Description:
OPD Points: 5
Taming Your Anxiety – Practitioner Insights
This course equips counsellors with practical tools, simple techniques, and expert insights to support clients experiencing anxiety and emotional dysregulation. Designed to enhance your confidence in triage situations, the program focuses on effective, real-time strategies for managing acute anxiety and panic, while also building longer-term coping frameworks for clients.
What You’ll Gain
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A clear understanding of how anxiety presents and escalates in clients
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Techniques to help clients regulate anxiety and panic in the moment
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Frameworks for supporting long-term recovery and emotional regulation
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Practical tools to help clients build confidence and regain a sense of control
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Clinical guidance to strengthen client resilience and capacity to manage life stressors
Course Includes
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3-part video series (Intro, Part 1: In-the-Moment Triage, Part 2: Long-Term Strategies)
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1 hour of on-demand content accessible via mobile or desktop
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Downloadable worksheets and practical tools to use in-session or as take-home resources
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12 months of access to revisit materials and integrate the learning at your own pace
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Assessment-based for integration into clinical practice
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Eligible for 5 OPD hours
Key Learning Objectives / Outcomes:
Key Learning Objectives
By completing this course, counsellors will be able to:
Identify and explain the behavioural and physiological nature of anxiety, supporting more accurate client assessment and triage.
Apply in-the-moment strategies to assist clients in managing acute anxiety and emotional dysregulation.
Teach emotional regulation techniques such as grounding, breathwork, and creating internal “emotional space” to support client safety and stability.
Use positive self-talk and cognitive strategies to help clients reframe distressing thoughts and strengthen internal support.
Support clients in developing mindful resilience by introducing simple, repeatable techniques to remain calm and present during high-stress moments.
Facilitate long-term recovery through tools that foster emotional ownership, cognitive flexibility, and acceptance-based strategies.
Introduce body-based interventions such as body scanning and emotional mapping to reconnect clients with their physical and emotional experiences.
Guide clients in cultivating meaningful relationships, recognising connection as a protective factor in long-term anxiety recovery.
Integrate psychoeducation and emotional literacy into counselling sessions, helping clients feel more empowered and informed about their anxiety.
Assessment:
Presenter / Provider:
Jess Kolbe
Presenter Qualifications:
Jess Kolbe – Qualifications, Expertise & Skills
Qualifications & Education:
- Master of Human Services – Griffith University (2014)
- Bachelor of Social Sciences (Counselling) – University of Sunshine Coast (2009)
- Graduate Diploma of Substance Abuse Studies – Victoria University (1999)
- Bachelor of Arts (Youth Studies) – Victoria University (1999)
- Diploma – Community Services (Youth Work) – Victoria University (1997-1998)
- Diploma of Business Management – Australian Institute of Flexible Learning (2012)
- Certificate IV Trainer and Assessor – Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE (2009)
Specialist Training & Certifications:
- Developmental Trauma & Vocational Certificate – Australian Childhood Foundation (2012)
- Level 1 Narrative Therapy & Trauma Response – Dulwich Centre (2009)
- Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) – Train the Trainer – Cornell University, USA (2009)
- CARE – Train the Trainer – Cornell University, USA (2011)
- Transforming Care – Train the Trainer – Thomas Wright Institute, ACT (2009)
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) Training – ACT Mindfully (2015)
Jess Kolbe is a highly experienced counsellor, therapist, and educator with over 25 years of expertise in mental health, crisis support, and practical therapeutic interventions. She is known for her no-nonsense, common-sense approach to therapy, helping individuals, couples, and professionals navigate stress, anxiety, and emotional overwhelm with real-world, actionable strategies.
Jess has worked extensively in frontline services, specializing in trauma, loss, and crisis intervention, particularly in remote and high-stress environments. She is also the creator of The Jess Kolbe Method and Get the Fundamentals, a suite of resources designed to equip both clients and professionals with practical tools for mental well-being. Her deep understanding of human resilience, combined with her humour and straight-talking style, makes her a sought-after presenter and mentor in the counselling field.
Jess is passionate about equipping fellow counsellors with effective, practical frameworks to enhance their work and support their clients in meaningful ways.
Registration Instructions:
Access this course with a one-off payment and enjoy 12 months of unlimited access.
To get started:
Create an account using the button below.
Register for the course here: Taming Your Anxiety
Once registered, you’ll receive your login details.
Complete the course at your own pace.
At the end, you’ll need to complete a short quiz with an 80% pass rate to receive your certificate for 5OPD hours.
Once done, you’ll receive your CPD certificate via email.
