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

Description

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:

Practical:

• Dates: 6 & 20 October, 3 & 17 November, 1 & 15 December
• Time: Tuesdays, 15:00–17:00 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