OUR CLIENTELE:

Adult ( 18 years and more )

No matter what environment the person comes from; he is regularly confronted by situations that cause him to react.  Negative reactions are generated by unidentified emotions.

When a person has difficulty in managing emotions related to various events or faces situations or whatever kind of dependencies, the day comes when he begins searching for ways to improve his life.

Feelings of embarrassment, inferiority, guilt and anxiety, lack of self-esteem and self-confidence, eating disorders, dependencies to gambling, alcoholism or drug addiction, conjugal or family violence, separation, grieving in all forms, and lack of motivation have inevitable consequences on the individuals attitudes and his quality of life.

The "ATTITUDE" programs aim essentially in assisting the individual to better know himself and equipping him with the necessary tools in order for him to gradually modify his own attitudes and behaviours.

Teens program (12 to 17 years)

A realistic vision of adolescence

Since I was a little kid, adults have helped me face all kinds of situations. Now that I am a teenager, I am confronted to new realities and I have a hard time making the right choices.

I often feel I'm not well understood because I'm not a kid anymore but yet I don't belong to the adult world; I don't have an identity anymore.

My body is changing and my sexuality too. And my relations with others seem more complicated.
I have some difficulty in identifying and expressing my emotions and real needs. I often compromise in order to feel accepted by my peers as well as my parents.

I have a hard time establishing and respecting my limits.
I often feel I don't live up to others expectations. I feel judged and I'm afraid others won't love me.

Sometimes, I just feel like running away or taking drugs to escape and to forget, or simply end my misery for good. More than ever, I need tenderness, affection and love and I need even more to be heard and encouraged to make the right choices, to say "no" and to take my place.

" I simply want to feel good about myself… " The TEENS program offered by the "Attitude Resource Center" aim essentially to bring the adolescent to better express his ideas, emotions and disagreement concerning a situation - learn to say no" and accept being said "no" to.
Assisted by a team with over 10 years of experience in helping relations, behaviour evolution, family therapy, in schools and working environments, the teenager will learn to consider new positive solutions to his difficulties, to choose the right way and to trust himself.
He will be encouraged to develop his qualities and learn positive lessons from his experiences.

The intensive weeks and weekends take place at the Maison des Jésuites in St-Jérôme

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