The Beyond Anxiety professional development training is an evidence-based, targeted training for health providers.  It is designed to close critical gaps in the understanding, recognition, and response to complex, under-diagnosed, misunderstood, and often gender-biased health conditions that are generally hidden in plain sight, particularly those predominantly impacting females assigned at birth. These conditions are more common than expected, often confused with just being anxiety or purely psychological, and impact every aspect of life, including physical, psychological, and emotional health, in addition to social relationships, employment, and finances.  There is often a complex interplay of hormones, trauma, neurodivergence, eating issues, and chronic conditions.

Patients are presenting with more complex symptoms with overlapping comorbidities—especially those involving dysautonomia, women’s pelvic pain, chronic pain, mental health, trauma, somatic symptoms, gut issues, and overlapping neurodivergent traits.  These are becoming increasingly common, yet frequently misdiagnosed, dismissed, or misunderstood. This has led to rising complaints against providers, delayed diagnoses, and systemic issues of patient dissatisfaction and medical trauma. At the same time, providers are under mounting pressure to uphold a high standard of care while navigating depletion.

This training addresses the gap by equipping professionals with evidence-based strategies, trauma-informed approaches, and diagnostic literacy around commonly overlooked conditions, often first presenting in adolescence and into adulthood. It offers both clinical confidence and compassion—empowering health providers to reduce medical trauma, improve outcomes, and work sustainably across complex care settings. This training is also aligned with national health priorities by addressing critical gaps in diagnostic accuracy, gender-responsive care, and interdisciplinary capacity—supporting improved outcomes for complex, under-recognised conditions and enhancing workforce wellbeing. There is no known training or books similar to what this workshop covers. It is developed from clinical experience, evidence-based research, and lived experience.

Key Topics Covered

Learn to identify and understand more about some of the most commonly misdiagnosed, misunderstood or under-diagnosed conditions often confused with anxiety. They are complex, multi-systemic, with generally overlapping psychophysiology and often overlapping with neurodevelopmental disorders (such as Autism or ADHD) and some with disordered eating.  These conditions predominantly impact females.  It covers the signs, symptoms, overlapping comorbidities, and treatment options for each to raise awareness, build knowledge and case examples. 

• Connective Tissue Disorders, for example, Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders/Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
• Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
• Gut/Digestive Issues 
• Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)
• Endometriosis & Adenomyosis

Built upon the COMPASS-FIVE Model

This training introduces the COMPASS-FIVE: Interdisciplinary Framework for Complex Care (C5-IFCC), a research-based model focused on gaining skills in integrative care, trauma-informed communication, validation strategies, self-care, and managing diagnostic uncertainty in complex cases.

Learning Objectives

The learning objectives are aligned with key national strategic action plans, professional competencies, and with clinical practice. This training is suitable for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and includes a self-reflection and a certificate of completion will be provided. 

By the end of this training, participants will be more skilled to:

1. Improve recognition of complex multisystemic conditions—such as POTS, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, MCAS/gut issues, SCAD, and endometriosis—that are often mislabelled as anxiety or functional symptoms.

2. Apply a trauma-informed lens when assessing and responding to patients presenting with overlapping physical, psychological, and emotional symptoms.

3. Increase diagnostic literacy and confidence in identifying signs of under-recognised, gendered, and invisible conditions within a biopsychosocial framework.

4. Utilise a Framework to guide interdisciplinary decision-making, reduce medical trauma, and support sustainable care across complex cases.

5. Enhance patient-provider communication and validation strategies to reduce misdiagnosis, foster trust, and improve patient engagement and outcomes.

6. Develop strategies to support provider wellbeing, prevent burnout, and promote sustainable professional practice when working with complex and chronic care populations.

Strategic Alignment

This workshop aligns with major national health strategies, including:

🧭 Australian Women’s Health Strategy (2020–2030) – Empowers workforce capability in managing complex and under-recognised women’s health conditions
🧭 National Action Plan for Endometriosis – Bridges the clinical education gap
🧭 National Strategic Framework for Chronic Conditions – Equips professionals to manage overlapping chronic conditions
🧭 PHN Priority Areas – Supports early intervention and care navigation
🧭 National Medical Workforce Strategy (2021–2031) – Offers rural-ready, burnout-reducing solutions
🧭 AHPRA-aligned professional development standards 

Your Educator

Nichi Morrin is a Clinical Psychologist, credentialed eating disorder clinician, board-approved supervisor and founder of The Invisible Health Network. Nichi has worked across public and private health settings, within severe mental health positions, rural mental health, First Nations health facilities, and university lecturing.  Nichi has also had experience researching and publishing a book, plus has featured on A Current Affair and in Brainz Magazine. As a health educator with lived experience of complex conditions, she bridges patient and professional worlds with empathy, insight, and innovation.

Nichi actively researches and works clinically at Rewired Psychology Clinic. She is a passionate advocate leading the way in revolutionalising systemic changes to improve health care for those with complex mind-body conditions.