Programs for Organisations and Teams
For teams whose work requires sustained empathic engagement
Standard Responses to Burnout Aren't Working
Most organisations respond to staff burnout with training programs, apps, or one-day workshops. The assumption is that practitioners need to know more — a knowledge gap. But burnout is not only a knowledge gap.
Practitioners often know the theory.
What fails under pressure is the capacity to apply it.
That's a training gap, and it requires a different kind of response.
This distinction matters. A knowledge gap is addressed with information. A training gap is addressed by building the capacity to perform under the specific conditions that make performance difficult.
high caseloads
emotionally complex presentations
accumulated empathic residue
Information delivered in a seminar doesn't transfer to those conditions. Trained capacity does.
Not Resilience Coaching.
Not a Self-care Session
These workshops address the specific mechanisms that both sustain and undermine clinical practice over time:
empathic distress,
emotional reactivity
metacognitive rigidity
These are trainable. They are not hard-wired, and they are not addressed by breathing exercises or positive affirmations.
The workshops are grounded in peer-reviewed research and draw on more than twenty years of training in the Tibetan Buddhist contemplative tradition — a tradition with 2,500 years of systematic inquiry into the mind and its training. Corey's PhD research at examined the specific mechanisms by which mindfulness training reduces anxiety and emotional reactivity. The content of the workshops reflects that research directly.
The flexible 4-session format is structured as an experiment: run it with one team, observe what shifts, and build on what works. It's designed to be evaluated, not just delivered.
Two Workshops
One Underlying Approach
Each is tailored to a specific context.
Both address the mechanisms that matter
Compassion Without Collapse
Empathic distress & sustainable clinical practice
The Reflective Edge
Metacognitive awareness for healthcare practitioners
For teams dealing with:
high emotional load
accumulated empathic residue
a pattern of absorbing the distress of patients and colleagues.
Mechanisms addressed:
Empathic distress vs. compassionate action— the physiological difference and how to train the transition.
Attentional depletion and recovery.
Emotional residue and how it accumulates across a shift.
Best suited for:
Nursing and midwifery|Palliative care and hospice|Social work|Allied health|Emergency departments|Community mental health
For teams dealing with:
high acuity presentations.
Complex clinical decision-making under emotional pressure.
Attrition of reflective capacity.
Mechanisms Addressed:
Metacognitive awareness — the ability to observe your own reactions in real time.
Emotional reactivity and how it narrows clinical perception.
The difference between reaction and response under pressure.
Best suited for:
Psychologists|Counsellors|Psychiatrists|Mental health nurses|Clinical supervisors|Clinical training cohorts
Format
Half-day
A focused introduction to the core mechanisms. Suitable as a standalone session or a starting point.
From $1997
4-session series
The full format. Each session builds on the last, with practice between sessions. Designed to be observed and evaluated.
From $3447
Full day
Deeper engagement with both the theory and the practice. Includes guided meditation and applied exercises.
From $2997
All formats are available in-person or online.
Workshops can be delivered to intact teams, cross-disciplinary groups, or clinical training cohorts.
Tailoring to your team's specific context is part of the process.
About Dr Corey Jackson
Corey holds a PhD and has published peer-reviewed research on the specific mechanisms by which mindfulness training reduces anxiety and emotional reactivity. He is a certified Cultivating Emotional Balance teacher — a program developed through the Mind and Life Institute in collaboration with emotion scientist Paul Ekman and Buddhist scholar B. Alan Wallace. He has more than twenty years study and practice in the Tibetan Buddhist contemplative tradition, including years in India studying with and translating for senior teachers.
Corey is on staff at Nan Tien Institute, lecturing in both Buddhist studies and mental health courses. He has delivered workshops with palliative care staff at Hummingbird House Children's Hospice, with paramedic and clinical training cohorts at the University of the Sunshine Coast, University of the Southern Cross, and Hummingbird House. He also works privately with practitioners across healthcare, education, and community services.
"This approach is the real evidence-based foundation for mindfulness — practising and teaching it has become so much richer, nuanced and helpful because I have a much better foundation in my own practice to draw from."
— L.G., Psychologist (Brisbane)
Enquire About A Workshop
If you're considering a workshop for your team, the best starting point is a short conversation about your context, your team's needs, and whether this is a good fit.
Send a brief note about your organisation, the team you have in mind, and your timing. Corey will respond within two business days to arrange a short call.
-> Email Corey: corey@coreyjackson.com.au