Workshops and Groups
Come hang out with us at one of our upcoming workshops, or join us for Group Therapy 🙂
- Current Events
- Past Events
Beyond Body Image: An 8 Week Virtual Group
October 23rd – December 11th, 2024
Wednesdays 7:00pm-8:30pm EST
Zoom (Virtual)
Facing Body Image Challenges Together: An 8 Week Virtual Group
Cost: $40 per session (commitment for 8 sessions required)
Beyond Body Image is a closed virtual therapy group for 5 to 10 adult participants. All gender identities are welcome.
Topics are co-created with group members and may includes body checking, body avoidance, social media/media, diet culture, comparisons, boundaries, and body neutrality versus body positivity.
To register for the group, reach out to [email protected] OR register online using the link below:
Your Facilitators:
About Brianna: Brianna is a therapist who holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work, and is a Group Facilitator at The Cove. She works with experiences of generalized anxiety, boundary setting, gender and sexuality exploration, social anxiety, depression, life transitions, neurodiversity (ADHD, Autism), attachment issues, relationship difficulties, perfectionism, self-esteem, disordered eating and body image concerns, and stress management. In her spare time, she enjoys watching comedies, attending live music events, and occasionally playing guitar.
About Alexis: is a therapist at The Cove, and works with eating disorders and trauma (alongside a range of other experiences, such as anxiety and depression). While she incorporates a variety of modalities in her practice, Internal Family Systems is her favourite. Alexis is probably hanging out with her pets and drinking an iced coffee, right now.
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 (Qualifying) in Hamilton, Ontario. She works with experiences of anxiety, depression, self-esteem, eating disorders, sport performance, and career change.
*Please reach out to [email protected] if you would like to join the workshop and the fee creates a financial barrier.
Living with PMDD: Navigating the Challenges and Finding Relief
July 30, 2024
12 – 1:30 pm EST
Zoom (Virtual)
A workshop for those with lived experience of PMDD, who are interested in learning more about this disorder, as well as gathering and sharing community wisdom around this very specific (and often lonely) experience
In this workshop, we will be covering:
– PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoria Disorder) – What it is/What is isn’t
– Signs and symptoms, and the differences between PMS and PMDD
– A personal story of living with PMDD (by Paige)
– Community Wisdom – An opportunity to share what’s been supportive/helpful in your own experience of PMDD
Your Facilitators:
About Paige: Paige is an advanced practicum student at The Cove. She’s going into her final year in the Bachelor of Applied Science in Community Social Services program at the University of Guelph-Humber. She is passionate about mental health, specifically in the relationship between women’s hormonal fluctuations and mental well-being. If you ever engage in a conversation with Paige, don’t be surprised if she asks you what your zodiac sign is.
About Danielle: Danielle is a Registered Social Worker and psychotherapist at The Cove. She works with experiences of anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma, from a highly relational approach. She’s probably drinking a very hot coffee, right now.
*This event is free
Exploring Eating Disorders with the Wisdom of Internal Family Systems (IFS)
June 18th 2024
12 – 1 pm EST
Zoom (Virtual)
A workshop for those with lived experience and clinicians interested in learning how IFS can support their clients
In this experiential workshop we’ll be covering:
– an introduction to the Internal Family Systems model
– a chance to meet our own parts
– exploring how IFS is an effective model for working with and treating eating disorders
We hope you will leave the workshop with a greater understanding of the IFS model, and how we can work with our own parts (or with our clients’ parts) to experience more compassion and curiosity when it comes to experiences around food and body concerns.
Your Facilitator:
About Alexis: Alexis is a therapist at The Cove, and works with eating disorders and trauma (alongside a range of other experiences, such as anxiety and depression). While she incorporates a variety of modalities in her practice, Internal Family Systems is her favourite.
*If affordability is an issue, please contact [email protected] for complimentary access.
A Conversation About Shame
March 10, 2023
12 – 1 pm EST
Zoom (Virtual)
We cannot heal what we cannot feel. So without recovery, our toxic shame gets carried for generations. – John Bradshaw
What are the different forms of shame and what does it mean to be a shame-based person? What can you do about it once you acknowledge the experience of shame and the impact it is having on you?
Join Danielle Hulan, MSW, RSW for a 60-minute lunchtime workshop surrounding all things shame, informed by John Bradshaw’s text Healing the Shame that Binds You.
By the end of this workshop, you will have an understanding of the different types of shame, how shame might be impacting your mental health and your relationships, and what you can do about it.
*A portion of the proceeds from each workshop is donated to Black Mental Health Matters, a non-profit working to increase access to psychotherapy, counselling, and mental health services within the Black community in the Greater Toronto Area.