Deep Listening ~ A quality of listening that minimises the risk of burnout by nourishing and looking after the listener, as well as the speaker.

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My approach Deep Listening:

 

I worked in mental health and addiction crisis services for several decades. During that time I noticed that the people who were able to sustain listening well in those environments rather than burning out, had two things in common. They had good supervision and support, alongside committed practices of self care. 

I became really interested in the question of how good self care translates to actively looking after ourselves as listeners in the moment, and the ways in which it can support us to sustain our capacity to listen well for the long term.

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To that end, I have developed an approach to listening that supports listeners to sense and respond to their own nervous system feedback. This helps them to build capacity to stay regulated in the face of inevitable challenges and stressors, thus remaining able to offer a relationally safe space to those they are supporting.

My Deep Listening approach is informed by my trainings in neuroscience, mindfulness and humanistic counselling.

Train with me in Deep Listening:
 I offer two options for you to train in Deep Listening with me:

 

Option 1. Annual online six week training:

My comprehensive and experiential annual course in Deep Listening  will equip you with the tools, skills and qualities needed to listen in ways that are skillful and sensitive to your own experience as well as those you are listening to.

The course is made up of a mixture of theory and practice and is well structured and paced.

It is suitable for anyone whose role comprises an element of listening such as managers, nurses, social workers, probation officers, prison staff, GP's, coach's, care staff, support workers.

Next dates ~ 25th February 2026

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