Courses and workshops

Mindfulness is the foundation of interpersonal effectiveness and stress management. You will learn how to observe and experience reality as it is, to learn to be less judgemental, to live in this moment effectively, to reduce your vulnerability to triggers, manage your stress and lower vulnerability to both anxiety, emotional dys-regulation  and depression. This course runs throughout the year and is two weeks long each cycle.

This is a 2 week course, each Wednesday 

Next Course : Module 2: Dec. 14 and 21, 2022

Module 3: Feb. 22 and March 1, 2023

Module 1: April 26 and May 3, 2023

Module 2: June 14 and 21, 2023

Module 3: Aug. 16 and 23, 2023

Module 1: Oct 18 and 25, 2023

Our team will help you to learn how to develop the skills to help manage your emotions when they become overwhelming and out of control, clients often feel like they are living on a roller coaster ride and have little control over their feelings and emotions. The Emotional Regulation skills will help you develop a more balanced approach to emotions and feelings. In this course you will learn how to manage emotions, how to reduce the Intensity of your emotions and how to reduce vulnerability to Emotional Mind".

7  weeks on Wednesday Evenings

Session 1: Jan 4, 11, 18, 25, Feb. 1, 8, and 15, 2023 

Session 2: June 28, July 5, 12, 19, and 26, Aug. 2 and 9, 2023

Learn and practice ways to tolerate and survive high-stress situations without making things worse. Learn to tolerate painful events. Learn techniques for managing painful urges and emotions. Learn tools to reduce suffering and move forward with grace.

Course: Wednesday Evenings from 4:30-6:30PM Pacific/7:30-9:30PM Eastern

Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills Group 

You will learn:

1. How to manage conflict in relationships effectively 

2. How to maintain and improve relationships


3.These skills help teach boundaries and ways to set limits


4.These skills teach how to end destructive relationships 

5. These skills teach how to maintain positive relationships 

6. These skills teach how to balance change in ourselves and others by walking the middle path 

Group (TeleHealth) 7 weeks on Wednesdays, 1.5 hrs per session

ctively  and how to negotiate relational issues

Session 1: Mar 8, 15, 22, 29, Apr. 5, 12, and 19, 2023

Session 2: Aug. 30, Sep 6, 13, 20, 27, Oct. 4 and 11, 2023

The Acorn Project is a support group for learning and integrating relationship skills in a group context. 

“.... As we (heal), we move from fear to excitement, from separateness to connection, from seriousness to playfulness and a light heart. We become able to step back and watch ourselves with kindness, curiosity and a sense of humour. This puts us on solid ground to create (vibrant, enduring relationships). When we are able to take refuge in ourselves, we can (enter relationship) without fear because we feel whole no matter where we are.” (Catherine Johnson).

10 weeks of 1.5 hour long online group sessions **Group members must register for all ten sessions. You will receive the handouts and video recordings of the psycho-education portions of any missed sessions Psycho-education component with great resource materials released each week prior to the group Led by therapists specialized in relationship therapy. Tuesday evenings 5-6:30PM Pacific/ 8-9:30PM from Feb. 22, 2022 – April 26, 2022 TO REGISTER OR GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR GROUP, CONTACT SARAH PASHA AT Sarah@relatonshipwork.ca  

Name: Fertility Support Group Date: Every Wednesday starting April 20th until June 8th, 2022  

Time: 6-7pm PDT/9-1030PM EDT Group Leader: Sarah Pasha, MA, RP-Q 

Price: $80/ meeting

   A Rookery is a safe place where birds can build nests together in order to protect themselves and build their families.   Embarking on the journey to grow your family comes with complex layers that involve personal, societal and family matters. These decisions can leave an individual or couple feeling incredibly isolated, confused or alienated from those who do not understand or share their journey. Moving through these considerations can further alter our own standing on our wants, needs or abilities, leaving the entire process to feel overwhelming and at times lonesome.   Joining a community of those who are experiencing similar stressors and concerns at different stages of the journey can help share the load and build safety and clarity, while giving you the tools to navigate many of these difficult decisions with confidence. Together we will learn, grow and support ourselves while creating a community of individuals to have for a lifetime – A Rookery.   ** 

Details:  

Group Leader: Maha Sarraf, MA, MEd

90 minutes each workshop .

$240.00/person, $300.00/Couple

“Don’t ask your child to be perfect, ask them to be true to themselves.” (Dr. Shefali)

The journey of parenting can often be rocky—filled with ups and downs.  Along the way, we sometimes need to reach out for support, validation, or advice in a safe and accepting environment. This series of workshops will explore conscious parenting and will also support you in your parenting challenges and celebrations.

During the workshop sessions, we will learn what conscious parenting is, and we will explore the conscious way of parenting—which challenges the traditional hierarchical parenting paradigm to one that is symbiotic in nature and steeped in connection. Conscious parenting is about connecting not correcting. We will examine seven common parenting myths. Additionally, we will explore and practice self-regulation and self-care. We will dive into what it means to connect with our children—how to do that authentically, so it counts. Our children are our biggest teachers and as we work through our own triggers and understand ourselves and our reactions, we can connect more fully to ourselves and to them. In addition to gaining practical tips, be ready to dive into your own triggers to gain a deeper understanding of yourself and your child. 

 Who should attend: 

 You want to connect better with your child. 

You find yourself correcting and giving your child advice rather than connecting with them. 

You find yourself yelling or being short with your child.

 You feel overwhelmed when your child has emotional outbursts. 

You don’t know how to respond to your child when they act out.

 You feel overwhelmed with parenting in general—constantly asking yourself if you’re doing it right. 

You often feel like what you say doesn’t seem to impact your child and they do what they want anyway. 

You’re not sure if you should set boundaries and if so, how? Which ones? 

You wish that parenting was much easier than it actually is.  

Goals for the workshop : 

Understand conscious parenting—what does it mean? 

Examine some parenting myths and clarify your own values around parenting. 

Dive into ways of connecting authentically with your child 

Learn how to respond not react to your child Learn how and when to set healthy boundaries Explore your triggers—what comes up for you when your child doesn’t listen to you? And then learn to manage the anxiety or the fear. 

Explore your fears around parenting Learn the skills of communicating with your child 

This is an online support group for anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one. 8 weekly sessions, 1.5hrs per  week.

Moving from outdated models of how to approach dating. This workshop will work with participants to  maintain one's centre in the dating process and in relationship, to connect to and move forward along your personal values, learning to trust your own deep instincts. You will learn to recognize manipulation - yours and others'. You will learn the stages of relationship development and tools to manage each stage more easily, how to self-regulate and manage conflict and repair effectively  and how to negotiate relational issues