An Integrative Workshop on Anxiety
Meditation, reflective practice and attentional regulation for anxiety, with an introduction to The Three Lies™ Framework. Presented by Dr Eileen Higgins, and designed so you can work through it at your own pace.
Educational CPD material. The Three Lies™ Framework is presented as a proposed, practice-informed formulation heuristic, not a diagnostic model or a validated treatment. This workshop is not hypnosis training.
What you will take away
The workshop builds critical thinking about clinical integration and client suitability, rather than promoting a single technique.
How anxiety is maintained
Describe the cognitive, behavioural, emotional, physiological and attentional processes that may keep anxiety going.
Three formulation themes
Explain the proposed themes of Coping, Adequacy and Belonging, and how they may inform collaborative formulation.
Roles and limits of regulation practice
Describe the possible roles and limitations of reflective attentional and meditation-based regulation.
Practising safely
Identify risks, cautions, suitability factors and adaptations, and recognise when a practice should not proceed.
Six modules, about six hours of teaching
Each module combines slides, the presenter’s audio narration and the full written text, followed by a short knowledge check. The six modules total six hours of narrated teaching; the remaining 30 minutes of the 6.5 CPD hours are allocated to structured workbook activities and reflective exercises.
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01
50 min
Foundations of Anxiety and Workshop Orientation
The workshop's evidence-informed positioning, the anxiety-maintenance cycle, threat-focused thinking and the role of avoidance.
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02
55 min
Shame, Development, Schemas and the Proposed Three Lies™ Framework
Shame, automatic processing, developmental and schema perspectives, and an introduction to the Framework’s developmental understanding of Coping, Adequacy and Belonging.
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03
50 min
Neuroscience, Attention and Evidence Appraisal
Gene–environment interaction, epigenetics and EEG concepts, with a focus on telling association from causation.
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04
60 min
Integrative Reflective Regulation Practice
A presenter-developed reflective attentional-meditative practice, evening and daily routines, and what may actually be helping.
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05
75 min
Case Study, Ethics and Trauma-Informed Practice
A composite case example, client suitability, trauma-informed principles and knowing when not to proceed.
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06
70 min
Research, Clinical Integration and Application
The evidence on mindfulness and hypnosis, the limits of practice-based observation, cultural context, and integration with established therapies.
Everything you need to learn at your own pace
Narrated slides
52 slide lessons, each with the presenter's audio narration and the full written text alongside it.
Knowledge checks
A five-question quiz for every module, with feedback that explains each answer.
Reflective exercises
Clinical examples, reflection questions and optional experiential exercises throughout, to apply to your own practice.
Your own pace
Pause, revisit and return to any lesson during your three months of access.
Completion certificate
IACP CPD Recognised for 6.5 CPD points. Complete all 52 lessons, pass the six module knowledge checks (80% pass mark) and submit the workshop evaluation to receive your certificate of completion.
Participant workbook
Downloadable participant workbook to use alongside the teaching. All materials required to complete the workshop are included in the €80 fee.
Dr Eileen Higgins
Clinical Psychologist · Psychotherapist · Clinical Supervisor
Dr Higgins is co-founder of The Three Lies Institute™. She developed The Three Lies™ Framework from many years of clinical practice, and presents it in this workshop as an evolving, practice-informed formulation aid.
Frequently asked questions
Who is this workshop for?
Psychologists, psychotherapists and counsellors who work with anxiety and want a critical, ethically grounded look at reflective attentional and meditation-based practices, and at The Three Lies™ Framework as a formulation aid.
How long do I have access?
The workshop is pre-recorded and available for three months from the day you enrol. You can pause, revisit and complete it in your own time.
Is this hypnosis training?
No. No hypnosis procedures are taught or practised, and completing the workshop does not confer competence to provide hypnosis or hypnotherapy.
Is The Three Lies™ Framework a validated model?
No, and the workshop says so clearly. It is presented as a proposed, practice-informed formulation heuristic, not a diagnostic model or a validated treatment. You are encouraged to evaluate it critically.
Do I need to know the Framework already?
No. The workshop includes an introduction to The Three Lies™ Framework, so no prior knowledge is needed.
What CPD does it carry?
The workshop is IACP CPD Recognised for 6.5 CPD points.
Ready to begin?
Enrol today and work through the workshop at your own pace over the next three months.
Enrol now · €80