HGT Counselling

11/13/2026

💚Together, we can make a difference!

🗓From November 12 – December 22, , Sonder Wellness & Consulting and Therapy with Emily Freeze MSW, RSW are teaming up to collect non-perishable food donations in support of The Upper Room Food bank

If you're visiting our building at 8 Myrtle Street, Stratford Suite 202, we'd love for you to bring along a donation. Every little bit helps support local families this holiday season! 🤍

Thank you
Chelsea, Emily and Jess

11/11/2026

🌺 Today, we remember the lives lost, the courage of those who served, and the sacrifices that words can never fully express.

We honour those who never made it home, those who returned forever changed, and the families who have carried the weight of those sacrifices for generations.

Their courage deserves our gratitude. Their sacrifices deserve our remembrance.

May we continue to honour them not only through remembrance, but through the kindness, compassion, and care we show one another in our communities.

Lest We Forget. ❤️

11/03/2026

🍂 **COUPLES CONNECTION: A COZY FALL NIGHT IN** 🧡

Who says date night needs to be expensive?

Sometimes, the best way to reconnect is right in your own kitchen. Put away your phones, **turn up your favourite music, pour a drink, and cook something delicious together!** 🎶🍝

Cooking together creates opportunities to laugh, work as a team, be playful, and enjoy each other's company without the usual distractions.

🍝 **Tonight's Date Night Recipe: Creamy Garlic Parmesan Pasta**

*Serves 2*

**Ingredients:**
- 200 g pasta
- 2 tbsp butter or olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- ½ cup grated Parmesan
- 1 cup baby spinach
- ½ tsp Italian seasoning
- Salt, pepper & a splash of pasta water
- Optional: cooked chicken or lemon zest

**Let's cook!** 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳

1. Cook pasta in salted water. Save a little pasta water before draining.
2. Melt butter, add garlic and cook for 1 minute.
3. Stir in cream and Italian seasoning.
4. Add Parmesan, spinach and pasta. Toss until creamy, adding pasta water as needed. Season to taste.
5. Light a candle, keep the music playing, and enjoy your creation together!

💕 **A little connection over dinner:**

Take turns asking each other:

❤️ What was the highlight of your day/week?
❤️ What's one little thing I do that makes you feel loved?
❤️ What's something you'd love for us to do together this fall?
❤️ What are some of your favourite memories of our relationship?

No pressure to have a deep conversation or solve life's problems. Just listen, laugh, and enjoy being together.

🌿 **A reminder from HGT Counselling:** Strong relationships aren't built on grand gestures alone. They're nurtured through small, intentional moments of connection.

This fall, make a little room for each other. 🧡

💬 What's your favourite budget-friendly date night?

11/03/2026

Happy birthday 🥳

Remy the canine support pup here at HGT Counselling takes his role very seriously and is loved dearly.

Join me in wishing him the happiest 4th birthday 🎂 🐾

10/31/2026

🐾 ♥️

Kenny Chesney has opened up about the loss of his longtime pet, Poncho. As reported by Wh***ey Riff, this is unfortunately not the first time he's lost a beloved pet.

Fans of the country star may have heard his song he penned for his pit bull, DaRubaGirl, which he named after her. She tragically passed away in 2022.

But now, he has lost another beloved pet—Poncho, the goldendoodle. He posted a touching tribute to his pooch on social media.

"Fifteen years ago a friend showed up at my doorstep and said, 'Here, Kenny, you need to learn to attach to something.' That's the day Poncho entered my life. I've heard a dog enters your life when you need it most. And not just any dog, a specific dog just for you."

10/30/2026

🤍🐾 **If your pet could answer the guilt you carry, what would you hope they'd say?**

Maybe you've replayed the final days a hundred times.

*Did I miss something? Did I wait too long? Did I let them go too soon? Could I have done more?*

Guilt is one of the most painful and common parts of pet loss grief, especially when we've had to make difficult decisions for someone who depended entirely on us.

But here's something worth remembering:

**Feeling guilty doesn't mean you failed them.**

Grief has a way of making us question decisions we made with the information, resources, and love we had at the time.

And sometimes, in searching for what we could have done differently, we lose sight of everything we did do.

If our beloved companions could put their love into words, perhaps they'd remind us:

🤍 *"I knew I was loved. I felt it in the way you cared for me, in the little things you did, and in the life we shared."*

🐾 *"You remember the moments you wish you could change. But I had a lifetime of moments with you that mattered so much more."*

❤️ *"I didn't need you to be perfect. I just needed you to be you, and you were my person."*

The ordinary days. The adventures. The comfort. The safety. The thousands of small ways we showed our love.

**Their life was so much more than their final moments.** 🤍

At HGT Counselling, we recognize that losing an animal companion is losing a relationship, a routine, and a piece of your everyday world. Your grief deserves space, understanding, and support.

**Because the relationship doesn't end when their life does.** 🐾

10/30/2026

🎃 Happy Halloween from HGT Counselling and Therapy with Emily Freeze MSW, RSW

Keep your eyes open for the little ghosts and goblins tonight. Be safe and stay spooky 👻

10/20/2026

Questions you might feel nervous or uncomfortable asking your therapist, but absolutely can. 🤍

Therapy is a space to ask questions, share concerns, and speak up about what you need. You don’t have to have it all figured out to start the conversation.

Get to know your therapists here: www.hgtcounselling.com

10/15/2026

Behind every therapist is a real person, with a real heart, a whole lot of life experience, and a story of their own. 💚

**Meet Kelly!**

With over 23 years of professional experience and a life full of adventures, Kelly brings so much more than knowledge and credentials to the counselling room.

She's a mom, grandmother, dog lover, world traveller, true crime enthusiast (don't worry, she's just curious 😂), and someone who appreciates the simple things — good food, beautiful sunsets, and time near the water.

We believe the people behind the credentials matter, too. Because while experience and education are important, so are warmth, personality, humour, and genuine human connection.

**Get to know the person behind the therapist.** We think you'll love Kelly as much as we do! 💚

[email protected]
www.hgtcounselling.com

10/09/2026

Grief is what we feel on the inside. Mourning is how we express it on the outside. 🤍🐾
Remembering, honouring, and creating something meaningful for a pet we’ve lost can help us learn to carry that grief.

We love the beautiful hand-drawn portraits created by TehillahArt —a special way to keep their face, their story, and the bond you shared close. 🤍

And when remembering isn’t enough to help you through the weight of the loss, pet loss counselling is real—and it’s available. HGT Counselling offers specialized pet loss grief support right here on PEI.

Because losing a pet is real loss. And that grief deserves real support.