Wellbeing Classes

We all have our own ways of coping with life's ups and downs - the things that help us feel better after a tough day. Our wellbeing classes aim to help you to top up that resilience, or upgrade your coping skills to meet a new challenge.

All of our wellbeing classes are free of charge.

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Our Current Wellbeing Classes

Sleeping Soundly

If you’re struggling with your sleep, then you’re not alone. About a third of UK adults suffer from sleep problems at least once a week.

Sleep is our body’s way of recharging our batteries, both physically and mentally and poor sleep or sleep deprivation can have a significant impact on our mood, our energy levels and on our overall wellbeing.

In this one-hour session, you’ll learn:

• Why we sleep

• How poor sleep can affect us

• What impacts on our sleep

• Myths around sleep

• Key tips and techniques for getting better sleep

It's held as an online webinar, which means your camera and microphone are automatically off, so you can watch and listen in comfort. You will have the option to type in any questions directly to our facilitators using the Q&A feature, and to help you put into practice what you learn from the session there are resources available on the patient area of our website.

See our Classes & Courses page for upcoming dates, and use our online self-referral form to book your place.

Breathing Space

Our Breathing Space class teaches relaxation and mindfulness techniques that can be used any time you feel on edge. You can also learn some of these techniques on our Relaxation Skills page.

In this one-hour session you'll learn:

• An introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: An insight into the links between our thoughts, our mood, how our body feels, and our actions.

• Controlled breathing: To slow things down and feel calmer.

• Progressive muscle relaxation: To let go of any tension you're carrying in your body.

• A brief introduction to mindfulness: To take notice, and be present in the moment.

This session is held online as a Zoom Meeting. This means you will have the option to turn on your camera and microphone to interact with other participants, but it is your choice. You're welcome to simply watch and listen.

See our Classes & Courses page for upcoming dates, and use our online self-referral form to book your place.

Living with Uncertainty

Are you struggling with anxiety and to cope with the unknown? Are you finding it difficult to work with uncertainty?

Situations that are ambiguous, novel, unpredictable (e.g., wars, conflicts, pandemic, economy) can cause anxiety and we might not be able to tolerance the uncertainty they cause.

This class aims to explore anxiety and how uncertainty and the unknown can trigger worries and other unpleasant symptoms.

In this webinar, you will learn:

• An introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: An insight into the links between our thoughts, our mood, how our body feels, and our actions.

• To build your tolerance of uncertainty

• To manage worries

• To manage anxiety on the spot and in the long term by learning to refocus your attention

It is held as an online webinar, which means your camera and microphone are automatically turned off so that you can watch and listen in comfort. You will have the option to type in any questions directly to our facilitators using the Q&A feature. To help you put into practice what you learn from the session, there are resources available on the patient area of our website.

See our Courses and Classes page for upcoming dates, and use our self referral form to book your place.

Improving Resilience to Start, Stay and Succeed at Work

Work gives purpose, identity, and structure to our lives. It can also bring challenges, uncertainty, and anxieties. This is where resilience can help.

In this one-hour session you will learn:

• What resilience is

• How to build resilience as we navigate and embrace change

• To understand our reactions to change

• To apply resilience to your current situation

• Strategies to manage your well-being.

There is the option to ask facilitators questions using the Q&A feature. There are also resources available on the website in the patient area to support your learning.

Sessions are between 6-7pm. See our Classes & Courses page for upcoming dates, and use our online self-referral form to book your place.

Find out more on our Employment Page

Self Care for Carers

Our Self Care for Carers class teaches ways to look after yourself when you look after someone else as an unpaid carer. If you care for a loved one, we hope this session will help you to start to think about your own wellbeing, and be a route into further support if you wish. 

In this one-hour session you'll learn: 

• An introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: An insight into the links between our thoughts, our mood, how our body feels, and our actions.

• Ways to find a balance: Different activities affect our wellbeing in different ways, so whilst it may not be possible to change what's on your to-do list, we will share a technique that may help you to arrange your schedule in a more helpful way for your wellbeing.

• You're not alone: We will keep the session open for 30 minutes after the end, for any participants who would like to stay and chat with each other.

This session is held online as a Zoom meeting, and will be more interactive than our typical wellbeing classes. This means you will have the option to turn on your camera and microphone, and take part in group discussions, but it is your choice. You're welcome to simply watch and listen. 

Note: This class is for unpaid carers who look after a loved one such as a partner, friend, relative or neighbour. We would welcome paid care staff to join our Breathing Space class (see above).

See our Classes & Courses page for upcoming dates, and use our online self-referral form to book your place.

Surviving Being a Military Partner Course

Our Surviving Being a Military Partner course is an opportunity to meet other military partners and learn tips for managing your wellbeing. 

The 4 session course has been developed by practitioners who are military partners themselves, for anyone who is in a relationship with a serving member of the armed forces.

In this interactive online course you'll learn:

• From each other: We know how important it is to connect with others who understand, so the session is designed to include plenty of peer support.

• About coping with deployment: We'll discuss how different stages of the deployment cycle may affect us in different ways.

• Tips and techniques for wellbeing: You'll learn some techniques used in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy that can help you to think and feel better, particularly around stress, uncertainty, and communication.

This class is run in partnership with Anchoring Minds Solent Mind's wellbeing support service for military families. 

See our Classes & Courses page for upcoming dates, and use our online self-referral form to book your place.

Embracing The Change: Emotional Wellbeing for Menopause.

