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Short Workshop | Max. 50 Participants
60 minutes
Workshop Outcomes
- Understand the neurological basis of workplace anxiety — what it is, why it is particularly prevalent in high-accountability professional environments, and why it is a performance issue rather than a personal weakness
- Identify personal workplace anxiety patterns, including the most common cognitive distortions that maintain and amplify anxious thinking in professional contexts
- Apply cognitive defusion to real workplace situations — a practical, evidence-based technique for working with anxious thoughts rather than suppressing or engaging with them
Topics Covered
- The neuroscience of anxiety — how the brain generates threat responses, why anxious thinking reinforces itself, and what distinguishes helpful vs problematic activation at work.
- Common workplace anxiety patterns and recognition tools — perfectionism, anticipatory anxiety, rumination, etc.
- Cognitive defusion in practice — an ACT-based technique for creating psychological distance from anxious thoughts, with guided application to specific workplace scenarios participants identify in the session
Location
- Willing to work remote
- Willing to work interstate
How can this workshop be delivered?
- Face to Face
- Virtual
Overview
Workplace anxiety is one of the most common professional experiences, and one of the least openly discussed. In high-accountability environments like government and professional services, the pressure to appear competent and in control often means anxiety is managed privately, at significant personal cost, rather than addressed with the tools that actually help. This session names workplace anxiety clearly without pathologising it and treats it as what the research shows it to be: a manageable nervous system response that responds well to specific, evidence-based techniques.
Participants leave with an understanding of the most common workplace anxiety patterns: perfectionism, anticipatory anxiety, people-pleasing, rumination and a practical tool for working with anxious thinking rather than against it. Suitable for all employees regardless of prior experience with mental health topics. Pairs well with the Calm to Perform workshop for organisations wanting a more comprehensive programme.
Workshop Outcomes
- Understand the neurological basis of workplace anxiety — what it is, why it is particularly prevalent in high-accountability professional environments, and why it is a performance issue rather than a personal weakness
- Identify personal workplace anxiety patterns, including the most common cognitive distortions that maintain and amplify anxious thinking in professional contexts
- Apply cognitive defusion to real workplace situations — a practical, evidence-based technique for working with anxious thoughts rather than suppressing or engaging with them
Topics Covered
- The neuroscience of anxiety — how the brain generates threat responses, why anxious thinking reinforces itself, and what distinguishes helpful vs problematic activation at work.
- Common workplace anxiety patterns and recognition tools — perfectionism, anticipatory anxiety, rumination, etc.
- Cognitive defusion in practice — an ACT-based technique for creating psychological distance from anxious thoughts, with guided application to specific workplace scenarios participants identify in the session
Who is this workshop for
Suitable for all employees in general office-based roles, particularly those in high-accountability, scrutiny-heavy, or perfectionism-prone environments where anxiety is common but rarely named. Accessible to anyone regardless of prior experience with mental health or wellbeing topics and deliberately framed as a performance session rather than a clinical one.
No preparation required.
Handouts/materials provided
Participants receive a two-page take-home reference card covering the key anxiety patterns from the session, step-by-step instructions for the cognitive defusion technique, and a personal practice planning template
What to bring
Just yourself — no preparation or prior knowledge required
Facilitator
About the facilitator
Caroline Crosbie works at the intersection of neuroscience, performance, and workplace wellbeing — helping individuals and teams in demanding environments perform sustainably, regulate effectively, and work together well.
With over 30 years of experience and a Masters in Clinical Psychology from Ireland, Caroline brings a rigorous evidence base to everything she delivers. Her work draws on sleep science, nervous system regulation, and the psychology of team dynamics — translated into practical tools that work in real workplaces, not just training rooms.
She works primarily with leaders, managers, and teams in government and professional services — environments where the pressure to perform is high, the margin for error is low, and the human cost of getting it wrong compounds quietly over time.
Caroline's programmes are part of the Sustainable Performance Series — a suite of evidence-based workshops designed for organisations that take performance seriously and understand that sustaining it requires more than resilience training.
Key Expertise
- Psychological safety and team effectiveness
- Stress, anxiety and nervous system regulation
- Sleep science and work performance
- Burnout prevention and sustainable performance
- Emotional intelligence and leadership effectiveness
Industry Focus
- Government and public sector
- Local government
- Health and community services
- Professional services
- Mining and resources
Based in:
About the facilitator
Caroline Crosbie works at the intersection of neuroscience, performance, and workplace wellbeing — helping individuals and teams in demanding environments perform sustainably, regulate effectively, and work together well.
With over 30 years of experience and a Masters in Clinical Psychology from Ireland, Caroline brings a rigorous evidence base to everything she delivers. Her work draws on sleep science, nervous system regulation, and the psychology of team dynamics — translated into practical tools that work in real workplaces, not just training rooms.
She works primarily with leaders, managers, and teams in government and professional services — environments where the pressure to perform is high, the margin for error is low, and the human cost of getting it wrong compounds quietly over time.
Caroline's programmes are part of the Sustainable Performance Series — a suite of evidence-based workshops designed for organisations that take performance seriously and understand that sustaining it requires more than resilience training.
Key Expertise
- Psychological safety and team effectiveness
- Stress, anxiety and nervous system regulation
- Sleep science and work performance
- Burnout prevention and sustainable performance
- Emotional intelligence and leadership effectiveness
Industry Focus
- Government and public sector
- Local government
- Health and community services
- Professional services
- Mining and resources
Based in:
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