2026 - Navigating Dysregulated Clients in Legal Practice
Location
About
(CPD Guide: 3 EW, PM, PS) Nick Valentine, Clinical Counsellor and Psychotherapist, is back in Hobart in March 2026 to run this successful workshop. Nick will work with you to identify and confidently manage dysregulated clients (those with difficulty in regulating their emotions) in your work.
CPD: 3 point (EW, PM)
Format: In-person only (Hobart)
Recorded: No
Time:
1.30-5pm, Thursday 5 March 2026 (28 Murray Street)
Format: In-person only (Hobart)
Recorded: No
Time:
1.30-5pm, Thursday 5 March 2026 (28 Murray Street)
Discount for booking both workshops:
Book in for both this session and Workshop - Sharper Lawyering: Reflect. Learn. Improve (same day - 9-12.30pm) here and get a 10% refund. (CPD Guide: 3 EW, PM)
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2026- Navigating Dysregulated Clients in Legal Practice
This is a popular topic in the justice and workers compensation spaces. This workshop will assist you to enhance your skills to manage dysregulated and demanding clients, as well as protecting yourself.
The workshop will explore:
- The science of stress, dysregulation and trauma, relevant to the legal profession.
- Ways to identify dysregulation, including subtle presentations of hyperarousal and hypoarousal.
- The concept of ‘high conflict individuals’, and the skills to identify and navigate them.
- Evidence-based skills in co-regulation and de-escalation e.g., in response to traumatic activation, anxiety, persistent demand, and/or client anger.
- Helpful communication frameworks.
- Techniques in setting and maintaining healthy boundaries.
It will also provide an opportunity for participants to consult on particular cases/experiences including the option of doing so confidentially in a pre-session survey questionnaire.
Presenter
Nick Valentine is an experienced Clinical Counsellor, Workshop Facilitator, and Senior Consultant working independently in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (since 2014). He is a Level 4 member of the Australian Counselling Association (ACA), and a member of the Australian College of Clinical Counsellors (since 2012). Nick is a trauma-informed and extensively trained Mental Health Clinician. In addition to his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Behavioural Science and Psychology, his training includes; Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (Levels 1 and 2), Internal Family Systems (Level 1), Gottman Therapy (Level 2), Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples (Externship), and Hakomi Embodied Awareness Relationship Training (HEART).
Nick started his career working in Forensic Psychology (in custody and the community), and have since worked in Child Protection, Family Violence and Emergency Services sectors. He has continued to provide counselling, consultancy, and workshops to these sectors, in addition to the legal sector (including private firms and Australian Law Societies), international Employment Assistance Programs (EAP), and the Insurance and Workers Compensation sectors.
1.30-5pm, Thursday 5 March 2026 (28 Muarry Street)
Contact Details
Venue Access: Please note that as the Society's building at 28 Murray Street, Hobart was built in 1876 there is no lift or disability access to the downstairs training area. The Society's building at 56 Charles Street, Launceston was built in 1860 and there is no lift or disability access to the upstairs rooms.
CPD Points: Any CPD points listed are provided as a guide and registrants should satisfy themselves about the nature and quantity of CPD points they can claim for the activity. Please refer to Practice Guideline no.4 HERE for details.
Non-Member Registrations: Conditions apply at the discretion of the Society. The Society will be in touch if you are not eligible to register and a refund will be issued.
Refund/Cancellation: By registering for this event you (as a member or non-member) agree to the terms and conditions under the Society's Refund/Cancellation Policy and Terms and Conditions of Registration.
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