We will explore how Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT ) can help to reduce unpleasant symptoms of menopause such as night sweats, hot flushes, sleep problems, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. It gives you evidence-based tools and techniques to help manage some of the most common symptoms of peri menopause and the menopause. Although we can’t completely eradicate these natural symptoms, we can start to feel empowered to take control back of our body and mind and make some positive changes.   

In this one-hour session you will cover:

• The symptoms and causes of perimenopause and menopause.

• An introduction to a CBT view of Perimenopause and Menopause.

• Looking at how CBT techniques such as thought reframing, worry management and breathing exercises can help manage the symptoms of Menopause with opportunities for short practices in session.

• Top Tips for Clothing, bedding and diet.

• How to access further support.

It's held as an online webinar, which means your camera and microphone are automatically off, so you can watch and listen in comfort. You will have the option to type in any questions directly to our facilitators using the Q&A feature, and to help you put into practice what you learn from the session there are resources available on the patient area of our website.

See our Classes & Courses page for upcoming dates, and use our online self-referral form to book your place.

NHS Talking Therapies Health

Living Well with Respiratory Conditions workshop

Are you living with a respiratory condition?

If so, our Living Well with respiratory conditions workshop could help you to gain a better understanding of the kind of support that NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire can offer.

What will I learn? 

It is common and understandable for people living with respiratory conditions to feel sad, anxious or frustrated at times. Yet this isn’t always talked about, and people sometimes think that they have to cope on their own with these feelings.  

Our Living Well with respiratory conditions workshop aims to provide information about the impact of living with a respiratory condition. We consider the connection between the mind and body – how our thoughts, emotions and physical symptoms are all connected.

We share an example of how we might work with someone to understand their experience and the kind of things that we might suggest when working with someone to help improve their wellbeing.

We also share information about other interventions offered by NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire to support people living with respiratory conditions and information about how to access these.

What to expect

Our Living Well with respiratory conditions workshop is held as an online webinar using Zoom. 

This workshop is a live session, presented by our facilitators. You can simply watch and listen from the comfort of your own home. There is the option to ask questions through the online chat function or if you aren’t comfortable speaking in a group, you can simply listen with no pressure to partake.  These are 1 hour sessions with a 10 minute break.

We hope that this workshop might offer you a helpful introduction to NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire, but we appreciate that we cannot cover everything in one session. So, if you feel that you would like further support, you can access this after the workshop.

We have a number of interventions that are available to you that focus on helping you to manage your physical health and emotional wellbeing. You can find out more on our NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire Health page.

Emotional Wellbeing with Type 1 diabetes workshop

^{Are you living with Type 1 diabetes?}

If so, our Emotional Wellbeing with Type 1 diabetes workshop could help you to gain a better understanding of the kind of support that NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire can offer. 

What will I learn?

It is common and understandable for people living with diabetes to feel sad, anxious, or frustrated at times. Yet this isn’t always talked about, and people sometimes think that they have to cope on their own with these feelings. 

Our Emotional Wellbeing with Type 1 diabetes workshop aims to provide information about the impact of living with diabetes. We consider the connection between the mind and body – how our thoughts, emotions and physical symptoms are all connected. 

We share an example of how we might work with someone to understand their experiences and explore the kind of things that might be helpful when working with someone to help improve their wellbeing. 

We also share information about other interventions offered by NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire to support people living with diabetes and information about how to access these. 

What to expect

Our Emotional Wellbeing with Type 1 diabetes workshop is held as an online webinar using Zoom. 

This workshop is a live session, presented by our facilitators. You can simply watch and listen from the comfort of your own home. There is the option to ask questions through the online chat function or if you aren’t comfortable speaking in a group, you can simply listen with no pressure to partake.

See our Classes & Courses page for upcoming dates, and use our online self-referral form to book your place.

We hope that this workshop might offer you a helpful introduction to NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire, but we appreciate that we cannot cover everything in one session. So, if you feel that you would like further support, you can access this after the workshop.

We have a number of interventions that are available to you that focus on helping you to manage your physical health and emotional wellbeing. You can find out more on our NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire Health page.

Emotional Wellbeing with Type 2 diabetes workshop

^{Are you living with Type 2 diabetes?}

If so, our Emotional Wellbeing with Type 2 diabetes workshop could help you to gain a better understanding of the kind of support that NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire can offer. 

What will I learn?

It is common and understandable for people living with diabetes to feel sad, anxious, or frustrated at times. Yet this isn’t always talked about, and people sometimes think that they have to cope on their own with these feelings. 

Our Emotional Wellbeing with Type 2 diabetes workshop aims to provide information about the impact of living with diabetes. We consider the connection between the mind and body – how our thoughts, emotions and physical symptoms are all connected. 

We share an example of how we might work with someone to understand their experiences and explore the kind of things that might be helpful when working with someone to help improve their wellbeing. 

We also share information about other interventions offered by NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire to support people living with diabetes and information about how to access these. 

 What to expect

Our Emotional Wellbeing with Type 2 diabetes workshop is held as an online webinar using Zoom. 

This workshop is a live session, presented by our facilitators. You can simply watch and listen from the comfort of your own home. There is the option to ask questions through the online chat function or if you aren’t comfortable speaking in a group, you can simply listen with no pressure to partake.

See our Classes & Courses page for upcoming dates, and use our online self-referral form to book your place.

We hope that this workshop might offer you a helpful introduction to NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire, but we appreciate that we cannot cover everything in one session. So, if you feel that you would like further support, you can access this after the workshop.

We have a number of interventions that are available to you that focus on helping you to manage your physical health and emotional wellbeing. You can find out more on our NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire Health page.