Hope for Anxious Minds

Online Workshop

Helping others overcome Anxiety

Anxiety is a fact of life, not a flaw. Everyone gets anxious occasionally, because anxiety helps us to see potential threats and keeps us on alert. It’s actually useful, at times, to think about what could go wrong. However, sometimes people get into patterns of managing anxiety that create problems for them. These patterns reduce their anxiety temporarily, but increase it over the long term. This workshop is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and tools needed to manage anxiety more effectively.

THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR YOU IF:

  • You or your friends are dealing with fear, worry, or anxiety.

  • You are a helper in your community and want to increase your skills.

  • You want to learn skills to minimize the effects of anxiety.

  • Anxiety is interfering with your or your colleague’s productivity.

  • You have teenagers you’d like to help in this area.

  • You want to help a friend who isn't sleeping well, is having trouble concentrating, or struggles to experience peace deep down.

YOU WILL LEAVE READY TO:

  • Recognize common thoughts and behaviors that fuel anxiety and avoidance.

  • Practice five evidence-based tools that help people manage anxiety effectively.

  • Practice explaining how anxiety is triggered and what keeps it activated.

  • Develop a personal plan for using these new skills with others.

  • Help others make lasting changes that reduce their fear and worry.

  • Determine which tools are effective for different types of anxiety challenges.

Dates & Times:

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A 20-30 minute break occurs in the middle of each day’s training.

If these dates are inconvenient for you or we are not currently offering any future dates, please consider signing up for email notifications when we announce our next Hope for Anxious Minds event below!

WHAT TO EXPECT:

This workshop uses presentations by the facilitators, small group discussions, video demonstrations, and individual practice to help you learn the tools needed to grow your confidence that there is hope for anxiety.

On day one, you will complete an assessment of your own anxiety, as practice for helping others, and you will be introduced to and practice some essential anxiety-reducing tools. On day two, you will gain a greater understanding of what fuels anxiety and, again, have opportunities to practice additional strategies that effectively lower stress. On day three, you will grow your awareness and ability to respond meaningfully to common problems people have with anxiety, such as insomnia or panic, and you will complete a personalized plan for growing your confidence in helping yourself and others in managing anxiety and stress.

Facilitators

  • Maureen Neihart (Psy.D.) is a licensed child psychologist with more than thirty years of experience working with children and their families. She and her husband moved to Tunisia in 2017, where she found she loved both the Tunisians around her and her church community. She has also lived in Singapore and very recently has moved to the south of France. She grew up in Minnesota, but considers Montana home in the U.S. She is the author or editor of five books, including The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children: What Do We Know, which is a widely used textbook in graduate programs of gifted education, and Happiness is a State of Mine.

  • Timothy Reid (Licensed Professional Counselor) works with couples and individuals. He also enjoys facilitating learning and growth in groups. He has been facilitating adult learning since 2005 and, most recently, has facilitated groups around interpersonal skills growth as well as contingency planning and risk management. He’s excited about this Hope for Anxious Minds training because anxiety is such a common struggle for those working cross-culturally . . . correction . . . for those living on planet Earth. He normally resides in Morocco and travels throughout North Africa. He has twenty years of experience living in North Africa.

WHAT OTHERS HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE SKILLS THEY LEARNED

“I’ve gotten used to just living with a low level of anxiety. I learned to identify and got practical tools to address the symptoms of anxiety. I couldn’t recommend it more.”

“Anxiety is telling you you’re alone. But you are not alone. This workshop showed me that others also want to grow and encourage one another.”

“I’ve studied a lot about stress and neuroscience, so I was pleasantly surprised by how much new practical information there was for me. I liked how it helped me know how to help others.”

“I’ve had a lot of anxiety and even suffered a panic attack. This workshop helped me re-affirm myself and learn skills to cope with anxiety and deal with panic attacks. I’d recommend it 100%.”

"I liked how professional the facilitators were, and I gained significant understanding of myself and others as well as a lot of practical tools to manage anxiety.”

“I left with lots of hope for tackling my anxiety.”

Costs and Payment

Early Registration

$190 USD
Complete the registration form by September 12, 2022, and make full payment by September 19, 2022.

Standard

$240 USD

Special Notes

The price includes a $25 non-refundable deposit. This deposit will be in effect if you cancel your registration or move your registration to another date. Cancelations within two weeks of the event incur an additional $50 fee.

We’ll meet online using Zoom (registrants will receive instructions).

Registration form

Each individual needs to complete a registration form.