Managing client risk for therapists

Managing client risk: Practical and creative approaches for therapists

Many counselling courses provide limited training on safeguarding and risk management, yet therapists are often required to make judgement calls about a client’s risk to themselves or others.

This can feel daunting, especially for those in private practice where decision-making can feel isolating.

This workshop is designed to reduce that anxiety by equipping you with both practical clinical tools and creative approaches to enhance your confidence when working with client risk. In a laid-back and supportive space, we’ll explore ways to make risk assessment feel more manageable, building on skills you already have and offering simple, effective tools that you can immediately integrate into your work.

This session encourages open discussion, so bring your ‘silly’ questions and your real-world challenges as we explore ways to navigate risk with clarity and care.

Who is this workshop for?

• Trainee practitioners working with clients in placement.
• Newly qualified therapists establishing a private practice.
• Experienced practitioners looking to refresh or expand their risk management skills.
• This workshop focuses on working with adult clients.

About your facilitator

Before becoming a therapist, I spent nearly a decade working with 'high-risk and vulnerable' clients in a number of settings. Settings include custodial care, drug and alcohol services, children’s social care, youth offending and forensic CAMHS. These roles required me to create dynamic risk assessments and safety plans, skills I have adapted for private practice in a way that feels both structured and flexible.

Through this workshop, I’ll share both clinical frameworks and creative methods that can make risk management feel less rigid and more client-centred.

What we’ll cover

• Clinical tools: Steps to consider when a client discloses risk of harm to self or others.
• Case formulation: Understanding client risk in a relational way.
  Safety planning: How to co-create safety plans that empower clients.
• Communication skills: How to share confidential risk information effectively with other professionals.
• Creative approaches to risk: Exploring non-traditional methods to assess and respond to client risk, integrating creative thinking into your practice.

Each attendee will receive a 2.5-hour CPD certificate.

Register now to secure your spot!

Feedback from previous attendees:

"Fantastic. Danielle shared so much valuable knowledge, insight and practical advice that has helped me gain confidence in my practices as a counsellor. I hope to book onto another of Danielle’s workshops in the future."

"The training was informative, with thoughtful and useful tasks to help reinforce learning. I walked away feeling more equipped to work in private practice."

"Danielle ran a great workshop. It was informative, interesting and very useful, with a relaxed feel. I’d definitely attend another training event run by her."

"I attended the workshop on Managing Client Risk in Private Practice. It was obvious that so much planning had been done by Danielle in preparation for this workshop and I've come away feeling a lot more confident around responding to different risks in my clinical practice. I now have a clear framework to work from and Danielle was so generous with sharing her range of recommendations and resources with such a professional and warm manner. I'm so pleased I did this workshop - it was excellent!"

Cost: £50 - Discounted early bird tickets available.