HOLDING SPACE / FACILITATION & EDUCATION
You can care deeply, and still overwhelm yourself. Most facilitators are trained in what they teach. Very few are supported in how they hold people.
THE WORK BEHIND THE WORK
Real people bring real nervous systems into our rooms. Intensity, shutdown, disagreement, vulnerability, and unexpected moments are part of facilitation. This work helps you meet those moments with more presence, discernment, and capacity.
WHO THIS IS FOR
This work is for people who already facilitate or teach:
You don't need to be perfect. You just need to be willing to look honestly at what happens in your space.
DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR?
“I don't know what to do when someone shuts down, dissociates, or gets overwhelmed.”
“I feel responsible for everyone's experience.”
“I overgive and feel drained after sessions.”
“I avoid conflict or hope things will just pass.”
“Something went wrong in my group and I don't know how to repair it.”
“I want to go deeper but I'm not sure how, or if I can hold it.”
This is where the work begins.
MY APPROACH
I bring together trauma-informed practice, nervous system awareness and co-regulation, harm reduction and real-life group dynamics, and years of experience in queer, embodied, and high-intensity spaces.
It's not about becoming a “perfect” facilitator. It's about staying present when things get complex, responding instead of freezing or over-controlling, and building capacity for yourself and the group.
01 / INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT
Bring the situation you keep thinking about. Leave with more clarity about what to do next.
We'll work with your actual situation, not just abstract theory. Depending on what you bring, we might unpack an incident step by step, notice your own responses, explore different interventions, practice language, or connect the moment to nervous system dynamics.
We'll also ask an important question: What's yours to hold, and what isn't?
Online or in person in Berlin
Tailored to your work and availability
Ask about the rate that fits
Curious if this fits? You're welcome to request a free half-hour consultation. There's no expectation to continue.
Enquire about 1:1 coaching ↗Facilitator coaching is not psychotherapy. The focus is on your role, skills, responses and decision-making in group spaces. If personal material arises, we stay oriented to what's relevant to your facilitation.
02 / ONLINE TRAINING / 2027
Four workshops. Four essential dimensions of holding people, groups, and intensity.
Practical, reflective, grounded in real scenarios. Join a single workshop, or take the full four-part series at a reduced rate.
NERVOUS SYSTEM SKILLS
How to stay present when things become intense.
CONFLICT & RESPONSIBILITY
Consent is the beginning, not the end.
SUSTAINABILITY
Care without collapse.
TRAUMA RESPONSES
When participants bring more than you expected.
Interested in joining? Ask about individual workshops or the complete series. Exact days, times and fees will be confirmed before registration.
Enquire about the 2027 series ↗HOLDING SPACE