WORKSHOP TOPICS

Overcoming Distress Intolerance

Provides information and suggested strategies for better managing distressing or uncomfortable feelings.

Self-Esteem

Low self-esteem is having a negative opinion of oneself, judging or evaluating oneself negatively, and placing a negative value on oneself. Learn how to unpack your core beliefs and what you can do to practice self-acceptance.

Self-Compassion

Self-compassion is the ability to direct empathy, love, and concern towards oneself. This session introduces the idea of what it means to be self-compassionate, what gets in the way, and what we can do to cultivate self-compassion.

Mindfulness Workshop

Mindfulness practices can help us to increase our ability to regulate emotions, decrease stress, anxiety and depression. It can also help us to focus our attention, as well as to observe our thoughts and feelings without judgment. As we become more present in our lives and in relation to others, it can help us to make better decisions, to manage our emotions and to be more fully engaged in life.

Medication

Enhance your knowledge about common medications used for anxiety and depression. Increase your confidence about decisions related to taking medications. Improve safety with taking your medications.

Alumni Group

If you completed our Anxiety and Depression group, you’re welcome to join our alumni sessions! Our Alumni Group is a space for participants who completed the program to re-connect and share how they’ve been doing post- group. These sessions are held once a month and are online through Zoom. Please register below if you would like to attend a session.

Grief and Grieving

Grief is the acute emotional pain we experience in response to a loss – especially to the loss of someone in our life. This experience of grief can impact us physically, emotionally, behaviourally and in our relationships with others. In this workshop, various aspects of the grieving journey will be explored including what to expect when grieving; stages of grief; myths and misconceptions surrounding grief; strategies on how to cope; and when it’s time to seek additional support. Although there are various forms of loss, this workshop will focus on coping with the loss of a loved one at any stage of the grieving journey.

Building Healthy Relationships

Healthy relationships and positive social connections play an integral role in establishing and maintaining a happy, healthy life. Interpersonal relationships are important for our overall physical and emotional happiness. Interpersonal relationships encompass our relationships with our friends, romantic relationships, family relationships, and professional relationships. This workshop explores the characteristics of a healthy relationship, factors that shape our relationships, and highlights different communication styles. This workshop explains the concept of establishing healthy emotional boundaries and steps to maintain effective boundaries. This workshop provides tools to improve our relationships to manage our communication and have a safe, positive, healthy relationship experience.

A Look at Trauma

An educational workshop for adults 18yrs of age and older that have experienced sexual abuse either in childhood or adulthood. This workshop will provide education on the impact of trauma and PTSD symptoms. Information on the body’s response to trauma will also be discussed. Possible treatment options will be outlined. * Please note: This workshop is educational and not treatment for trauma. If treatment for trauma is required, please speak to your Family Doctor or health care provider.

Sleep Workshop

This workshop will focus on learning the basics of sleep and strategies to improve sleep patterns and habits. This workshop is educational and not for treatment of sleep disorders. If diagnosis or treatment of sleep disorders is required, please speak to your family doctor or health care provider.