Course overview:
The Managing Worry Course is a three-week online programme designed to help you manage and reduce worry and anxiety. Each session lasts 60 to 90 minutes and takes place once a week. This course uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques to teach practical tools like Worry Time and Problem Solving, focusing on long-term ways to manage worry.
Course objectives:
The goal of this course is to help you understand and manage worry and anxiety in a clear and organised way. By learning simple techniques to tell the difference between worries that you can solve and those you can’t, and by practising relaxation exercises, you’ll become more confident in handling worries and stress.
What does the course cover?
In the first session, you’ll learn what anxiety and worry are, how they affect you, and how to spot different types of worries.
The second session will show you ways to manage worries, both those you can do something about and those you can’t, using tools like Worry Time and Problem Solving.
In the final session, you’ll go over what you’ve learned, tackle any problems, and try out a relaxation technique called Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PGMR) to help with physical stress.
By joining this course, you’ll learn useful ways to handle worry and feel calmer. You’ll get better at understanding how to manage worries and avoid getting stuck in cycles of worry and anxiety. The course will teach you how to stay focused on the present and handle your worries with confidence.
After the course, you’ll receive a one-to-one follow-up call to check in, receive feedback on the course, answer any questions you may have and discuss what next steps are appropriate to continue your progress and development.
What to expect?
This course is private and interactive. Although you’ll be in a group, it’s not like traditional group therapy, and you don’t have to share personal details. Your microphone and camera will stay off to make sure the environment is confidential and focused. Each session will have activities to help you practise what you learn, and you’ll get tasks to do between sessions to keep building your skills. This helps you practise at your own speed and in a comfortable way.
Next steps
After referring to the service through a self-referral or through your GP, you will have a gateway assessment, which will determine what therapy options are appropriate. Attending this group is subject to appropriateness and availability that can be discussed at the assessment.