When we feel stretched, overwhelmed, or anxious, we may slip into unhelpful patterns such as struggling to set boundaries or people-pleasing. This training course has been developed to create space to explore how anxiety can show up at work and what we can do differently to build resilience and better manage stressful situations.
In this short session, we’ll focus on:
Together, we’ll reflect on how we show up for ourselves and others, and explore:
Better understand what anxiety is, why we experience it, how it shows up in the body and behaviour, and when it becomes unhelpful at work, particularly in high-pressure or challenging situations.
We'll explore what we need individually and as teams, including setting boundaries, learning to regulate and better manage stress, and drawing on supportive coping strategies to strengthen resilience skills and our ability to cope.
Feel more confident having clear, compassionate conversations that create psychological safety, empower people to speak openly, and support wellbeing in the workplace, even when navigating anxiety, uncertainty, or change.
Our training is grounded in psychological insight, real-world practice, and the importance of connection, compassion, and relationships at work.
We are a social enterprise and part of Platfform, the charity for mental health and social change. This means our approach is shaped by real work with people experiencing mental health challenges and with communities building connection, ownership, and wellbeing in the places where they live and work.
Platfform delivers over 120 projects and services across crisis prevention, employment and skills, children and families, and wellbeing, supporting over 9,000 people each year. This gives us a deep, practical understanding of what genuinely helps people feel supported, engaged, and able to thrive, and we bring that learning directly into our work with organisations.
Resilience is not about never feeling stressed or anxious. It’s being able to adapt in the face of adversity, draw on support and resources, and manage when things feel hard. Resilience helps us respond to challenges in ways that allow us to keep going, rather than becoming overwhelmed or stuck. It includes our capacity to adapt positively, learn from experience, and respond flexibly when we face pressure, change, or uncertainty.
Anxiety is a natural human response to pressure or perceived threat. It’s something we all experience at times, and it exists to help keep us safe. Anxiety can show up physically (such as changes in breathing, sleep, or appetite), emotionally (feeling worried, scared, or overwhelmed), and in the way we behave. While some anxiety can be helpful, it can become difficult when it starts to overwhelm us or interfere with our day-to-day lives.
We’ll talk about how and when to signpost or seek additional support while continuing to check in and stay connected.
We explore what anxiety is, how it shows up in the body and nervous system, when it becomes unhelpful, and what building resilience can look like for individuals and teams.
Yes. We look at how to create psychological safety, communicate with clarity and compassion, and role-model healthy boundaries so others feel able to do the same.
Both! The session can be delivered online or in person. For remote or hybrid teams, online delivery can be a helpful way to bring people together from different locations. We still build in opportunities for reflection, small-group conversations and questions, so that staff feel able to share their experiences and learn from one another.
If you’re interested in bringing this training into your organisation, the first step is simply to start a conversation with us. You can contact our team or book a call using the links on this page. We’ll talk through what you’re looking for, who will be attending, and what you hope will change as a result of the training, and we’ll take it from there together.
Get in touch and start a conversation with us