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Tien trained in Functional Analytic Psychotherapy under the direct guidance of Mavis Tsai and Bob Kohlenberg, with extensive supervision from Mavis over the years. She is a certified FAP trainer by the University of Washington and an ACT Peer-Reviewed Trainer. She has been practising ACT since 2008 and has spent over fifteen years working with attachment trauma, complex relational presentations, and the clinical application of FAP and ACT with difficult-to-reach client groups.
Feel It to Heal It: Emotional Regulation in action
09 Sept & 16 Sept 2026, 16:00 – 18:30 BST
In this two-session (9 and 16 Sept) experiential training, we explore emotional regulation with the Needs-Satisfaction model, grounded in functional analytic formulation of emotional behaviours. Emotional difficulties often emerge as interpersonal struggles and difficult emotional expressions, with withdrawal, excessive control, people-pleasing, or shame-fuelled disconnection. This workshop helps clinicians recognize and respond to these patterns in the here-and-now of the therapeutic relationship.
Participants will learn to: ✨ Identify in-session emotional avoidance (CRB1s) and shape emotionally vulnerable and flexible responding (CRB2s) through in
vivo regulation skills and reinforcement.
✨ We’ll introduce the Needs-Satisfaction Model to help you identify the functions of emotional interactions in the room.
✨ Support therapists in building flexibility to manage discomfort and intensity with client's emotional exposure.
✨ Help client express needs with precision, and connecting more fully with themselves and others.
Expect live demonstrations, practice exercises, and deep reflection on your own emotional repertoire as a healer. Whether you are just beginning or deepening your FAP practice, this training will enrich your capacity to be present with intense emotional moments, and help your clients do the same.
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