Workshop Description

Emotional Regulation in the Treatment Room is a one-day psychology-based training for holistic practitioners who want to feel more confident supporting clients through anxiety, overwhelm, tears, shutdown, restlessness, anger, or emotional activation.

Practitioners will learn how emotional dysregulation appears in the body, voice, breath, posture, behavior, and communication. Through simple nervous system education, practical communication tools, grounding techniques, breath-centered regulation, somatic awareness, and ethical referral guidelines, participants will learn how to create a calm and safe treatment environment.

This training is designed for practitioners who work with the body, energy, touch, acupuncture, massage, coaching, yoga, movement, nutrition, or other holistic approaches.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Understand emotional regulation and dysregulation from a practical psychological perspective.

2. Recognize common nervous system states, including fight, flight, freeze, fawn, collapse, and emotional flooding.

3. Identify signs of anxiety, panic, shutdown, dissociation, anger, and overwhelm in the treatment room.

4. Use grounding, breath, voice, pacing, orientation, and simple somatic tools to support regulation.

5. Respond skillfully when a client cries, panics, becomes angry, freezes, or disconnects.

6. Avoid over-processing emotional material or moving into psychotherapy.

7. Maintain a clear therapeutic container through boundaries, consent, and ethical communication.

8. Recognize red flags and know when to refer to a psychotherapist, GP, crisis service, or other mental health professional.

Accreditation

NVA WM-C, Zhong Cat 2A-3 NAPs + Cat 3-4 NAPs

Language

English

Levels of experience

·      Acupuncturist, Herbalist, Tuina therapist or final year student

·      Therapist with valid MBK (WM) diploma

·      Shiatsu therapist

Number of participants

The minimum number of participants required is 24

Price

€ 125,- , Student discount, 5%: (Limited places available for students)

Lecturer

Susan Liu

She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Iowa and a Master’s Degree in Criminology from National Chung Cheng University. With a strong background in psychology, she has worked in academic research, focusing on topics such as postpartum depression and juvenile offender rehabilitation. In addition to her corporate leadership experience in global sales and business development, Mrs. Liu has continued her passion for healthcare by graduating in Acupuncture from Shenzhou Open University of TCM (SOU) in 2022. Since 2023, she has been teaching the Psychology modules at SOU, where she integrates her extensive academic and practical experience to enrich the students’ understanding of patient-centered care. Her cross-disciplinary expertise bridges Western psychology and Traditional Chinese Medicine, providing a unique perspective to her students and clients.