Practical Skills for Managing Emotions & Building Relationships

This DBT Group focuses on the Practical Skills for Managing Emotions, Strengthening Connections, and Building Relationships. Through a collaborative and supportive environment, participants will develop essential DBT skills to better regulate emotions, improve interpersonal effectiveness, and foster healthier relationships. By applying these skills, individuals can reduce conflict and enhance their overall well-being in both family and social contexts.

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Mastering Emotions & Strengthening Connections Information Guide

Mastering Emotions & Strengthening Connections

This 16-week Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) group is designed for youth and their caregivers. Participants will learn skills like mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and conflict resolution.

  • Youth + relatives/caregiver
  • Starts November 6th, 2025 (5:00-6:30 pm)
  • 16 weeks/90 mins
  • $75 each per session, may be covered under benefits plans
  • Flexible payment options
Emotions and Connections Group

Why Choose This Group & Who is it for?

This group is for Youth and Family members and will help  develop and strengthen these skills and abilities:

  • Mindfulness: Increase self-awareness and reduce suffering
  • Distress Tolerence: Reduce impulsiveness and accept reality as is
  • Emotional Regulation: Increase positive emotions and reduce negative emotions
  • Interpersonal Effectiveness: Improve and maintain peer and family relationships and build self-respect
  • Walking the Middle Path: Reduce family conflict through validation, and learning new ways of thinking and acting

Our Therapy Group Team Members

Emily Pike

Emily Pike

Certified Coach – She/Her

Specialties: Personal and Professional Transformations, Goal Setting, Resilience Building, Stress Management, Confidence Enhancement, and Business Development.

Age Group: All Ages

Serving: Waterloo

Price: Initial Appointment: $55 (1 Hour)
Life Coaching Sessions: $95 (50 Minutes)

Career Transitions
Personal Growth
Relationship Enhancement
Confidence Building
Goal Achievement

Raquel Sutherland

Master Social Worker, Registered Social Worker- She/Her

My specialties: Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Attachment and Attunement, Somatic Experiencing, and Internal Family Systems

Age Group: 4+ year olds

Serving: Waterloo

Price: Individual – 50 minutes – $170
Relationship – 50 minutes – $190
I also offer 25-minute, 80-minute & 2-hour sessions

ADHD
Anxiety/panic disorders/OCD
Depression/suicide ideation
Emotional regulation
Borderline personality
Relationship Therapy
Family Counselling
Raquel

Ready to take the next step in your healing journey?