Managing Emotions Programme (MEP)
Feeling overwhelmed by intense emotions can have a negative impact on your life, work and relationships.
We provide interactive group courses that will teach you the skills you need to cope when faced with intense emotions.
Our course will improve your understanding and awareness of your emotions and their impact.
They are provided by mental health professionals and people with lived experience, in online groups of 8 to 12 people.
Our MEP Course: Developing skills to manage and regulate emotions
8 sessions, 2 hours each.
This 8-week workshop takes an in-depth look at emotional awareness and skills to cope during times of distress.
- Week 1 – Understanding emotions and how they affect mind, body and behaviour
- Week 2 – Labelling emotions and identifying levels of emotional intensity
- Week 3 – Coping skills to reduce emotional intensity during times of distress
- Week 4 – Practicing mindfulness
- Week 5 – Identifying your values and setting goals
- Week 6 – Practicing coping skills in times of difficulty
- Week 7 – Communication and interpersonal effectiveness
- Week 8 – Reviewing what we’ve learnt
You might find this course helpful if you are generally emotionally aware and want to develop the skills needed to identify and change harmful emotional responses.
You may be referred to our course if you're struggling to understand or cope with your emotions, and you are also:
- aged 18 or over
- registered to a GP in Berkshire
- not currently receiving any other psychological mental health treatment
We don’t offer individual sessions, appointments or referrals to other services.
Referral
Ask your GP or Mental Health Professional to refer you to the Gateway who can support with your specific needs.
Our Neuro-inclusion Passport can help you communicate your needs to our staff. It covers sensory processing, your communication preferences, and topics that might make you feel anxious and overwhelmed, so that we can support you.
