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Nov 26

Kindness as Catalyst: Disarming Defensiveness with Empathy

Date and time

November 26 @ 13:00 - 14:00

About this event

Kindness as Catalyst: Disarming Defensiveness with Empathy Workshop with Val Mullally

When people feel cornered, they defend. When they feel genuinely met—they relax. In this fourth TRAKC© session, we explore Kindness as a relational positioning that can transform defensiveness into openness. Not a surface-level nicety, but a grounded, empathic way of being that creates psychological spaciousness and trust. You’ll be invited to embody kindness in ways that invite connection—without rescuing or overstepping.

Whilst this session may be attended independently, the full TRAKC© series offers a richer, more cohesive experience.

Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event

  • Understand the role of kindness in fostering trust and creating relational ease.
  • Discover practical approaches for bringing kindness to challenging conversations.
  • Explore how kindness supports dignity, safety, and growth in professional dialogue.

Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?

  • SuperVision facilitators, Coaches, Therapists, Counsellors (including trainees, newly trained, and experienced professionals); Leaders in Education and the Caring Professions

How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?

  • You’ll develop a deeper awareness of how kindness can shift even entrenched defensiveness into spacious, trust-filled interactions—opening pathways for mutual dignity and growth

RECORDING 

This event will be recorded and you can use the ticket function to pre-purchase the recording before the event. This will be useful for colleagues who are not able to attend the event live and also for those who attend the event live and want to watch it again.

ZOOM 

This event will be hosted on the Zoom meeting platform where we will use our cameras and microphones to interact with each other as a group.

SELF-SELECT FEE

The self-select fee is a radical inclusion policy to open learning for all colleagues. The guide price for this event is £20.00, however, we appreciate that income varies greatly in different locations and circumstances. Please contribute what you can to help us maintain inclusive professional training.

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At Onlinevents, we and the presenters we collaborate with are committed to working in a way that aligns with the ethical codes and frameworks of our respective professional organisations. We expect all colleagues attending our events to uphold the ethical principles of their professional membership.

If you are not a member of a professional organisation, we ask that you participate in a way that is both authentic and respectful, fostering a space of mutual learning and professional engagement.

By registering for this event, you agree to be present and interact in a manner that reflects these principles.

Val Mullally

Val Mullally offers 1:1 and Creative Group SuperVision. She is an author, and TEDx speaker, with many years’ experience in education and coaching. Her latest book, ‘The Heart of Listening: the Transformative Power of Reflective SuperVision’ is due to launch late 2025.

Val believes that creating psychological safety in supervision, coaching, leadership, and in family, is foundational because, no matter what stage of life we are in, these principles are essential to keep on track with what matters most in life.

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