Managing Anxiety and Worry

Our 6 week Managing Anxiety course is designed for those struggling with symptoms of Generalised Anxiety Disorder. The group is based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, an approach which helps us to understand how our thoughts, feelings, physical sensations, and actions are interconnected, and how some thoughts and feelings can trap you in an unhelpful cycle. Each group session covers a different topic and lasts for 90 minutes including a short comfort break in the middle. The course is designed to provide you with the information and skills needed to effectively manage symptoms of anxiety and worry.

The course is run by Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs) who have specialist training in supporting people with common mental health difficulties.

Each session will teach you new skills and give you the opportunity to practice these. The course is designed to be educational and skills focussed and is not 'group therapy' or a forum for addressing individual personal problems (although these will of course be the focus of skills practice). 

To get the most out of the approach participants will be expected to practice their skills between each session.

The overall aim of the course is to enable participants to develop a clear understanding of their problems in cognitive behavioural terms and learn positive strategies to overcome them.

The course will be run remotely so access to a device capable of making video calls (a mobile phone, laptop, tablet, desktop computer with camera) and an internet connection will be required. Resources will be available online and you will be asked to complete a weekly set of questionnaires to help you monitor progress, so access to the internet and a work email address will also be required.