What You'll Master
Understand the landscape of resistance and why it's a meaningful, expected part of change work—not something to fear or avoid.
Develop practice skills in active and reflective listening and structured interruption to work constructively with defensiveness, denial, minimisation and other barriers to changework.
Learn how to navigate complex group and individual dynamics while maintaining both empathy and a focus on impact of harm.
Gain strategies for facilitating movement toward insight, accountability, and real behavioural change—grounded in tested practice.
Led by practice wisdom and experience
Tori Cooke is an experienced practitioner and trainer specialising in change work, resistance dynamics, and building practitioner capability in men's behaviour change environments.
Why this session matters
Resistance isn't the enemy—it's information - about ourselves and those we work with. Whether you're working with individuals, case work or groupwork, resistance shows up as defensiveness, minimisation, and pushback against dominant narratives and judgements. The problem? Most practitioners aren't trained to work *with* it constructively. Instead, they either avoid it, push harder, or lose sight of accountability and safety. This session changes that. Over 1.5 hours, you'll explore a reflective, practice-informed approach grounded in real-world scenarios. You'll walk away with concrete strategies for active listening, structured interruption, and navigating complex dynamics—all while maintaining empathy and responsibility. This is training for practitioners who want to balance compassion with accountability and actually move people toward insight and behavioural change.
What practitioners are saying
This training has transformed how I understand my own resistance and how best to respond to other's resistance. I feel more confident, less defensive, and genuinely better equipped to support real change. The practical strategies are immediately applicable—I've already used them in my practice!
Ready to transform how you work with resistance?
Join us in shifting from avoidance to mastery. You'll leave with confidence, practical tools, and a fresh perspective on resistance as a pathway to real change.
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