Providing kids with the skills to manage powerful emotions.

Overview

Five individual sessions, 50 minutes in duration
Sessions conducted via secure video platform
Information about skills learned discussed with caregiver at the end of each session

Consultation - Free 20 minute exploratory phone call with a caregiver. The clinician will inquire about emotion regulation concerns and identify ways to tailor the program to best support the child’s unique needs.
Session 1 - What are emotions? Education about emotions. This session aims to enhance emotional awareness and vocabulary.
Session 2 - Emotions in the body. Explore how different emotions impact the body. This session identifies ways to manage physical symptoms of emotions (e.g. increased heart rate).
Session 3 - Thoughts, feelings and Behaviours. Introduction to the connection between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. This session explores ways to calm the mind.
Session 4 - Reframing thoughts. Education about changing thoughts. This session explores ways to challenge and reframe unhelpful thinking to more positive helpful thoughts.
Session 5 - Regulating and Recharging. Create a coping plan for managing unhelpful thoughts and powerful emotions. This session introduces more coping strategies and summarizes skills learned.
Follow-up - Free follow-up phone call with caregiver one week after the program is finished to check in on progress.

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