The flat "I'm fine." The conversations that have shrunk to a few syllables. The teenager who used to talk now answers in shrugs. When a young person pulls away or pushes back, it can feel like rejection — but underneath most of it is something quieter and harder to name. A guide for parents on what's really going on, and what actually helps.

Few experiences shake a relationship as profoundly as the discovery of an affair or a significant betrayal of trust. For the partner who has been betrayed, the world can feel as if it has been rewritten overnight. Memories are called into question. The person who was meant to be a source of safety has become the source of threat. And the body, as much as the heart, registers what has happened.

You are about to graduate from your master's in counselling and step into practice as a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) in Ontario. The supervisor you choose in this next chapter will shape the kind of clinician you become. Here is what good clinical supervision actually looks like, why it matters far more than logging hours, and how to choose well.