Attend our 2 interactive workshops and discover evidence-based practical skills that will help you to better manage the stress in your life. Find out how relaxation, mindfulness & CBT can help you.

Next course begins on Saturday 23rd February 2019

Course begins Saturday 23rd February 2019, 9.30am-12.30pm at St Peter’s Pavillion, Hindley, Wigan, WN2 3DN.

Tickets cost £39 (early bird) or £49 (standard), which includes a place on both training sessions, workbooks and recordings of key exercises.

Course dates:

Week 1: Saturday 23rd Feb’19 9.30am-12.30pm Introductions, What is stress? 10 golden rules to reducing stress, relax your stress away

Week 2: Saturday 2nd March ‘19 9.30am-12.30pm Develop healthy attitudes, become more emotional mindful, planful problem solving

Learn what stress is

Discover what’s really happening when you are stressed and how it can affect you

10 golden rules

Discover the 10 golden rules of stress management and why you should be practicing them regularly

Learn relaxation skills

Discover how to use self-hypnosis to relax quickly and easily and why relaxation is important

Develop healthy attitudes

Discover how to become more optimistic through self-compassion, gratitude and embracing vulnerability

Become Emotionally mindful

How to better regulate strong and negative emotions

Planful problem solving

How to be better prepared for life’s challenges

This course is for you if…

• You want to learn effective strategies for dealing with stress
• You find yourself worrying excessively
• You get overwhelmed by difficult thoughts and feelings
• You avoid facing problems and hope that they go away
• You find it hard to switch off

FAQ

Nothing seems to help with my stress, is this course right for me?

During the workshops, we will cover a lot of different topics. Some will be familiar to you but a lot will be new or unfamiliar. We’ll also make sure that you understand why certain strategies are helpful and talk about how you can start to commit to making changes in your life now.

I see that the course includes hypnosis, is it safe?

Hypnosis is completely safe. It is a tool that can be used for a variety of issues and conditions. It is one of the most researched therapy techniques and the evidence shows that it is good at reducing stress and anxiety. Hypnosis is really just a state of focused attention, of concentrating on the suggestions that are made. It is particularly good at creating a state of deep relaxation.

I am already seeing my doctor for stress (or other issues), can I still come along?

These sessions are going to be helpful for most people, because they include lots of practical tools that you can start to use in your life on a regular basis. However, it is not a replacement for medical treatment. Please call me (in confidence) first if you have any concerns, so that we can see whether the course is suitable for you.

Do I have to practice at home?

The course is split across 2 weeks so that you get the chance to practice in between sessions. Just as you won’t become a better guitar player if you don’t practice in between lessons, you won’t get better at managing your stress if you are not willing to practice the strategies taught.

Talk to me

If you would like to find out more about the course or have any questions. You can contact me on ianguest@wigananxietycentre.co.uk or 07421 471412

NOTE: THIS COURSE OFFERS GROUP TEACHING AND IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR 1:1 THERAPY