Lowering Anxiety through Self-Regulation

Because activation in the CNS is such a chronic issue in Canada, with anxiety being one of the indicators, I created this training that looks at the activation of the CNS. I titled it Lowering Anxiety through Self-Regulation because the general population does not understand activation, but understands the work anxiety…

After years of counselling, Lois began to notice a clear pattern: session after session she would have to stop and teach clients about the difference between somatic connection and cognitive learning. This happened with hundreds of clients. While the psychoeducation was essential, it often took up valuable therapeutic time.

Lowering Anxiety through Self-Regulation is a five-session course that brings together the core somatic tools and insights Lois has been sharing in therapy for years. It is designed to make this life-changing information accessible, clear, and practical.

The response has been remarkable. Many participants report that these classes have brought more understanding and relief than years of traditional counselling. When people truly grasp how their nervous system works, real and lasting change becomes possible.

This course is designed to:

 Provide clear, supportive psychoeducation on anxiety and trauma

 Teach somatic techniques to reduce anxiety and promote emotional well-being

 Offer practical, body-based strategies to support long-term healing and self-regulation

This training consists of 5 classes that are 1.5 hours long and will be on Thursdays from 6:30-8:00.

Times: The classes will be on July 17, 24, 31, August 7, 14. All classes are from 6:30-8:00.

Location is on-line through ZOOM. You will be sent a zoom invite the day before.

Cost is $300.00 per participant.  

The topics are as follows:

July 17 - Introduction, Definition of anxiety, using a somatic lens and developmental perspective looking at what contributes to growth of anxiety

July 24 - What anxiety is and is not and how to respond appropriately

July 31 - Identify your triune brain, Introduce the autonomic nervous system

Aug. 7 - Recognise our window of tolerance, and compare regulation to coping strategies

Aug.14 - Consider the 4 attachment styles, Culmination of above trainings where sessions are reviewed, and new learning is applied to specific areas in our lives

You are invited to join the next Lowering Anxiety training, starting on Thursday, July 17 at 6:30.

To register, send full payment to Hansencounselling@gmail.com and you will immediately be registered and issued a receipt.

If you have any questions about this training, Lois is happy to answer them.

Lois began her education at the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Education degree. After teaching for a number of years, her passion for counselling brought her to a team of Life Skills Facilitators in the St. Albert School Protestant District where she supported teachers and students in the school district. Once moving to British Columbia, she obtained a Masters Degree in Counselling and continued her studies, obtaining special training in trauma counselling.

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She holds a Masters of Educational Counselling degree from the University of Victoria and is a registered counsellor with Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. Presently she works with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, brain injury, anger management, as well as clients with numerous other challenges.

As a consultant as well as a counselor, she works directly with clients and/or with counselors, sharing effective trauma therapy interventions. She is passionate about helping clients overcome challenges of trauma as well as assisting counsellors in equipping them with the skills to deal with the highly traumatized clients. Consultations are done individually, through seminars, for counselors, teachers and even for clients, teaching vital and innovative interventions to release the effects of trauma.

In the community Lois works along local doctors providing vital services to trauma clients in small groups as well as one on one sessions. She is constantly looking for ways of meeting the needs of her clients. Charlie, her Golden Retriever trained as a St. John Ambulance therapy dog, often assists in the counselling sessions.