Recognising IPV in Pelvic Pain Care: Tools for Clinicians
Practical frameworks to notice red flags, respond safely, and link clients with the right support— without stepping outside your scope
Learn how to recognise when pain might be about more than the body — and what to do next, safely.
Which clinicians?
Physios
Osteos
GPs
Gynaecologists
Pain Specialists
Why This Workshop?
Pelvic pain rarely happens in a vacuum.
It’s shaped by biology, by lived experience — and sometimes, by safety.
Many pelvic health clinicians find themselves sitting across from a client whose pain responses don’t quite fit the pattern… whose nervous system feels on alert… or whose partner always seems to be present, answering for them.
Your instincts whisper that something’s not right — but your training never covered what to do next.
This workshop exists to close that gap.
You’ll learn how to recognise the subtle red flags of intimate partner violence (IPV) that can underpin or amplify pelvic pain, and how to respond in ways that are trauma-informed, scope-safe, and deeply human.
We’ll cover what to say (and what not to say), how to maintain safety in session, and exactly when and how to link in clinicians who are trained to assess risk and create safety plans.
Because you don’t have to hold the whole story — but you do need to know when it’s being told.
Online via Zoom
90mins duration
Recording available for 3mths post workshop.
Fee: $80 + GST
Afterpay available (we know the cost of living is insane and have tried to keep prices low and offer payment options).
If you would like to access Afterpay, please email admin@lauragracepsychology.com.au and we will invoice you directly.
The details:
You’ll explore:
How chronic threat, coercive control, and trauma can alter their attunement with their body, pain processing, and engagement in care
The subtle ways IPV can show up in pelvic pain presentations — the cues, language, and body responses that often go unnoticed
Why many clients don’t disclose, and how to create conditions of safety and trust that make disclosure possible (not pressured)
How to distinguish between trauma physiology, inconsistent engagement, and red flags that signal potential danger
The boundaries of scope: what’s yours to hold, and what belongs with other professionals
How to navigate your own responses — that protective urge, the uncertainty, or the “something feels off” intuition.
What you’ll learn:
Practical, scope-safe language for gentle inquiry and validation
What to do — and what not to do — when someone discloses IPV
The difference between recognition, response, and risk assessment
How to document IPV-related concerns ethically and protectively
Clear referral pathways and collaboration strategies
Ways to ground yourself when difficult stories arise in session
What You’ll Take Away
✨A clearer lens — how intimate partner violence (IPV), trauma, and threat physiology can shape pelvic pain presentations in ways that aren’t always obvious.
✨ Practical language — what to say (and what not to say) when something feels off, including trauma-informed scripts that protect both you and your client.
✨ Scope-safe frameworks — exactly what’s within your role as a pelvic health clinician, and where risk assessment and safety planning hand over to other professionals.
✨ Confidence to act — how to recognise red flags, respond safely in the moment, and know when and how to link in psychologists, GPs, and DV specialists.
✨ Documentation guidance — how to record concerns factually and ethically, so your notes support safety rather than compromise it.
✨ A human touch — because sometimes, being steady, respectful, and trauma-informed is the most therapeutic thing we can do.