Therapy Workshop

Increasing Emotional Intelligence

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Emotional Intelligence Components	Definition	With BAD Mental Health	With GOOD Mental Health
SELF-AWARENESS	Self-knowledge gained through feedback received and ongoing self-reflection	Constructive negative feedback is taken personally and met with defensiveness. Due to low self-esteem, self-reflection is avoided as it brings up negative feelings such as shame	Emotional resilience is high and constructive negative feedback is received openly. Inner calmness provides the basis of honest self-reflection
MOTIVATION	Preparedness for action	Difficulty finding the energy and purpose to carry out an activity. This can lead to prolonged procrastination	Stress is managed to avoid overload, freeing up energy and focus for necessary action
SELF-REGULATION	Ability to soothe one’s emotions oneself, i.e. anger & fear	Spending a lot of time feeling high levels of negative emotions leads to a life in survival mode. In this continuous state of alert, managing emotions becomes increasingly difficult	With relaxation techniques, such as Mindfulness, and meditation, the part of the brain responsible for survival mode shrinks and the part of the brain responsible for emotional regulation grows
EMPATHY	Ability to understand another’s feelings without taking them as our own (that’s sympathy!)	Feeling bad about and within oneself, makes it difficult to want to take anyone else’s problems into consideration	Showing empathy to ourselves develops Inner harmony and self-acceptance. This increases the ability to be empathic to others exponentially
SOCIAL SKILLS	Healthy interactions and communication with others	Others are often perceived as a source of danger or irritation and relationships become dysfunctional Communication is one-sided, either aggressive or passive, and does not lead to a dialogue	Improved relationships with ourselves leads to healthier relationships with others Communication is assertive as we feel deserving to ask for what we want whilst remaining respectful and calm, leading to meaningful exchanges

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OTHER WORKSHOPS

ASSERTIVE COMMUNICATION

REDUCING ANXIETY

CONFIDENCE-BUILDING

EMOTIONAL SELF-CARE

TEAM-BUILDING

Therapy takes place in a safe space where clients can express difficult thoughts and feelings. I, as the therapist accept the client as they are, without judgement, and always strive to be real with them. Through self-exploration an understanding develops of where the client’s feelings stem from, possibly as far back as their childhood. Emotions (feelings) such as anger, fear, guilt and shame experienced often and intensely over extended periods of time are indicators of bad mental health. I support my clients in finding more positive ways of managing their thoughts and feelings. With higher self-awareness and inner resilience clients are able to change the way they interact with themselves and others. This in turn results in improved relationships and enhanced emotional well-being.