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Practical, solution-focused support for everyday worries and stress. Take control of your mental health with our new online courses and self-refer today.

Life can throw challenges at all of us. Whether you’re struggling with work pressures, relationship stresses, or you’re feeling overwhelmed with mounting responsibilities, these feelings don’t have to grow into bigger worries.

Our new online mental health courses are designed to help you develop coping strategies to build resilience and manage stress before it takes over.

 

Why choose our mental health courses?

  • Join from home: take part in online group sessions that fit around your schedule
  • Completely free: provided as NHS treatment, with no cost to you
  • Quick and accessible: easier to join than traditional one-to-one therapy
  • Practical tools: learn strategies you can start using straight away
  • Confidential and comfortable: participate in a way that feels right for you – whether that’s camera on or off.

 

How it works:

To access the courses, you’ll need to complete a self-referral form, you can do this online by clicking the self-refer button, or by giving us a ring. Once you’ve completed the self-referral, a member of our team will give you a call to understand your needs and recommend the best course for you. Once matched to a course, you’ll receive joining details such as the date and time options.

Please note these courses are currently only available in our Basildon & Brentwood, Bristol North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, and West Essex Talking Therapy services. 

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If you are suffering from anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, low mood or excessive worry, NHS Talking Therapies can provide you with advice, guidance and support.

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Each course is designed to address specific challenges and needs. Take a look at our courses below:

Every course provides practical tools to manage everyday stress and worries. You’ll learn how to break negative thought patterns, calm an overthinking mind, and build healthier habits that last.

Each course runs a series of online group sessions over 4-6 weeks, with one 90-minute session per week. All of them are delivered in a safe and confidential space. You can access the courses by self-referring to our NHS Talking Therapies service >>

Calm the Mind: Managing Worry & Overthinking

Do you find it hard to stop your mind from racing? Do you worry about things when you’re trying to relax? This course will provide you with tools to manage the habit of rumination & worry.

Work-Life Balance: Managing Workplace Stress & Burnout

Do you find it hard to switch off after work? This course will help you to improve your work-life balance, reduce stress and burnout, and help you to maximise quality time at home.

Living Well With Menopausal Symptoms

Do you experience stress, anxiety, or low mood related to perimenopause or menopause? This course will provide you with coping strategies to manage symptoms and feel more in control.

A Mental Health Course for Men: Tackle Stress, Anxiety, and Low Mood

Struggling to switch off after work? Finding it difficult to communicate with loved ones? And feeling low as a result? We can provide you with practical tools to feel more in control.

A Mental Health Course for Women: Tackle Stress, Anxiety, and Low Mood

Do you feel overwhelmed by daily mounting pressures? Struggle with anxiety or low mood as a result? We can provide you with practical tools to feel more in control.

Resilient Minds: A Mental Health Course of Young Adults

Struggling with exam stress or uni deadlines? Finding it hard to manage friendships and social pressures? This course will provide you with simple techniques to manage stress and boost resillience.

Mind & Movement: A Wellbeing Course for Long Term Health Conditions

Do you find it difficult to maintain regular exercise or a physical activity routine? This course will help you with gently increasing activity whilst managing your long-term health condition.

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Basildon & Brentwood

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Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

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West Essex

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Testimonials

What our patients say

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Having access to a talking therapy webinar once a week for 6 weeks helped me immediately instead of waiting to speak to a therapist. The sessions were informative and played a crucial role in my healing process. The work books provided by the service gave me the tools to practice in my own time and when and if negative thoughts occurred I could put the tools learned to practice straight away.

Dan, Bristol

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The course was very helpful for dealing with my anxiety and worrying behaviour. It gave me tools and methods to use which are helpful in controlling my symptoms.

George, Kent & Medway

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From the workbooks to the discussions during the group sessions I found myself worrying less and finding difficult situations easier to manage. The staff members running the sessions were professional but also personal, they made me feel calm and listened too. I am have been able to continue to use the techniques taught when I have encountered tough moments.

Jacqueline, Leicester

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The therapist spoke in a confident but calm and gentle manner and every stage of the course was explained in an easily understandable way. I felt that, although it was a group therapy session, the therapist was talking just to me as an individual, but with the benefit of comments/answers from other members of the group during the Slido polls, which I found beneficial.

Anna, Nottingham

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The webinar course helped me to identify my anxiety and think of practical strategies to help myself.

Amar, Calderdale

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I know 100%, without your help I would not have got the job or felt prepared for any of the interviews I’ve had, as I had no clue how to conduct myself in the right manner with my anxiety, but you really made me feel so calm and relaxed right from the first call, and gave me all I needed to feel confident in the interviews.

Employment Support Service User

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You really did change my life for the better and therefore I wanted to email to show you my gratitude. I’ll be forever grateful.

Employment Support Service User

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I just wanted to tell you because you were a massive reason I was able to get this job in the first place. 

Employment Support Service User

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I just wanted to let you know I passed my probation period, and also got promoted to a higher role!

Employment Support Service User

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Nick was very calm, clear and compassionate. He didn’t judge in any way and, considering I was very nervous and apprehensive having never done a talking therapy before, he made the process easy

Service User, Bristol

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