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Living Life to the Full

The Living Life to the Full course is a life skills course that aims to provide access to high quality, practical and user-friendly training in life skills. Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based and structured form of psychotherapy that aims to alter the unhelpful thinking (cognitions) and behaviour that commonly occur during times of distress.

The course content teaches key knowledge in how to tackle and respond to issues/demands which we all meet in our everyday lives

The following gives an overview of the type of things the course covers:

  • Understanding why we feel as we do.
  • Practical problem solving skills.
  • Using Anxiety Control Training relaxation.
  • Overcoming Reduced activity .
  • Helpful and Unhelpful behaviours.
  • Using Medication effectively.
  • Noticing unhelpful thoughts.
  • Changing unhelpful thoughts.
  • Healthy living - sleep, food, diet and exercise.
  • Staying well.

The course has been written by a Psychiatrist who has many years of experience using a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) approach and also in helping people use these skills in everyday life. During the development phase of the course, each module has been used by a wide range of health care practitioners and members of the public.

Course content and materials

  • Sound, text and video clips are used throughout.
  • Free short handouts supplement the course. Longer detailed practical workbooks that develop and build upon the course are available
  • Moderated discussion forums are available to help course users swap ideas, information and provide mutual support.

Nothing is compulsory - you are in control. After completing the initial registration process, you can choose to complete as many or as few of the self-help life skills modules as you wish. You don't have to use or buy anything.

 

Address:
Five Areas Ltd, Suite 1-09, Titan Enterprise Business Centre, 1 Aurora Avenue, Clydebank, Scotland , G81 1BF
Telephone:
01360 661 078
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Sector:
Voluntary

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This is an approach to treatment that involves working with people to help them change their emotions, thoughts and behaviour. A person's personal beliefs are addressed in order to understand and change behaviour.

The service listing below gives talking therapy services provided by the NHS, charitable organisations or private practitioners. 
To make an appointment: Your GP can refer you for NHS services and you can contact charity sector services direct.  Read our factsheet ‘Finding a Therapist or Counsellor’ for info on private practitioners. Some services specialise by offering counselling, for example, to Asian women or couples. 
Charges: NHS services are free, some charities ask for a donation or have a sliding scale of fees and private counselling/therapy typically costs between £25-50.
Waiting times for talking therapies vary from a week for some private services to a number of months for some NHS services. 
Click on the Counselling Search (on left) for a full listing of Harrow counselling service waiting times.