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Set yourself up in the best way possible: by learning how to effectively manage anxiety.
Our six-week, therapist-led anxiety management taught course provides you with information, tips, tools, and strategies to manage anxiety. The course is based on the principles of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
The course runs online via Zoom for six weeks, for 1 hour each week, and is open to Anxiety UK members and non-members aged 18+.
Our highly experienced therapists focus each session on a different type of coping mechanism to help with the management of anxiety.
Handouts and worksheets will are provided. Hurry and reserve your spot now, as space is limited!
Secure your place on the next course here.
Dates for the New Year are now available to book. Early booking discounts are available.
Please note: course start dates are subject to change and are dependent on sufficient bookings being achieved. In the event of a course becoming fully booked, we will transfer your booking to the next available course.
This course is not group therapy or a clinical service.
“The therapist who led the course was an absolute delight. She was very sensitive, professional and kind. Her calming, soothing voice and attitude were certainly a bonus. She was also a great group facilitator; allowing everyone to speak and bringing back the conversations to the topic/moving us onto the next subject, when needed.”
Art for Anxiety Relief is a six-week, hourly online course for people aged 18+, facilitated by artists with different styles/genres of art/creative activities.
Designed to focus on the benefits of art in the management of anxiety, Art for Anxiety Relief is open to both Anxiety UK members and non-members and is delivered via Zoom. Book your place here.
A recent study found that participants in creative arts-based interventions exhibited significantly lower anxiety levels and higher mental well-being post-course. This suggests that delivering creative content through digital media can effectively reduce common anxiety symptoms.
To read more, click here.
You will receive a booking confirmation email upon making your booking and a list of materials for each course will also be provided in advance. Zoom details are sent out a day before the course takes place. If you haven’t received this information, please check your junk folders before emailing: courses@anxietyuk.org.uk
Anxiety UK reserves the right not to deliver a course in the event that the minimum booking number is not achieved. In such instances, any bookings will be transferred to the next available course, and email confirmation sent.
“Wow. The Art for Anxiety course was absolutely brilliant. I am not artistic in any way so I was a bit apprehensive before the course. I need not have worried at all. It was so interesting.”
Crochet – Crochet Course, a six week course via zoom that provides a new skill as well as a tool to manage stress and anxiety.
Through hand movements, repetitive motions, and vibrant colours, learn how to crochet and create your own snood.
Facilitated by Leigh, This beginners crochet course is perfect for anyone looking to get started with the creative art of crochet. As well as learning a fun, new craft, you’ll also learn how to explore a different way to relax, be mindful, and maintain good mental health – all in a creative way.
Contemporary – Degard is a British contemporary visionary painter who offers people an ability to broaden their perceptions, know themselves more deeply and to lose fears around art making in a highly supportive environment.
Mandala – Amy Diener is a Bangkok-based artist from New York with lived experience of OCD, who specialises in vibrant dot paintings. Amy uses art as a coping mechanism to relieve anxiety and through the course, will teach techniques that she has found helpful in the management of anxiety.
Sketching – Ruby is an experienced illustrator and designer who uses her creative medium to communicate her experience of anxiety to those around her.
With experiences ranging from exhibition work, book publications, architectural practice and fine art, Ruby will guide you through understanding sketching techniques such as movement, scale, composition and colour through the medium of watercolour, to apply to drawings that capture a specific emotion or memory.
Throughout the session Ruby will help you express yourself through art whilst exploring a different way to relax.
Yes, a materials list will be emailed to you in advance. This will outline the materials and suggestions on where to procure them and any alternatives to keep costs down.
No, you do not need any prior art/craft experience to join an AfAR course, it is aimed at anxiety relief and not artistic prowess. Our facilitators will guide you through the techniques to ensure this.
We offer a range of art and creative activities from furniture restoration techniques to classical art and vibrant dot paintings. Information on artists can be seen within the course description.
| Service | Age Limit |
|---|---|
| Therapy | 18+ |
| AfAR | 18+ |
| Therapist Led Anxiety Management | 18+ |
| Helping your child CBT for parents | For parents with children aged between 5-12 |
Anxiety UK is a national registered charity formed in 1970, by Katharine and Harold Fisher, for those affected by anxiety and anxiety disorders.
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