Corporate, Non-Profit & Local Workshops

Be Proactive by Nurturing and Empowering Your Staff or Group

Prioritizing mental health in your workplace is both caring and good business practice. But you're busy. You don't have time to become an expert. Not, to worry, I am.

I have twenty years clinical and group facilitation experience. I have extensive leadership knowledge and experience as a Clinical Supervisor, member of the management team of a non-profit agency and graduate of Leadership Waterloo Region.

I'm currently working through my Compassion Fatigue Certification requirements and have presented to small and large groups virtually, locally and at provincial and national conferences. I have also been a guest on podcasts and local media.

Choose from one of the workshops below or request one customized to the unique needs of your staff or group.

Check out this Pandemic Recovery free resource.

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"Care for Caregivers"

By the End of this Trauma Informed Presentation, Participants will:

Have experienced a safe space to discuss the impacts of the personal and vicarious trauma of the last two years and celebrate each other's strengths
Have shared what helps and what makes it harder systemically
Have learned ways to complete the Stress Response Cycle
Been introduced to Polyvagal Theory and Nervous System Mapping
Have learned a model for caring without carrying the responsibility for others’ wellbeing
Have learned ways to manage and reduce anticipatory anxiety

Show Your Staff You Care

"Raising Resilient Children"

By the End of this Strengths and Attachment Based Workshop, Participants will:

Have experienced a safe and nurturing space to discuss the impacts of the last two years on staff and their children.
Have learned the difference between healthy and unhelpful guilt
Have been introduced to conscious parenting and earned secure attachment
Have learned 5 core beliefs and 9 things children need for Fostering Resilience
Have learned 5 ways to deepen connection with children and youth to foster self-confidence
Have learned ways to manage and reduce anticipatory anxiety
Have learned how to cultivate hope without bypassing pain

Help Empower Those Who've been Parenting in a Pandemic

"Strengths Based and Trauma Informed Classrooms"

By the End of this In depth Strengths Based and Trauma Informed Workshop, Participants Will:

Have learned the definition and Signs of trauma
Be able to identify Things that can Magnify the Stress Response
Have experienced a Safe Space to Discuss the impacts of the Pandemic
Have learned about the Effects of Trauma and Vicarious Trauma
Be able to Identify Signs that Vicarious Trauma is Impacting Our Work
Have learned "Care for Caregivers" Mind/Body Practices
Been introduced to Strengths Based & Trauma Informed Responses and Regulatory Activities
Be able to Identify Helpful and Unhelpful Responses to Defensive/Protective Reactions
Have received Guiding Questions for Self-Reflection and/or to Apply to Case Studies

Empower Your Educators or Child Care Workers Today

Endorsement from Past Participant

Benefits from your workshop include:

"1. Educators understanding the triggers of behaviours of trauma has allowed educators to be more supportive and empathetic to their children. Actively trying to stay away from re-traumatizing.

2. We have been able to support more families with these needs given the information shared with us.

3. Educators are setting up classrooms that are welcoming and support children’s sense of belonging.

4. Staff wellness and advocacy for what staff need has been more evident (path of recovery)

5. More collaboration to support decision making

6. Empowerment support in all areas of the department to help with resilience and building on staff capacity." - Kristina Lyman, RECE Director of Child Care Services, YWCA Cambridge

"The Pandemic & You-Easing Reentry Anxiety"

By the End of this Workshop, Participants Will:

Be able to identify Anxiety as a Normal Reaction to the Pandemic
Have experienced a safe space to discuss the impacts of the Pandemic on themselves and their children
Be able to identify Symptoms (Internalizing and Externalizing) of Anxiety
Be able to identify What is Helpful and Not Helpful in Responding to Anxiety
Have learned ways to Support Themselves and their Children to Reduce Reentry Anxiety
Have learned strategies for Embracing Uncertainty

Support Pandemic Recovery from Someone Who's Specialized in Anxiety Management and reduction for 20 years

"Coping with Grief and Other Impacts of the Pandemic"

By the End of the Presentation, Participants Will:

Have experienced a safe space to discuss the impacts of the Pandemic in the context of grief and loss
Be able to identify Myths & Facts of Grief
Be able to identify Mental Health Symptoms that can overlap with grief or be a sign of complicated grief
Have learned the 4 Tasks of Mourning
Have learned 5 Ways to Care for Your Grieving Hearts
Have learned 10 Ways for Cultivating Meaning and Hope without Bypassing Pain

Help Your Staff Move Through The Grief of this Unprecedented Time of Loss with Compassion, Education and Inspiration

Corporate, Non-Profit & Local Workshops

Be Proactive by Nurturing and Empowering Your Staff or Group

"Care for Caregivers"

By the End of this Trauma Informed Presentation, Participants will:

Nicole thank you for creating such a supportive and welcoming space for us all to share and reflect. The learning and resources are so very helpful.

Initial feedback from staff was overwhelmingly positive. They shared feeling grateful for the validation, the thought and detail that went into this discussion and the gentle reflections.

"Raising Resilient Children"

By the End of this Strengths and Attachment Based Workshop, Participants will:

Nicole was excellent! She engaged the group well, held a safe space, gave good resources. It was a nice and open space to share and learn."

"Strengths Based and Trauma Informed Classrooms"

By the End of this In depth Strengths Based and Trauma Informed Workshop, Participants Will:

Endorsement from Past Participant

Benefits from your workshop include:

"The Pandemic & You-Easing Reentry Anxiety"

By the End of this Workshop, Participants Will:

"Coping with Grief and Other Impacts of the Pandemic"

By the End of the Presentation, Participants Will:

"Thank you for the presentation. It was supportive and soothing."

Corporate, Non-Profit & Local Workshops

Be Proactive by Nurturing and Empowering Your Staff or Group

"Care for Caregivers"

By the End of this Trauma Informed Presentation, Participants will:

Nicole thank you for creating such a supportive and welcoming space for us all to share and reflect. The learning and resources are so very helpful.

Initial feedback from staff was overwhelmingly positive. They shared feeling grateful for the validation, the thought and detail that went into this discussion and the gentle reflections.

"Raising Resilient Children"

By the End of this Strengths and Attachment Based Workshop, Participants will:

Nicole was excellent! She engaged the group well, held a safe space, gave good resources. It was a nice and open space to share and learn."

"Strengths Based and Trauma Informed Classrooms"

By the End of this In depth Strengths Based and Trauma Informed Workshop, Participants Will:

Endorsement from Past Participant

Benefits from your workshop include:

"The Pandemic & You-Easing Reentry Anxiety"

By the End of this Workshop, Participants Will:

"Coping with Grief and Other Impacts of the Pandemic"

By the End of the Presentation, Participants Will:

"Thank you for the presentation. It was supportive and soothing."

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