Here are some examples of workshops that we can offer:

It’s OKAY Not to be OKAY

Introduction and awareness of mental health and some guidance in self-care and helping others.

Worry Management Workshop

This workshop aims to help you understand worry and introduces cognitive behavioural theory / Acceptance Commitment Therapy as a method of effectively managing it.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

An evidence-based course that teaches practical mindfulness skills to help you reduce stress, anxiety, depression, and physical pain and deal with the challenges of everyday life.

Establishing a daily mindfulness practice that can help you:

• Cope better with challenges and stressors
• Feel calmer and more confident
• Make conscious choices about how you live your life, including how you relate to others.

Anxiety Aid

Anxiety Aid workshop will equip you to understand and alleviate anxiety and start making positive changes in your life. It’s based on Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT)

• Identify what makes you feel anxious and what keeps the anxiety going.
• Discover how your own strengths and capabilities can help you overcome anxiety.
• Learn new ways to manage stress and reduce worry and anxiety.

The following represents a brief sampling of some past presentation and workshop topics:

Parenting

1. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Accurate identification and appropriate management strategies.
2. Effective Communication with Your Child: Developing healthy communication skills and creating a conducive environment for open communication.
3. Handling Difficult Children: Parenting strategies for effective behaviour management.

Teenager

1. Effective Communication with Your Teenager: Developing healthy communication skills and creating a conducive environment for open communication.
2. Recognising Stress in Adolescents: A guide to understanding the warning signs and sources of stress and helping teenagers cope.
3. Managing and mitigating online addiction.

Family

1. Family Conflict: Underlying issues of conflict, family dynamics, and minimising the negative effects on children.

Adult

1. Anger: The meaning of angry feelings and how to deal with them.
2. Beating the Blues: Coping with anxiety, phobias, and depression.
3. Overcoming Fears and Phobias: Dealing with feelings of fear and anxiety that hinder success in work, family, and social life.
4. Stress: How can I tell if I am stressed and what can I do about it?

Couples

1. Marital Distress: Common pitfalls in committed/marital relationships and how to avoid them.
2. Moving into Couple-hood: The importance of sound communication and negotiation skills during the transition from being single to being part of a couple.