Thriving as a Highly Sensitive Practitioner

Your sensitivity isn’t a problem. It’s your edge.

This workshop is designed specifically for highly sensitive counsellors and practitioners who want to thrive in the industry—without burning out, shrinking themselves, or trying to become someone they’re not.

We’ll focus on equipping highly sensitive practitioners to be their best, most authentic selves, while learning how to truly care for the carer. You’ll build confidence to shape a career that actually suits you: your nervous system, your values, and your strengths.

This is about being unapologetic about your needs as a practitioner – without being rigid, unrealistic, or difficult to work with. We’ll explore how to balance sensitivity with professionalism, boundaries with compassion, and purpose with the real-life realities of income and sustainability.

Because sensitivity isn’t a hindrance.

When it’s understood and supported, it’s what makes great practitioners exceptional.

Who is this work shop for?

This is for counsellors, psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, teachers, and anybody in caring or helping roles that identify as highly sensitive people or suspect they may have the trait. 

What will I learn?

The workshop will cover the following areas:

• What does it really mean to be a HSP practitioner?
• Common challenges being a HSP and working with HSP clients
• Common challenges being a HSP and working with non-HSP clients
• Working with grief, trauma, mental health a couples as a HSP practitioner
• Neuro diversity and the HSP practitioner
• Structuring your day to enhance your high sensitivity
• Setting up your clinical space for high sensitivity
• Self care for the highly sensitive practitioner
• Supervision for the highly sensitive practitioner
• Question time

Note that all workshops and seminars presented by High Sensitvity Australia are designed to be HSP friendly. This means there is no requirement for you to introduce your self, no expectation to contribute out loud to discussions, no break out rooms, and no questions asked of you to answet to the group. 

The format is a mix of observed conversation between Erica and Matt, story telling, and presentation.  

When and Where?

Date: Tuesday 3rd March 2026

Time: 2pm – 4pm (Melbourne daylight savings time)

Location: Online (a zoom link is provided on the Humanitix Hub a day before the event)

Cost: $85

Learning resources: Provided on the Humanitix Hub

Cerificate of attendance: Provived after the event

This workshop may attract professional develpoment points for your professional bodies (PACFA etc). Please check with your professional body directly.

How to Book

Click on the button below to reserve your place. This will take you to our Humanitix booking platform. 

if you have any questions, please email us on admin@highsensitivity.com.au.

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