Pax Centre offers a corporate training program which is aimed at enhancing wellbeing and mental fitness for busy professionals. Pax staff have the expertise and experience to deliver a carefully crafted program which educates and equips professional staff with the understanding and practical tools needed to manage stressors and challenges in their lives with confidence flexibility, thus enhancing wellbeing and productivity.

The program is conducted in 4 modules and each module runs for 2 hours. The delivery of the modules can be designed to suit the particular circumstances of your group/business and although there is planned learning content for each session, we realise the need for adequate time at the beginning or end of the session for staff debrief/discussion as needed.

Module 1: Psychoeducation

• Stress continuum/ Acute v chronic stress

• Poly Vagal Theory: Impact of chronic stress on brain/mind/body: neurobiological effect and physical illnesses

• Symptoms of stress/chronic stress/psychological trauma

• EMDR therapy

• Lifestyle and work-life balance

Activity: exploring participants existing strategies and identifying areas requiring improvement

Activity: Considering commitment to change

Module 2: Imagery 

Our brain is a powerful organ. And we can use this to our advantage. If confronted by bothersome experiences, memories or images, we can use our brain via our imagination to recreate the image. This enables us to regain power over the image, allowing us to control the image rather than image controlling us, our feelings and emotions.

Imagery exercises may include:

• Calm Place Imagery

• Pixelation exercise

• Container Imagery

• Recreating the bothersome image/memory through perceptual change

• Rapid Rewind technique

Module 3: Somatic exercises

Listening to our bodies and learning to clear the stress on a body (somatic) and emotional level. These techniques are based on the work of leaders in the field such as Peter Levine, Bessel Van der Kolk and Stephen Porges.

Somatic exercises may include:

• Mind Body Reprogramming tapping technique: an acupoint tapping method which helps reduce stress and anxiety, and gives clarity around complex problems and issues

• Slow breathing exercises (based on Peter Levine’s work)

• 5 senses Mindfulness with stillness and movement

• Light stream meditation

Module 4: Beliefs and Self-Talk

• Embracing and acceptance of self

• Reframing unhelpful or negative self-thoughts

• Impact of critical self-talk on our mood, behaviour, perception, decisions and functioning

• Normalising normal anxiety: escape/avoidance vs acceptance without judgement

• Where are you on the curve demonstration -mild-moderate-high stress-à freeze and how to prevent the freeze

• Control v’s ‘out of control’, and letting go of what we can’t control -using our energy to focus on within instead of what we can’t control on the outside

• Dare to be average explanation – unrelenting standards/unrealistic expectations v’s achievable expectation

The course is interactive and participation in engaging in the exercises will be encouraged and can be offered on a rotating basis to enable staff the opportunity to attend certain modules if they were unable to do so first time around.  Participant group size will be dependent on the training room size (if held on your own premises) and can be held at Pax Centre for no extra cost. Maximum number of 12 participants is generally recommended.

Although we have outlined a clear “teaching plan” for each module, we welcome your suggestions to ensure we tailor the course to you and your staff’s specific needs. Bespoke courses are also available if you would like something specifically adapted to your organisation.

Total package cost from: $7,899. To discuss your needs e-mail us or call 9455 5440.

Individual coaching

For staff members identified as needing personalized support and coaching to deal more effectively with stress/demands of their work and maintain good performance levels.  To be conducted at Pax Centre location.

Cost: Trauma therapist $260 per 60 minutes; Psychiatrist review as necessary $550 per 60 minutes and $310 per 30 minutes.

Individual Specialised Trauma-focused therapy

A Pax Centre trauma therapist will provide EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing therapy) or other trauma-focused psychological therapy to assist any staff members who have been significantly impacted/ traumatized through their work.  To be conducted at Pax Centre location.

Cost: Trauma therapist $260 per 60 minutes.