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Reclaiming Your Therapeutic Space – A Case-Based Supervision Masterclass for Working with Dominating, Manipulative, and Aggressive Modes (Australia)

€ 649.00

Join Prof. David Bernstein for a highly practical, six-session Case-Based Supervision Masterclass for therapists from Australia, New Zealand, and the wider Asia-Pacific region who want to become more confident and effective when working with dominating, manipulative, and aggressive modes. Drawing on more than forty years of clinical, forensic, and research experience, participants will bring their own challenging cases for discussion and learn practical strategies to reclaim their therapeutic space with greater confidence, clarity, and effectiveness.

Early Bird fee: €649 until 6 October
Regular fee: €749 from 7 October

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About the Masterclass:

  • Some clients seem to take over the therapy room, leaving even experienced therapists feeling stuck, confused, or ineffective.
  • In this six-session Masterclass, Prof. David Bernstein introduces the ORRI Circle—a practical framework for responding to difficult therapeutic moments with greater clarity and confidence.
  • Participants will bring their own challenging cases for discussion, receive practical guidance and feedback, and learn from the cases presented by others.
  • The group is limited to 12 participants, and every participant will have the opportunity to present at least one case.
  • Download a brochure to learn more here

Your registration includes:

  • Six live online supervision meetings
  • The opportunity to present at least one challenging case
  • Discussion of two participant cases during each session
  • Access to all session recordings
  • Complimentary access to the Schema Therapy Journey app throughout the Masterclass
  • Use of the iModes visual tools during supervision for case conceptualization and application of the ORRI Circle
  • Complimentary copy of The iGuide (e-book; €40 value), featuring 30 illustrated exercises using the iModes

Practical:

  • Dates: 27 October, 10 & 24 November, 8 December 2026, and 12 & 26 January 2027
  • Time: Tuesdays, 18:30–20:30 Sydney time (AEDT), 08:30–10:30 CET
  • Duration: 12 hours total across 6 sessions
  • Format: Six live online supervision meetings via Zoom
  • Language: English, with AI-generated subtitles
  • Maximum participants: 12
  • Trainer: Prof. David Bernstein
  • Recordings: All sessions will be recorded for participants who are unable to attend live.

You will learn how to:

  • Understand overcompensating coping modes, including the Self-Aggrandizer, Conning Manipulator, Bully and Attack, and Paranoid Overcontroller
  • Recognize modes that are “hidden in plain sight”
  • Identify the subtle ways therapists accommodate clients’ modes without realizing it
  • Work with your own emotional reactions, including shame, guilt, fear, helplessness, and confusion
  • Reclaim therapeutic space through mindfulness, self-awareness, and Healthy Adult functioning
  • Set limits and use empathic confrontation effectively
  • Recognize systemic factors that maintain problematic behaviour
  • Work with clients whose moral reasoning and prosocial values are underdeveloped
  • Recognize and build clients’ strengths, even in highly challenging cases

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