This course is included in the Training Pass. Fifteen certifications for £2,100, a saving of £5,890.

Become a STILL Method Anxiety Coach

Accredited training to support children, teenagers and adults living with anxiety. Online from the UK, open to students worldwide.

IPHM Accredited Training Provider ACCPH Accredited
Over 2,000 children and adults attended STILL Method sessions in 2025

From £1,250, or spread the cost with Klarna at checkout.

The STILL Method in action
Live training dates

The next live cohorts

Four live days on Zoom, 9.30am starts. Every cohort covers the same content and leads to the same accredited certification. If none of these dates work, the self-paced route starts whenever you do.

Autumn 2026

Four Tuesdays

  • Tuesday 6 October
  • Tuesday 13 October
  • Tuesday 20 October
  • Tuesday 27 October

Weekday route. Four consecutive Tuesdays.

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November 2026

Two weekends

  • Saturday 14 November
  • Sunday 15 November
  • Saturday 21 November
  • Sunday 22 November

Weekend route. Two consecutive weekends.

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January 2027

Four Tuesdays

  • Tuesday 5 January
  • Tuesday 12 January
  • Tuesday 19 January
  • Tuesday 26 January

Weekday route. Four consecutive Tuesdays.

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Every route leads to the same qualification. Klarna is available at checkout on all of them.

Anxiety coach training

A coaching method that actually works in real life

Learn a complete anxiety coaching framework you can use with children, teenagers and adults, and build meaningful, paid work from something you care about.

This training is for you if you want:

  • A clear, structured method, not just theory or awareness training
  • Tools you can use confidently the day after you qualify
  • A way to turn lived experience or caring work into meaningful income

"The STILL Method changed my own life first, then gave me the confidence to help others."

Juliet, STILL Coach

"That day changed my life. I overcame my own anxiety, supported pupils, then left teaching and launched my own coaching business."

Amanda, Vici Coaching

"I had tried other courses but they left me overwhelmed. The STILL Method was different. Practical, structured, and immediately useful."

Jen, STILL Scotland

"Becoming a STILL Coach did not just change my work, it changed me. I am happier, more confident, and people notice the difference."

Karen Burgess
The framework

What is the STILL Method?

A complete anxiety coaching framework taught live on Zoom or self-paced online, with mentoring and a licence to use the tools in your own practice. You will learn a structured set of tools, activities and conversations that have already helped thousands of people living with anxiety.

  • Children who feel sick before school, freeze in class or cling at the door
  • Teenagers who shut down, mask in public and melt down at home
  • Adults who live in permanent fight, flight or collapse
How it works

Five steps that interrupt the spiral

A framework designed to interrupt spirals, regulate emotions and build lasting change.

The STILL Method five-step framework

STOP

Break the loop of panic or emotional overload

TALK

Explore and gently challenge anxious beliefs

IMAGINE

Build new possibilities, thoughts and choices

LISTEN

Notice what the body is saying and understand regulation

LEARN

Move forwards with new patterns and practical tools

It is a method, a moment and a movement.

Who this is for

You do not need a psychology degree

About half the people who train with us arrive from somewhere else entirely.

Stuart Thompson, founder of The STILL Method

Most STILL coaches are parents, teaching assistants, support workers, therapists, or people who have lived with anxiety themselves and want to turn that insight into meaningful work.

What matters is your enthusiasm, reliability and willingness to learn. We provide the framework, tools and support.

  • Career changers who are ready for work that feels more human and values-led
  • Parents or carers who want to support others as well as their own family
  • Teaching assistants, SEND and pastoral staff, support workers and key workers
  • Coaches, counsellors and therapists who want a practical anxiety framework
  • People who have lived with anxiety and want to turn that insight into meaningful work

Safeguarding. We complete safeguarding checks, including criminal record checks and references, before you work with clients using the STILL name.

After you qualify

What you will be able to do

  • Deliver 1-to-1 anxiety coaching sessions using a structured method
  • Run small group sessions in schools, community settings or online
  • Work confidently with anxious children, teenagers and adults
  • Explain anxiety in clear, compassionate language people understand
  • Support clients through panic, shutdown, overthinking and avoidance
  • Adapt your work for trauma histories and neurodivergent clients
  • Use licensed STILL workbooks and tools in each session
  • Start or grow your own anxiety coaching practice with ongoing support

You are not left with a certificate and no plan. You have a clear programme to deliver and a community around you.

Investment

Three routes, one qualification

Every route leads to the same accredited certification.

