Emotional Regulation Therapy In Calgary

What is Emotional Regulation?

Emotional regulation is your ability to understand, manage, and respond to your emotions in ways that feel balanced and helpful. It doesn’t mean ignoring or pushing feelings away… it means learning how to ride the waves of your emotions without getting overwhelmed, stuck, or reactive. For some people, emotional regulation can be harder due to past experiences, trauma, neurodivergence, or just not having had the chance to learn these tools earlier in life. However, emotional regulation is a skill, and like any skill, it can be learned and strengthened through therapy!

Common Signs You May Be Struggling with Emotional Regulation:

• Feeling overwhelmed by emotions that come on quickly or feel very intense

• Mood swings that feel hard to predict or control

• Difficulty calming down after getting upset

• Often feeling irritable, anxious, or shut down

• Saying or doing things in the heat of the moment that you later regret

• Avoiding emotions completely or numbing out

• Trouble identifying or naming what you’re feeling

• Feeling emotionally “out of control” or disconnected

• Struggles in relationships due to reactive communication

• Feeling ashamed or confused about your emotional responses