Managing Workplace Anxiety - Brisbane

Managing Workplace Anxiety - Brisbane

You know that feeling when your heart starts racing before a big presentation? Or when Sunday evening rolls around and you're already dreading Monday morning? If workplace anxiety is making your job feel more like a survival test than a career, you're definitely not alone. Between impossible deadlines, difficult colleagues, and the constant pressure to perform, it's no wonder so many of us feel overwhelmed at work.

I've been training people in stress reduction techniques for over fifteen years, and here's what I've learned: most workplace anxiety isn't about your ability to do the job - it's about not having the right tools to manage the mental and emotional demands that come with it. You're probably already great at what you do, but nobody ever taught you how to handle the psychological side of modern work life.

This isn't some feel-good workshop where we'll tell you to "just think positive thoughts." We're talking about practical, research-backed strategies that actually work when you're sitting in a meeting with a micromanaging boss or dealing with a colleague who seems determined to make your life difficult. You'll learn how to recognise the early warning signs of anxiety before it spirals, how to use breathing techniques that don't look weird in an office setting, and how to reframe those catastrophic thoughts that love to pop up at 3am.

The reality is that workplace anxiety affects everything - your performance, your relationships with colleagues, even your physical health. But here's the good news: once you understand what's happening in your brain when anxiety kicks in, you can actually do something about it. We'll cover practical techniques like the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding method (trust me, this one's a game-changer), how to set boundaries without looking unprofessional, and strategies for managing workplace anxiety during high-pressure situations like performance reviews or client presentations.

What You'll Learn

You'll discover why your brain treats that email from your boss like a sabre-tooth tiger attack and how to calm your nervous system in real-time. We'll show you how to identify your personal anxiety triggers at work - because they're different for everyone - and create a toolkit of responses that actually fit into your workday. You'll learn how to have conversations about workload and expectations without sounding like you can't handle the job, and how to use quick mindfulness techniques that won't raise eyebrows in an open office.

We'll also tackle the practical stuff that nobody talks about, like how to prepare mentally for stressful meetings, what to do when anxiety hits during a presentation, and how to recover from those days when everything goes wrong. Plus, you'll get strategies for dealing with anxiety-inducing colleagues and situations that are outside your control.

The Bottom Line

By the end of this session, you'll have a personalised anxiety management plan that actually works in your real workplace with your real colleagues and your real deadlines. You won't eliminate workplace stress completely - that's not realistic - but you'll know how to respond to it in a way that keeps you calm, focused, and effective. Most importantly, you'll stop feeling like anxiety is controlling your career and start feeling like you've got the tools to handle whatever your job throws at you.