Even experienced professionals can feel unsure around self-harm. What should I say? What helps? What makes things better, not worse?
Rather than focusing only on behaviour, this workshop explores what may sit underneath self-harm and how to respond in ways that feel thoughtful, safe and genuinely helpful.
Self-harm means different things to different people. For some, it may be a way of coping with distress, overwhelm or experiences that feel difficult to put into words. Together, we look beyond the behaviour itself and consider what someone may be trying to manage, express or survive.
We explore the different ways self-harm can present, some of the reasons people self-harm, and how professionals can respond without becoming overwhelmed themselves. We also look at the relationship between self-harm and suicide risk, where they overlap and where they differ.
Along the way, we discuss practical approaches, useful sources of support and real situations participants are encountering in their own work.
Schools, healthcare teams, youth workers, charities, workplaces and anyone supporting people experiencing emotional distress. Because no two settings are quite the same, every session is shaped around the people in the room.
Recognising that somebody may be struggling is one thing. Knowing how to begin the conversation can feel much harder.
Many people worry about saying the wrong thing. In reality, avoiding the conversation is often the bigger risk. This workshop helps participants feel more confident recognising concerns, asking direct questions and staying present when someone may be experiencing suicidal thoughts.
Together, we explore how to recognise when someone may be at risk of suicide and the warning signs to look out for. We also consider what can stop people asking for help.
We spend time thinking about how to ask direct questions in a way that feels natural and supportive, what meaningful support can look like, and how to respond when somebody feels overwhelmed or unable to see another way forward.
The workshop combines practical guidance, discussion and reflection, drawing on real situations people encounter in their professional lives.
Healthcare teams, schools, charities, workplaces, community organisations and wellbeing professionals supporting people who may be experiencing suicidal thoughts.Sessions are always adapted to the people attending and the conversations they are most likely to face.
Supporting somebody who may be at risk of suicide can feel like a lot to carry. Even experienced professionals can find themselves weighing difficult decisions and wondering what support is most helpful.
This workshop focuses on building confidence. Not confidence that you will always get everything right, but confidence that you can ask difficult questions, think clearly and respond in a way that helps.
Together, we explore how suicidal thoughts and risk can develop, how risk changes over time and how professionals can make sense of complex situations without rushing to conclusions.
We look at asking direct questions, collaborative safety planning and practical approaches that help people feel supported rather than managed.
The emphasis is not on predicting risk perfectly. Real life rarely works that way. Instead, the focus is on thoughtful assessment, meaningful conversations and realistic interventions.
Healthcare professionals, mental health teams, counsellors, therapists, first responders, safeguarding professionals and community organisations.
Every session is shaped around the realities participants face in practice.
Losing someone to suicide can bring a kind of grief that feels difficult to make sense of. Alongside sadness, there may be shock, anger, guilt, unanswered questions and a lingering sense of why?
For many people, the search for understanding can feel just as overwhelming as the loss itself.
Suicide bereavement rarely offers neat answers. This workshop explores the unique impact of suicide loss and helps professionals feel more able to stay alongside people navigating something that often feels confusing, painful and unpredictable.
We look at how suicide bereavement can differ from other experiences of grief, the impact of trauma and shock, and ways to work sensitively with guilt, shame and unanswered questions.
Together, we explore how to create enough safety for people to process painful emotions without becoming overwhelmed by them.
Discussion is shaped by participants' experiences, reflections and the realities of their work.
Counsellors, psychotherapists, support workers and professionals supporting people affected by suicide loss.
Sessions are tailored to the people attending and the situations they are most likely to encounter.
