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Imagination as a Tool for Mental Wellness

DATE TBC
12:00- 1:00 pm EST
Zoom (Virtual)

Cost: $10.00

Imagination is a powerful tool for healing.
In trauma therapy, imagination is often used to help people reconnect with safety, community, hope, and possibility. Through visualization, reflection, creativity, and inner imagery, imagination can support emotional regulation and healing. This workshop explores the role imagination can play in mental wellness and how reconnecting with our imagination can help us care for ourselves in meaningful ways.

In this experiential workshop we’ll be covering:

–  What does it mean to use imagination for our mental health, and why do we do it?

– What using imagination for mental wellness looks and feels like

– Practice creating and testing out 2 to 3 personal mental health resources using imagination

Your Facilitator:
About Danielle:  Danielle is a Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist in Hamilton, Ontario. She supports folks navigating anxiety, depression, grief and trauma, using a relational and client-centered approach. She is an EMDR Certified Therapist and Consultant-in-Training. She’s probably sitting near a window and drinking a very hot coffee, right now.

100% of proceeds for this workshop will go to The Hamilton Dream Centre, to support their recovery after a devastating fire in early May, 2026.


*Please reach out to hello@thecovetherapy.ca if you would like to join the workshop and the fee creates a financial barrier.


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When Your Brain Won’t Slow Down: ADHD and the Overwhelmed Nervous System

May 8, 2026
1:00- 2:30 pm EST
Zoom (Virtual)

A workshop for individuals with lived experience of ADHD, as well as loved ones wanting a deeper understanding of the ADHD nervous system.

Cost: $10.00

In this experiential workshop we’ll be covering:

–  ADHD nervous system traits
–  trauma and the nervous system 
– understanding cycles of emotional flooding and nervous system depletion
– identifying early signs of overwhelm through body awareness
– practical, ADHD-friendly regulation tools 

  Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of their nervous system, language to describe their experiences, and practical tools to support regulation in daily life.  

Your Facilitator:
About Alexis:  Alexis is a therapist at The Cove who specializes in trauma, eating disorders, and working with neurodivergent clients. Her work is grounded in relational psychotherapy and informed by EMDR and Internal Family Systems (IFS). Alexis is particularly passionate about helping clients understand their nervous systems with compassion, and supporting them in developing regulation strategies that actually feel doable.

*Please reach out to hello@thecovetherapy.ca if you would like to join the workshop and the fee creates a financial barrier.


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FEELING MORE RESOURCED

May 2, 2025
12 – 1:00 pm EST
Zoom (Virtual)

Are you feeling depleted, overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted? Join us for an experiential workshop designed to help you connect and build upon your inner resources.

Cost: $10.00

What You’ll Gain:

  • Practical strategies to replenish emotional and mental energy
  • Tools and gentle guided exercises to navigate stress and overwhelm
  • A supportive place to explore what truly nourishes you

Your Facilitator:
About Danielle: Danielle is a Registered Social Worker and psychotherapist in Hamilton, Ontario. She supports folks navigating anxiety, depression, grief and trauma, using a relational and client-centered approach. She is an EMDR Certified Therapist and Consultant-in-Training. She’s probably sitting near a window and drinking a very hot coffee, right now.

*Please reach out to hello@thecovetherapy.ca if you would like to join the workshop and the fee creates a financial barrier.

**100% of proceeds from this workshop will be donated to The Rwandan Canadian Healing Centre: https://rchc.ca


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Body Image: Coping with the Hard Days

November 22, 2024
12 – 1:00 pm EST
Zoom (Virtual)

A workshop for anyone who struggles with body image.

Cost: $10.00

In this workshop, we will:
– normalize challenges surrounding body image
– discuss how “perfectionism” can show up and what to look out for
– integrate specific coping strategies for hard days
– build tolerance for the discomfort on the hardest body image days
– discuss taking care of oneself outside of the conventional ideas of “self-care”
– takeaway resources

Your Facilitator:
About Jordan: Jordan is a Registered Social Worker and Registered Psychotherapist in Hamilton, Ontario. She works with experiences of anxiety, depression, self-esteem, eating disorders, sport performance, and career change. 

*Please reach out to hello@thecovetherapy.ca if you would like to join the workshop and the fee creates a financial barrier.