supervision might be exactly what you need.

Book a consultation through the link in my bio.

Ontario Therapy | Psychotherapist | New Therapists | Therapist Insight | Clinical Supervision

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