Single specialism

£1,250

Train to work with children or adults

  • All live or recorded teaching
  • Lifetime access to materials
  • STILL Method Coach licence
  • Full toolkit and resources
  • Mentoring and team meetings
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Training Pass

Every certification

£7,990

£2,100

This course plus fourteen more

A saving of £5,890
  • Anxiety Coach included
  • Grief, sleep, trauma, pain and more
  • Everything we add to the Pass in your first twelve months
  • One price, no time limit
  • The complete practitioner toolkit
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No annual registration fees. Klarna is available at checkout, so you can spread the cost without arranging anything in advance.
After training, each person you work with will need their own workbook at £15.

How you train

Choose the route that fits your life

Live Zoom training

  • Four live days on Zoom
  • Interactive teaching and demonstrations
  • Practice exercises with feedback
  • Weekday and weekend options
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Self-paced online

  • Start immediately
  • Study in your own time
  • Join live mentoring calls
  • Same accreditation
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Hybrid

  • Blend recordings with selected live sessions
  • Structure with flexibility
  • Works around shifts, family or health
  • Same accreditation and support
Discuss options

All routes lead to the same qualification as a STILL Method Anxiety Coach.

The curriculum

What you will learn

A STILL Method training session

Module 1: Understanding anxiety clearly

  • How anxiety shows up in children, teens and adults
  • Common anxious behaviours in homes, classrooms and workplaces
  • Key types of anxiety and how they overlap
  • How anxiety affects learning, relationships and identity

Module 2: Emotional dysregulation, trauma and tools

  • Why nervous systems stay in survival mode
  • Building personal toolboxes of regulation strategies
  • Causes of anxiety from life events to chronic stress
  • Trauma terminology and adverse childhood experiences

Module 3: The STILL Method tools and framework

  • Core tools, activities and metaphors
  • When to use each tool and what to avoid
  • Practising tools in safe settings
  • How tools fit across a six-session programme

Modules 4 and 5: Confident delivery

  • Practise STILL workshops and 1-to-1 sessions
  • Pacing sessions safely with anxious clients
  • Adapting for different ages, cultures and neurotypes
  • Around fifty specific tools and interventions

Completion: Building your practice

  • Setting up an anxiety coaching practice
  • Finding first clients authentically
  • Legal, ethical and safeguarding basics
  • Monthly team meetings and mentoring
What you receive

Accreditation and ongoing support

ACCPH and IPHM accredited training.

  • Certificate of completion and accreditation
  • Licence to use STILL Method tools and workbooks
  • Permission to call yourself a STILL Method Anxiety Coach
  • Branded resources and marketing materials
  • Ongoing mentoring and case support
  • Monthly team meetings and yearly team days

Funded work through our CIC

We are launching a Community Interest Company for funded sessions. Coaches can be paid to deliver sessions through the CIC, building income from both private and funded work.

Common questions

Frequently asked questions

Do I need previous experience?

No. Some of our best coaches joined with no formal background and have gone on to build thriving practices.

Is this therapy?

The STILL Method is structured coaching and education, not clinical therapy. It is trauma-informed. Many therapists add STILL because it gives them a practical framework.

Can I work with individuals and groups?

Yes. The training prepares you for both 1-to-1 and group work.

How much time do I need?

The live route is four full days. Self-paced lets you spread the modules over weeks or months.

Is there ongoing support?

Yes. Monthly mentoring, team meetings, marketing materials and case advice.

Can I train outside the UK?

Yes. Training is online and we have coaches working internationally.

Can I spread the cost?

Yes. Klarna is available at checkout, so you can spread the payment without arranging anything in advance. If you would prefer a longer plan, email train@thestillmethod.org.

How do I know if this is right for me?

If you are drawn to work around anxiety, want a clear structure rather than loose ideas, and value a human, compassionate approach, this course is likely to fit you well. The best way to find out is to talk.

Next steps

Three ways to take this further

1. Read the Anxiety Coach Training Hub

Explore the full guide to the role, training routes, income and real-life stories.

Visit the Training Hub

2. Book a chat with Stuart

Talk through your situation, your worries, and whether this is the right step now.

Schedule a conversation

3. Apply for the next intake

Reserve your place on the live or self-paced route and begin training.

View dates and book

You do not have to have it all figured out. You just need to take the next sensible step.

About this training

The STILL Method Coach Training is an accredited anxiety coaching course that teaches people how to use a trauma-informed method with children, adults and families. Open to beginners and professionals, it includes a full licence to deliver sessions, access to ongoing support, and paid work opportunities via a national CIC. Suitable for parents, educators, career changers and frontline staff.

Ready when you are

Ready to train as an anxiety coach?

Join the growing network of STILL Method practitioners.

Still deciding? Book a chat with Stuart

Our mission is to change the way the world understands and responds to anxiety. We replace fear with safety, confusion with clarity, and survival with genuine growth. Through structured tools, compassionate training, and grounded practice, we equip people of all ages and the professionals who support them to stop panic in the moment, talk openly, imagine life beyond fear, listen to their body, and learn new ways forwards.