Workshops for Corporate Settings
Trauma doesn’t stay at the door when people come to work.
Every person on your team — every manager, every HR professional, every executive — carries their own history into the room. And whether they’re managing others, navigating conflict, or making high-stakes decisions under pressure, that history shapes how they show up.
Organisations that understand this don’t just talk about psychological safety. They build it. And they see the difference — in retention, in performance, in the quality of relationships across every level of the business.
These workshops bring the science and practice of trauma-responsive leadership into your organisation. They’re direct, evidence-based, and genuinely useful the day after you attend.
THIS IS RIGHT FOR YOUR ORGANISATION IF...
You’re experiencing high staff turnover and don’t know why
Wellbeing initiatives feel like tick-boxes rather than culture change
Leaders struggle to have honest conversations without defensiveness
You want to be a genuinely trauma-responsive employer
Your people are doing hard, emotionally demanding work and need proper support
You believe that how people feel at work directly affects how they perform
UNDERSTANDING BEHAVIOUR IN THE WORKPLACE
Duration: Full or half day
Why do people react the way they do under pressure? Why do some team members shut down, push back, or disengage — even when they’re capable and committed?
This workshop explores the nervous system, stress responses, and what it really means to feel psychologically safe at work. Participants leave with a new lens for understanding behaviour — in others and in themselves.
Outcomes
Participants will:
- Understand how the nervous system shapes behaviour at work
- Recognise common stress responses (fight, flight, freeze, fawn)
- Explore the link between psychological safety and performance
- Develop a more compassionate, curious lens on behaviour
- Feel more confident responding to challenge and pressure constructively
TRAUMA-RESPONSIVE LEADERSHIP
Duration: Full or half day
For senior leaders, directors, and people managers who want to lead in a way that genuinely supports the humans in their care.
This session explores how early experiences shape leadership styles, how to regulate under pressure, how to create teams that feel safe enough to be honest, and how to hold both compassion and accountability at the same time.
Outcomes
Participants will:
- Understand the principles of trauma-responsive leadership
- Reflect on how their own experiences shape their leadership style
- Develop skills to regulate themselves under pressure
- Build teams grounded in trust, honesty, and psychological safety
PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY: BUILDING CULTURES WHERE PEOPLE CAN THRIVE
Duration: Half day
Psychological safety isn’t a buzzword — it’s the foundation of every high-performing team. This workshop gives leaders and HR teams the practical understanding and tools to audit, build, and sustain psychologically safe environments.
Outcomes
Participants will:
- Understand what psychological safety is (and what it isn’t)
- Explore its impact on performance, retention, and culture
- Identify barriers to psychological safety within teams
- Learn practical strategies to build and sustain safe environments
- Feel confident embedding psychological safety into everyday practice
SHAME IN THE WORK PLACE
Duration: Half Day
Shame drives more workplace dysfunction than most organisations acknowledge — from defensiveness in feedback conversations to blame culture, avoidance, and burnout.
This workshop is an honest exploration of how shame shows up at work, what it costs, and what leaders can do instead.
Outcomes
Participants will:
- Understand how shame operates in workplace dynamics
- Recognise shame-based behaviours (defensiveness, avoidance, blame)
- Explore the impact of shame on culture and performance
- Reflect on leadership behaviours that may reinforce shame
- Learn how to lead with empathy, accountability, and repair
STRESS, REGULATION, AND THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AT WORK
Duration: 2 hours
A practical, accessible introduction to how the nervous system shapes performance, communication, and decision-making — and what individuals and teams can do to regulate more effectively.
Perfect as a lunchtime session, team away-day opener, or wellbeing initiative.
Outcomes
Participants will:
- Understand the basics of the nervous system and stress responses
- Recognise their own patterns under pressure
- Explore how stress impacts communication and decision-making
- Learn simple, practical regulation strategies
- Feel more equipped to stay grounded and effective at work