Webinar: Supporting Clients Experiencing Anxiety Workshop

Please join us on:

Webinar: Supporting clients experiencing anxiety workshop on Tuesday 23rd March 2027 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm AEDT

Where: Online

CPE: 1.5 CPE points

Anxiety is a part of life. Every one of us experiences it, and many clients bring it into consultations through persistent worry, avoidance, perfectionism, physical symptoms, sleeplessness or a constant sense of being on edge. The goal is not always to eliminate anxiety, but to help clients understand it, respond to it and prevent it from controlling their lives.

This practical, evidence-informed workshop is designed for ATMS practitioners and students who want greater confidence in supporting clients experiencing anxiety. Participants will explore practical questions, tools and responses that can be used within their scope of practice while maintaining clear professional boundaries and referral pathways.

In this workshop, participants will learn:

• How anxiety affects the brain and body, explained in client-friendly language
• Simple grounding, breathing and emotional regulation techniques
• Practical strategies for worry, avoidance and overthinking
• How to normalise anxiety without minimising a client’s experience
• How to build safe and supportive relationships with anxious clients
• When anxiety may indicate trauma or require referral to another professional
• How these approaches can be applied through case examples and live demonstrations

There will also be opportunities for discussion and participant questions. 

Presenter: Diya Bhanja

Diya Bhanja is an experienced educator, facilitator and counsellor with over seven years of experience delivering courses, seminars, workshops and group programs across academic, community and employment services settings.

As a lecturer in Counselling programs, Diya delivers lectures and tutorials, develops course materials and teaches foundational clinical skills. Her commitment to teaching excellence was recognised with an Excellence Award at a national teaching and learning conference in 2025.

Diya also brings extensive hands-on experience facilitating groups for people facing complex barriers, including mental health challenges, addiction, homelessness, displacement and workforce exclusion. She has designed and delivered tailored group programs, psychoeducational workshops, chronic pain programs and professional development training, helping participants build practical skills, confidence and achievable action plans.

Through her private practice, Diya provides individual and group clinical supervision as an ACA-Accredited Clinical and Group Supervisor, supporting counsellors, practitioners and students through structured teaching, case-based learning and reflective practice.

Across her work, Diya is passionate about making complex concepts practical, engaging and immediately applicable, whether she is working with students, clients or fellow professionals.

Webinar Recording: Registering for this live event will also give you access to the webinar recording. 

Webinar recordings can be watched at any time.