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Emotional Intelligence Skills Programme

5-week course delivered in Plymouth

Develop the skills to better understand, manage, and respond to your emotions in a supportive and welcoming group environment.

Our 5-week Emotional Intelligence Skills Programme is designed to help participants build practical strategies for improving emotional wellbeing, resilience, and relationships. Through a combination of guided discussions, interactive exercises, and evidence-based techniques, you'll learn how to navigate difficult emotions with greater confidence and self-awareness.

Each weekly 2-hour session provides opportunities to learn new skills, reflect on personal experiences, and practice techniques that can be applied in everyday life. Participants are encouraged to set personal goals between sessions and complete simple weekly activities to reinforce learning and support lasting change.

Throughout the programme, we will explore:

  • Understanding emotions and emotional dysregulation

  • Building emotional awareness using tools, such as the Emotion Colour Wheel

  • Healthy coping strategies for managing distress and crisis situations

  • Mindfulness skills, including Wise Mind and grounding techniques

  • Challenging unhelpful thoughts and checking the facts

  • Managing loss, emotional avoidance, and difficult life experiences

  • Developing self-validation, self-compassion, and resilience

  • Learning practical emotional regulation skills, such as Opposite Action, Radical Acceptance, and Cope Ahead

  • Strengthening interpersonal skills, healthy boundaries, and effective communication

  • Creating realistic SMART goals and a personalised plan for maintaining emotional wellbeing beyond the course

This programme is interactive, supportive, and non-judgemental. Group discussions are guided by experienced facilitators who work to create a safe and respectful space where everyone feels comfortable participating at their own pace.

By the end of the programme, participants will have developed a personalised toolkit of emotional regulation strategies, increased self-awareness, and greater confidence in managing life's challenges.

Course format:

The Emotional Intelligence Skills Programme is a five-week course consisting of 5 x 2-hour sessions (one per week). The course is hosted by our Recovery Practitioner staff and members of the MAIS, Livewell team, as part of our work within the Devon Mental Health Alliance. Each session will include elements of group discussion and will allow time for questions. All participants will receive a workbook featuring the tools and techniques covered and will be encouraged to set personal goals between sessions and complete simple weekly activities to reinforce learning and support lasting change.

This course costs ยฃ5 to attend, which is required upfront when registering to join. This small fee helps support our continued sustainability in delivering courses. Refreshments will also be provided during each session.

 
 
 

Upcoming course dates:

We are running the Emotional Intelligence Skills Programme on the following dates:

Thursday 20 August โ€” 17 September 2026 (Plymouth)

Session dates and times:

Session 1: Thursday 20 August, 10:30am โ€” 12:30pm

Session 2: Thursday 27 August, 10:30am โ€” 12:30pm

Session 3: Thursday 3 September, 10:30am โ€” 12:30pm

Session 4: Thursday 10 September, 10:30am โ€” 12:30pm

Session 5: Thursday 17 September, 10:30am โ€” 12:30pm

Location:

Cumberland Centre, Damerel Cl, Devonport, Plymouth, Devon PL1 4JZ (map)

Register for this course:

To join our Emotional Intelligence Skills Programme, please complete the form below.

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Frequently asked questions:

Check out the answers to some common questions below. If you want to ask something else, please contact us.

  • The Emotional Intelligence Skills Programme costs ยฃ5 to attend. Register to secure your place on the course.

  • Anyone in Devon aged 18 years or over is welcome to register for the course.

  • In order to get the most value and benefit from the programme, and to ensure no one misses out on a place, we highly recommend that you attend all 5 sessions.

  • Attendance varies, but to keep everyone comfortable we aim for a group size of up to 15. At times this may be slightly less or more dependent on various factors, including room size, available facilitators, and demand for the course.

  • Any future dates for this course will be added to this webpage as soon as they are confirmed. We also recommend signing up to our email newsletter and following us on social media to keep up with new course and workshop dates!

  • Yes, all locations we use for our courses are accessible for wheelchair users. Please indicate on your registration form if you require wheelchair access so that we can ensure we make your arrival as easy as possible.