To support people across Ireland in managing everyday stress, HSE Health and Wellbeing in partnership with HSE Psychology, has developed a FREE, easy-to-access online programme: Balancing Stress. Balancing Stress offers six self-directed online video sessions (each around 35 minutes).
The programme will be officially launched on May 2nd by Jennifer Murnane O’Connor TD, Minister of State for Public Health, Wellbeing, and the National Drugs Strategy.
Delivered by Dr Niamh Clarke, HSE Principal Psychologist, this programme features expert interviews with Professor Alan Carr, Clinical Psychology at the UCD School of Psychology, as well as guided exercises across all sessions, and is available to the public over the age of 18. Participants can watch at their own pace, on their own time, using a phone, tablet, or laptop.
The new programme complements existing HSE mental health and wellbeing supports and reflects the HSE’s commitment to accessible, preventative mental health services.
The Balancing Stress programme consists of six sessions:
- Understanding stress
- Managing worry
- Managing anxiety
- Managing low mood and depression
- Understanding relationships and stress
- Balancing stress into the future
Each session includes:
- Practical techniques based on CBT, Positive Psychology, and Compassion-Focused Therapy
- Guided relaxation and breathing exercises
- Expert interviews with Dr Niamh Clark and Professor Alan Carr, Clinical Psychology at the UCD School of Psychology