Do people sometimes drive you absolutely crazy?
Do you get frustrated because you know something is off — but you just don't have the answers?
This workshop is for you.
Most of us spend more energy managing difficult relationships than almost anything else in life. Here's what it typically looks like.
The colleague who undermines youThey take credit, shift blame, and somehow always manage to look like the reasonable one.
The boss who can't make a decisionOr the one who micromanages every move, leaving you no room to breathe — or perform.
The family member who drains youEvery interaction leaves you feeling responsible for managing their feelings, their problems, their life.
The person you just can't reachYou've tried everything. Direct. Indirect. Patient. Firm. Nothing sticks. You're exhausted.
The reaction you can't controlThey say something, and something inside you fires instantly — before you've had a chance to choose how to respond.
The situation you keep replayingHours, even days later, you're still going over what happened — and what you should have said.
The problem isn't that difficult people exist. They always have, and they always will. The problem is that most of us were never given the tools to handle them. We react. We ruminate. We dread. We avoid. And the same patterns keep playing out — at work, at home, in every relationship that matters.
This workshop changes that.
This is not a workshop about positive thinking or being more patient. It is a skills-based, evidence-driven programme built on real clinical frameworks — the same tools Gordon Young uses and teaches in professional therapeutic training.
You will leave with a clear, practical toolkit you can use immediately. Not theory. Not abstractions. Concrete techniques that change how you respond to difficult behaviour in real time — before you say something you'll need to walk back.
Whether you're managing a difficult workplace, navigating a complex family dynamic, or building your professional repertoire as a therapist or coach, these skills travel with you everywhere you go.
The workshop moves through five structured modules, each building on the one before it. You'll have plenty of opportunity to practise skills in pairs and small groups throughout the workshop.
The principles don't change. Only the context does. Whether you're navigating a boardroom or a bedroom, the skills are the same.
If you have a boss who micromanages, a family member who exhausts you, a colleague who takes credit, or a friend who drains the joy from every interaction — this workshop will change how you handle all of them. Permanently.
Add a powerful, structured suite of interpersonal tools to your clinical repertoire. The BLINK VuMU method, Drama Triangle framework, and CLEAR protocol are all immediately applicable with clients dealing with relationship difficulties.
Build your capacity to manage complex interpersonal dynamics in teams, coaching relationships, and leadership contexts. Walk away with frameworks your clients can use immediately — and that will differentiate your professional practice.
Gordon Young is the founder of the Institute of Applied Psychology (RTO #70206), one of Australia's leading providers of nationally accredited training in clinical hypnosis, strategic psychotherapy, NLP, and counselling. He is also President of the Hypnotherapy Council of Australia.
Over more than two decades, Gordon has trained thousands of therapists, coaches, and helping professionals, and worked directly with thousands of clients in clinical practice. His integrative framework — Gordian Therapy — synthesises Metacognitive Therapy, CBT, Strategic Psychotherapy, and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy into a practical, present-focused approach to lasting change.
He is the author of The Anxiety Trap, The Fear Trap, Don't Judge Me, The Addiction Myth, and the forthcoming Why People Drive You Crazy — the book on which this workshop is based.
Gordon is known for training that is direct, clinically grounded, and immediately useful. No fluff. No performance. Just tools that work.
Join Gordon Young for a one-day workshop that will change how you handle every difficult person in your life — for good.