Orientation: This is a chance to introduce you to the facilitators and group. We'll support you with the technical aspects of doing a group online.

Session 1: This looks at what it means to live with low self-confidence and self-esteem.

Session 2 and 3: These look at our worries and negative expectations about how things will turn out. We then try and change how we think about what might happen and what we do to cope.

Session 4 and 5: Those are about noticing self-critical thinking and finding ways to develop more helpful thinking, be fairer to ourselves and behave more confidently.

Session 6: We tend to focus upon what we do not like about ourselves, noticing our mistakes and what we do less well which affects our mood and confidence. This session helps to build a more balanced view, learning to notice the more positive aspects of ourselves.

Session 7: We all have standards or expectations about how we think we ‘should’ behave in day to day life. These expectations can sometimes be difficult to meet and leave us feeling worse about ourselves. This session will focus on ways of dealing with these expectations in a kinder and more supportive way.

Session 8: The final session provides time to review the course and plan how to take the learning forward.

You will be asked to fill in a short questionnaire about anxiety and low mood before each session. This enables us to both give you feedback about your progress and evaluate the course. We also welcome any comments or suggestions you might like to share about the course.