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Nicole Schiener, RP, CCC, CCFP
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Virtual & Local In Person Workshops

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Protect your people from burnout & compassion fatigue and optimize staff retention, productivity and profits.

Wise leaders know prioritizing mental health and workplace wellbeing is both caring and smart business practice. But you're busy. You don't have time to become an expert. Not, to worry.


I'm a Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional, with twenty years clinical and group facilitation experience. I also have extensive training and experience in Gender Based Violence, leadership knowledge and experience as a Clinical Supervisor and member of a non-profit management team, front line staff and am a graduate of Leadership Waterloo Region.


 Public speaking experience includes:  small and large groups, panel discussions, virtual and local workshops, provincial and national conferences, virtual webinars for the Gottman Institute and a featured guest on podcasts and local media. 


Having recovered from compassion fatigue and burnout, I am passionate about providing a safe space for personal and group reflections and empowerment through a variety of research based approaches and exercises.


Invest in your most valuable resource- your people and learn simple strategies to support you at work and home. Choose from one of the workshops below or request one customized to the unique needs of your staff or group. I also offer 1:1 or group mediation and supervision consultation for leaders.



(Photo by Tomasz Adamski courtesy of Leadership Waterloo Region)

Schedule Your Complimentary Phone Consult to Get Your People Thriving Again

Workshop Endorsement

Diana Baol, Executive Director, Shelldale Family Gateway:

"Nicole is an incredible facilitator. I asked her to have an uplifting and positive session with my staff and they and Nicole knocked it out of the park. Nicole created a terrific atmosphere where everyone felt comfortable discussing both their own and other's successes. I was looking to remind my staff of how much they are valued as members of the organisation as well as having their own intrinsic value. With questions, prompts and examples, Nicole afforded us the chance to see each other as more than roles and positions. It was the best investment in my staff that I have yet made. As a not for profit, the amount was utterly reasonable and more than worth it." Oct 2022

"Care for Caregivers"

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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 few 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

Be Proactive in Protecting Your Staff's Wellbeing

Workshop Endorsement

Kate Taylor, Director of Programs YWCA Cambridge:

"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."

Re: Trauma Informed Workshop "Care for Caregivers" Oct 2021


"Healthy Teams and Clear Communication"

By the End of this Trauma Informed, Research Based Workshop, Participants will:

  

  • Have been introduced to a model of 5 dysfunctions of teams and their antidotes
  • Learned about barriers to healthy communication from a trauma informed and bio/psycho/social perspective and research based antidotes
  • Have participated in interactive exercises on trust and conflict resolution 
  • Have been introduced to models for clear expectations and reframing feedback
  • Have access to additional free resources to deepen learning and self-awareness  

Equip Your Staff With Vital Skills

"Raising Resilient Children"

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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 Pandemic 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 Make Parenting a little easier for your staff or members

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."


Feedback from Participants from Conestoga College

"Strengths Based and Trauma Informed Classrooms"

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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

Workshop Endorsement

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

"Easing Anxiety- Support for Yourself and/or Your Children

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By the End of this Workshop, Participants Will:

  • Be able to identify Anxiety as a Normal Reaction to the Pandemic and changing world
  • Have experienced a safe space to discuss the impacts of the Pandemic and collective stressors and traumas 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 Avoidance Behaviour
  • Have learned strategies for Effectively Addressing Worries and Embracing Uncertainty

Empower Your Staff or Group from Someone Who's Specialized in Anxiety Management and reduction for 20 years

"Coping with Grief and Other Impacts of the Pandemic"

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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

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


Participant, Sifton Properties Inc, Retirement Living

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