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Relational Intelligence 

Because relationships — not roles — determine how well an organisation thrives.

In every organisation, the quality of relationships determines the quality of outcomes.

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Relational Intelligence is the ability to read, regulate, and respond to others with awareness and attunement — transforming communication, conflict, and connection at every level.

 

In a post-burnout, post-pandemic world, technical skill alone is not enough. Teams thrive when they feel safe, seen, and supported.

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This training pathway gives leaders and staff the tools to understand the nervous system, navigate power with integrity, and build cultures grounded in trust, curiosity, and psychological safety.

 

Each level builds upon the last, deepening relational capacity across the entire organisation.

Level 1
Co-Regulation, Boundaries & Belonging

Overview:

This foundational workshop explores how our nervous systems shape communication, emotion, and boundaries — and how regulation builds trust, even under pressure.

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Topics include:

  • Self-awareness and your relational journey map

  • Attunement & the body as barometer

  • Drawing relational boundaries

  • Relational repair: how trust is truly rebuilt

  • Conversations that regulate, not escalate

  • The neuroscience of regulation & communication

Level 2 
Power, Presence & Permission

Overview:

This intermediate workshop explores the invisible power dynamics that shape culture and trust. Participants learn to lead with integrity, attunement, and permission — creating environments where people feel safe enough to take risks and grow.

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Topics include:

  • The role of consent and micro-consent in leadership

  • Presence as a source of authority

  • Why unspoken power dynamics erode trust

  • Regulation as relational responsibility

  • Balancing safety and authority

Level 3
Leadership Isn’t Loud, It’s Attuned

Overview:​

At the highest level, leadership is not about control — it’s about attunement. This advanced training equips leaders to hold complexity with presence, to navigate conflict with clarity, and to model the calm that creates psychological safety across systems.

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Topics include:

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  • Unconscious power dynamics and how to navigate them

  • Boundary-setting as leadership, not conflict

  • The ecology of conflict

  • Why empathy alone isn’t enough

  • Recognising emotional cues & nervous system states

  • Repairing micro-ruptures (and why rupture is inevitable)

  • Presence vs performance in workplace relationships

  • Internalised trauma & emotional reactivity in leadership

  • Nervous-system-aware leadership

  • From reactivity to responsiveness: the courage of attuned curiosity

Format

All programs are face-to-face by design to allow for experiential learning, reflection, and integration.

In cases where staff are regionally based or unable to attend in person, sessions can be delivered live online.

 

Each workshop is interactive and capped at 20 participants to ensure depth of engagement and individual attention.

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Sessions typically run for 2–3 hours.

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About the Facilitator

Anisa Varasteh

Anisa Varasteh is an organisational consultant, trainer, and mental health clinician with extensive experience in mental health and community services.

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Before founding her own practice, Anisa served as both Clinical Lead and Service Manager at major mental health organisations, leading multidisciplinary teams and overseeing service delivery across South Australia, including regional and remote areas.

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Anisa now works with mental health organisations, government departments, and NGOs to create psychologically safer environments — for staff, clients, and communities alike. Her training is known for transforming abstract concepts into practical, evidence-based strategies that staff can apply immediately.

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Her approach blends clinical insight, neuroscience, and real-world leadership experience with a rare ability to make complex ideas both clear and actionable.

Culturally fluent and globally minded, Anisa brings a multi-dimensional perspective that deepens understanding of safety, power, and connection across diverse settings.

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The result is training that is emotionally intelligent, research-informed, and culturally attuned — empowering teams not only to understand trauma, but to lead and serve from a place of clarity, compassion, and confidence.

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