Mental Health Professionals Ottawa

04/08/2026

Serenity Renewal for Families is a non profit organization that has been serving families and individuals affected by addiction - either directly or indirectly for 43 years. I highly recommend their workshops!

Do you feel like it is your job to fix, manage, or save the people around you?

When a family member is living with substance-use challenges, stepping in to help is a natural instinct. But when you become so focused on managing their crisis that you completely lose your own anchor, that is codependency. It is an exhausting, heavy weight to carry, and you do not have to hold it forever.

Next Saturday, join Catherine Pepper for an in-person workshop designed to provide tangible, harm-reduction-focused tools. You will learn how to untangle these dynamics, set healthy boundaries, and shift your focus back to your own multiple pathways to recovery.

04/04/2026

04/02/2026

Here's a question for you from Francesca Dattilo-Queen of DBT!
Your client, Sasha who is living with an eating disorder and is in recovery, tells you she's planning a birthday party for her best friend. She's purchased an excess of all of her friend’s favourite foods for the party which also happen to be Sasha’s trigger foods.

What do you do?

A. You reinforce her with praise for tending to her relationship
B. You're concerned it's a step setting her up for a lapse /relapse
C. You help her plan ahead for temptation
D. All of the above

Join us for Francesca's Dialectical Behavioral Therapy workshop Saturday April 18th and learn how to apply Dialectical Abstinence, Crisis Survival Skills and more in session so that you can assist your clients in moving forwards towards the life they desire!

Registration closes April 6th!
https://mhpo.ca/calendar/ #!event/2026/4/18/dialectical-behaviour-therapy-practical-skills-dialectical-abstinence

04/02/2026

5 days left to register! We hope to see you there.
Let us know if you have any questions!

https://mhpo.ca/calendar/ #!event/2026/4/18/dialectical-behaviour-therapy-practical-skills-dialectical-abstinence

03/31/2026

Quick question from the Queen of DBT Francesca Dattilo:
Your client is drowning in emotional overwhelm. What should THEY do in that moment?
A. Work to change the situation
B. Change how they feel about it
C. Accept and tolerate the distress
D. Stay in the suffering
What would you tell them? 👇

Join us April 18th to learn how to help your clients choose wisely in real-time.

03/31/2026

7 days left to register for our in person DBT- workshop!
Facilitated by the Queen of DBT, Francesca Dattilo.
Learn to avert in session crisis with distress tolerance skills
Assist clients with problematic substance use
Participate in experiential exercises with your colleagues
Gain skills and confidence!

03/30/2026

Questions to ponder from the Queen of DBT, Francesca Dattilo:

'Validating our clients is a good thing...right?
What if too much of a good thing is actually harmful to your client and their progress?

Like to know more, join us on April 18th for Francesca's DBT workshop.
Registration closes April 6th! If you're planning to attend, register now!

03/30/2026

Hi all! There's 8 days left to register for our in person DBT- workshop! Online is great, but in person takes your learning to a whole new level! Experience a full day of in person training with your colleagues, facilitated by the Queen of DBT, Francesca Dattilo. Whether you're a student or experienced clinician, we've got you covered. Learn to avert in sessioncrisis with distress tolerance skills, (for you and your clients!) help your clients who are stuggling with problem substance use and more!

03/30/2026

How do you refocus when you get lost?

03/26/2026

Hi All, I'm Marian Meade Chair of MHPO, and excited to share my interview with Francesca Dattilo, Queen of DBT! Learn more about her upcoming FULL DAY in person workshop! Registration closes April 6th. I hope to see you there.

03/25/2026

Registration closes April 6th! If you're planning to attend, register now so we don't have to cancel this incredible opportuntiy to learn in person from the Queen of DBT!