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Understanding Emotions, Staying Connected
A big feeling doesn't have to become a battle.
Drawing on emotion-coaching and attachment research, practice helping children understand their feelings while holding clear boundaries. Make room for your own emotions, too, and learn how to reconnect after a hard moment.
Next session
Thursday, February 4 at 10:00 AM PST
60 minutes · $79
- Format
- Live online workshop
- Duration
- 60 minutes
- Facilitator
- Sabrina Briceño, LPCC
- Price
- $79
For parents, co-parents, grandparents and caregivers. Come on your own or together.
Does this sound familiar?
Bedtime turns into a battle, and you hear your own parent's voice come out of you.
You and your co-parent respond to the same tantrum in opposite ways.
You lose your temper, then wonder if you've done lasting damage.
What we'll explore
- Recognizing what a child's big feelings may be communicating.
- Naming and validating an emotion without agreeing to every behavior.
- Staying regulated yourself and offering calm before trying to solve the problem.
- Setting limits that leave room for disappointment, anger and sadness.
- Repairing with your child after you lose your temper.
The research behind it
This curriculum draws on established relationship research, not generic advice. A few of the findings we build on:
Emotion coaching involves noticing emotions, listening with empathy, helping a child name the feeling, and setting limits while exploring solutions.
John Gottman, Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child (1997)
Mismatch and repair are ordinary parts of caregiver-child interaction. Reconnecting after a disconnect matters, rather than expecting constant attunement.
Ed Tronick, The Neurobehavioral and Social-Emotional Development of Infants and Children (2007)
What you'll leave with
- An emotion-coaching sequence for difficult moments.
- A pause practice for noticing your own triggers.
- Words for holding a boundary and repairing afterward.
Plus a reflection workbook, one concrete action to practice, and a seven-day follow-up exercise by email.
Meet your facilitator
Sabrina Briceño, LPCC
Licensed professional clinical counselor · Founder of Chapter
Sabrina turns current relationship research into plain words and practical skills, with warmth and without jargon.
She holds a Master's in Professional Clinical Counseling with a focus in social justice from the University of San Francisco, and has practiced in public and private settings in San Francisco and Denver.
Her work draws on the Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy and attachment research, and builds goal-setting and accountability into the work. She is licensed in California and Colorado, and holds space for clients of every identity.
Practical details
Each workshop is capped at 10 people max, so there is room for real conversation.
On your own or with someone
Come by yourself, or bring your partner, a friend or a family member. Nothing in the session assumes you're a couple.
Camera on or camera off
Keep your camera off if you'd rather listen than be seen. You can still type, and no one will single you out.
Participation is optional
Speak when you want to and pass when you don't. You're never called on.
No judgment
This is a room for learning, not performing. Share as little or as much as you like.
Reserve your spot
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