TRANSFORM YOUR CLINICAL PRACTICE WITH EMOTION COACHING
EFFT for Dietitians: Emotion Coaching Skills-based Course
Support clients with eating disorders more deeply, confidently, and compassionately - without burnout
Approved for 11 CPEUs by the Commission on Dietetic Registration
Expertly led by Drs. Katherine Henderson and Shari Mayman, C.Psychs
5 pre-recorded modules
3 live (and recorded) practice sessions
Moving your practice from, “I have tried everything from education to handouts, and still my client won’t make changes” to, “ahhh, now I see what was missing!!”
Sound familiar…?
“I freeze up when clients get emotional.”
“I know emotion matters, but I don’t know how to coach it.”
“I want deeper connection without feeling drained after every session.”
What if you could…
Help clients regulate emotions with confidence?
Build stronger, faster therapeutic alliances?
Reduce your emotional exhaustion and burnout?
You don’t have to say the perfect thing. You just need a framework.
Emotion Coaching sits comfortably within a dietitian’s scope of practice and strengthens the heart of our work:
Connection
Trust
Behavior change
Emotion Coaching builds emotional attunement alongside nutrition care, dietitians can support deeper, more sustainable progress for clients living with eating disorders.
Your hosts, Drs. Katherine Henderson and Shari Mayman, C.Psychs
What dietitians are saying about their experience:
This course is everything I look for in a course: the speakers are incredibly engaging which makes me look forward to each module, and the content is so impactful - I can't stop talking about everything I've learned, and have both laughed and cried during each lesson. I can tangibly feel all the takeaways beginning to shift my client sessions. SUCH a worthwhile investment into my practice!
— Jacklyn, RDEmotion coaching has been an incredible addition to my skills as an eating disorder dietitian. This course was well-paced with lots of opportunities for practice with others. The facilitators were fabulous and highly knowledgeable - they really broke things down in a way that makes sense, especially for dietitians. Thank you EDforRDs and Shawna for hosting this wonderful learning opportunity and sharing these valuable skills!!
— Courtenay, RDThis course has improved my practice. While I consider myself an empathetic dietitian, the course brought me to a whole new level of understanding. It was truly life-altering. I can already see the positive impact this method of practice has had on my clients.
— Suzi, RD— WHAT’S INCLUDED —
You’ll leave this course knowing how to respond when a client says, ‘I can’t do this anymore.’
Address emotions and blocks that are certain to arise in sessions - but leave feeling like you can handle it
Speak TO the emotion, rather than feeling afraid and like you want to run away and hide
Recognize your own worries and what is getting in your own way of addressing emotions
Feel like you are actually helping and not hindering
Feel a part of the sessions when people don’t want to change, or they are shut down - instead of being a by-stander
But will this course help me as a dietitian?
As dietitians, we never learned what interrupts progress and HOW to address it
We didn’t have opportunities to learn about emotions, how they pop up in eating disorder care, and WHY!
As RDs, we WANT to feel competent and know what to say
Of course you want to learn a systematic and clear approach to DEEP validation and connect with your clients on a level that allows for engagement, connection and rapport building
But, why emotions?
Why are emotions important for dietitians to lean into?
— MEET THE MODULES —
Why Emotion Coach?
Answering your questions about why this therapeutic modality, and the in’s and out’s of coaching emotions
Understanding Emotion
Katherine and Shari will help you appreciate what emotions really are, and why they apply to the work we do.
5 short modules + 3 live practice calls. That’s it.
Steps of Emotion Coaching
Step by step, Katherine and Shari will walk you through each important step of emotion coaching. You’ll walk away from this course feeling confident and clear on what steps to take.
Putting it Into Practice: Emotion Coaching and Behaviour Coaching
This is when you’ll put it all into practice and move from a place of “I have no idea how to do this” to “I got this”.
Common Challenges in Emotion Coaching
This is where you get to troubleshoot commonly experienced situations where it can leave you questioning how to apply emotion coaching effectively.
By the end of this course, you will have practiced emotion coaching in real time, not just learned about it.
3 LIVE (and recorded) Q&As and Practice Sessions for Experiential Learning
Friday March 27th
Thursday April 9th 11:30-12:30
Thursday April 23 11:30-12:30
But don’t take our word for it.
When asked what past participants liked about the course, here’s what they said:
“EVERYTHING! Ideal level of depth, love the vignettes and exercises to bring the concepts to life (Rumi poem, Marina and Ulay video, etc.), incredibly engaging speakers, and practical applications.”
Your hosts, Drs. Katherine Henderson and Shari Mayman, C.Psychs
“This course has changed the way I practice for the better. While I view myself as an empathetic dietitian, the course gave me a new understanding. It was truly life-altering. I enjoyed the live sessions. It allowed us to engage with the presenters and fellow RDs as a community. One of my favorite aspects of the course was the practice sessions.”
“Both the presenters were extremely knowledgeable, and very passionate about their work. They were well organized and describe the concepts clearly and efficiently. I really enjoyed listening to the live teachbacks. Very helpful.”
Dr. Shari Mayman has been a registered psychologist with the College of Psychologists of Ontario since 2006. She has experience working in a variety of public settings, including the Montreal Children’s Hospital, The Allen Memorial Hospital, and Regional Children’s Centre of Windsor, Ontario. In addition, Dr. Mayman has worked in private practice in both Windsor and Ottawa.
Prior to founding Anchor Psychological Services, Dr. Mayman was a staff psychologist at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) for 7 years, where she specialized in the assessment and treatment of eating disorders and associated mood and anxiety disorders. She has trained and supervised many emerging psychologists and health care professionals and has stayed active in research since obtaining her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Concordia University in 2005.
Dr. Mayman is adept at treating a wide range of age groups and problems. She works with individuals, families, and groups, tailoring her approach to meet the unique needs of each client. At the root of her treatment philosophy is the importance of developing a strong client-therapist relationship and in the power of children, youth and families to harness their strengths to make real changes in their lives.
With Drs. Adele Lafrance and Katherine Henderson, Dr. Mayman is co-author of the clinician manual Emotion Focused Family Therapy: A Transdiagnostic Model for Caregiver Focused Interventions.
— MEET YOUR INSTRUCTORS —
Dr. Katherine Henderson has been a registered psychologist with the College of Psychologists since 2001. She obtained her Ph.D. from York University in 2000.
Dr. Henderson was the Clinical Director and Lead for Research and Program Evaluation for the Regional Eating Disorders program for children and youth at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) for ten years. At CHEO, Dr. Henderson specialized in the assessment and treatment of eating disorders and associated mood and anxiety disorders. She has trained numerous emerging psychologists and health care professionals.
Dr. Henderson is the adjunct research professor at Carleton University and continues to be active in co-leading provincial and national research projects and supervising undergraduate and graduate students.
Dr. Henderson has extensive experience working with children, adolescents, adults and families. She believes in the inherent strength of individuals and families and believes strongly that therapy provides the ability to instil hope and correct past emotional wounds. She believes in the healing power of families and a strong therapeutic relationship with clients.
With Drs. Adele Lafrance, Shari Mayman, Dr. Henderson is co-author of the clinician manual, Emotion Focused Family Therapy: A Transdiagnostic Model for Caregiver Focused Interventions
Registration will officially open on February 19th, 2026!
You receive instant access to ALL of the modules as soon as you register.
