Who Will Benefit From This
Procrastination Workshop ?
This is for you if:
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You regularly procrastinate or avoid tasks, even when they’re important
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You feel overwhelmed or anxious whenever you think about getting started
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You notice yourself freezing, overthinking or shutting down in response to certain tasks
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You’re interested in learning psychological tools for everyday challenges
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You have a specific task or project you’ve been putting off and need to get done
You’re encouraged to bring one current task or project you’re struggling to get done to work on for this workshop. Examples include: Applying for a new job, filling out a difficult form, completing a DIY job at home, initiating a difficult conversation with someone.
This workshop is educational. It does not replace therapy.
What You'll Get From This Workshop
In this workshop, you’ll be guided through:
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Psychological tools that can be applied to procrastination and avoidance
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How the nervous-system can block us from getting things done
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How to use the butterfly hug to do EMDR-style tapping on yourself at home
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THREE guided techniques are taught:
- One for feeling calm
- One for building up your self-confidence
- One for overcoming the blocks stopping you from your task
Outcomes for those who attended this workshop (and did the exercises):
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Reduced anxiety or dread around the task
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Less avoidance and mental resistance
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An increased ability to take the first manageable step
About the Facilitator
This workshop is delivered by Dr Claire Plumbly, a Clinical Psychologist and EMDR Consultant. She specialises in:
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Anxiety and avoidance
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Burnout and nervous-system overload
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Applying therapy tools to everyday challenges like procrastination and work blocks
Dr Claire Plumbly is known for her warm and relatable approach to helping people move forward using evidence-based tools from EMDR therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy, CBT and Polyvagal Theory.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this workshop suitable for beginners?
Yes this workshop is suitable for beginners and explained step-by-step so you can practice along with the therapist during the recording.
Is this therapy?
No. This is a therapist-guided educational workshop using therapeutic ideas for emotion regulation that are informed by EMDR and ACT therapy. Poor emotion regulation skills are consistently shown in research to be linked to procrastination.
Will this stop me procrastinating forever?
This workshop is designed to reduce emotional blocks around a specific task and teaches a repeatable approach. Ongoing or complex difficulties may need further support. Please note - whilst many people find these workshop ideas helpful, some people do not respond to them.
Who is this workshop not appropriate for?
This workshop is not suitable if you are currently in crisis, experiencing severe dissociation, or have unprocessed trauma that feels overwhelming. If you are currently in therapy it is advised that you speak to your therapist before trying this technique to prevent overwhelm with conflicting ideas and models of therapy.
Is this workshop safe?
You are guided to work only with present-day tasks and mild emotional activation, staying within your window of tolerance. The language used is trauma-informed, meaning that everything is invitational and you are encouraged to listen to your body and stop at any point that you feel uncomfortable. Only watch and apply this to a 'sub-clinical' difficulty, meaning, do not try to apply it to OCD, Health Anxiety, Trauma, GAD and any other clinical mental health conditions.
Don't want to wait? You are welcome to speak to one of our therapists at Plum Psychology
to discuss therapy instead, our enquiry form here.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
WORKSHOP ATTENDEE
“The results were incredible for me. My anxiety level and procrastination around the 'dreaded event' dropped significantly - so much so that I tackled the first part of the project for the rest of the day”
WORKSHOP ATTENDEE
"I finally filled in the job application form I'd been putting off for weeks, thank you Claire!"
WORKSHOP ATTENDEE
"A really practical workshop that I've used multiple times when I get stuck to figure out the block and get over it"
Professional Accreditation and Regulatory Bodies
All of our therapists at Plum Psychology are registered with the correct governing body. The HCPC is the governing body for all practitioner psychologists, the BABCP is the governing body for CBT therapists.
Where appropriate for their therapy approaches, some of our team have also pursued accreditation with extra professional bodies. Please check each therapist's individual page for more.