Centre for Stress Management

Centre for Stress Management The Centre for Stress Management runs a range of approved short certificated courses and advanced programmes in stress management, CBT and REBT.

The CBT & REBT trainers are Chartered Psychologists and Accredited Therapists. The Centre for Stress Management, established in 1987, is an international training centre and stress consultancy. It provides stress management and prevention programmes, cognitive behavioural therapy training and coaching, stress audits and research, and stress counselling. The Centre for Stress Management has become one of the leading providers of stress management and cognitive behavioural training for health, management, caring and HR professionals in the United Kingdom. In this time it has trained many thousands of delegates and students. The Centre's stress management and cognitive behavioural therapy training programmes and courses are approved by the British Psychological Society Learning Centre for the purposes of Continuing Professional Development (CPD). The Centre is an International Society for Coaching Psychology (ISCP) Approved Centre. The ISCP recognises it courses and workshops as suitable for IPD and CPD of its members. The Centre runs short two day courses, modular certificate, advanced certificate and diploma programmes in stress management. Our new programmes include stress management and coaching. The external consultancy and training unit offers a range of short courses and longer certificated programes including stress management and cognitive behavioural therapies. The Centre for Stress Management, IAPD, will be running a series of one-day CPD workshops in 2013 on resilience, self-acceptance, health coaching and imagery. The Director of the Centre is Professor Stephen Palmer PhD, a well known stress expert, author, speaker and trainer. He edits international journals and has written/edited 40 books and published over 200 articles. In association with our sister organisation, the Centre for Coaching, the Centre for Stress Management also offers executive, business, performance, stress and life coaching. The Centres and Faculties are part of the Centres of Expertise group and the International Academy for Professional Development Ltd. The International Academy also provides blended and distance learning programmes and a bespoke Certificate in Work Based Professional Development (Topic Specialism) (Level 6) programme accredited by Middlesex University. The Topic Specialism can cover a work based area of your choice such as business, therapy or coaching, subject to us having a suitable academic supervisor.

24/07/2026

Coach Supervision Undertaken Outdoors Survey

19/07/2026

Today is the birthday of Dr. Aaron T. Beck, father of Cognitive Behavior Therapy. His pioneering work helped transform psychology and continues to help countless people around the world. Join us in celebrating his life, his legacy, and the work still ahead!

19/07/2026

Do AI chatbots make you lonelier?

A 12-month study of over 2,000 adults found that people who turned to AI chatbots when they felt isolated went on to feel even lonelier.

Researchers suggest AI can feel supportive in the moment, but it may not offer the same emotional benefits as real human connection.

AI can simulate empathy, but can it replace human connection? Read more: https://www.bps.org.uk/research-digest/filling-social-void-ai-leads-further-loneliness

Research: Have you ever experienced coach supervision outdoors?If you have, then you may be interested to undertake our ...
04/07/2026

Research: Have you ever experienced coach supervision outdoors?

If you have, then you may be interested to undertake our short survey investigating this under researched area. The survey will take between 5 to 8 minutes to complete depending upon the amount of detail you choose to leave.

Visit the survey for more information:

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Coach Supervision Undertaken Outdoors Survey

One-day Workshop: Introduction to Animal Assisted Coaching PracticeFriday 3rd July 2026Venue: ZoomCPD only fee £120 (AC/...
23/06/2026

One-day Workshop: Introduction to Animal Assisted Coaching Practice
Friday 3rd July 2026
Venue: Zoom
CPD only fee £120 (AC/BPS/AREBT/ISCP/INFAAC members discounted fee: £100)
Trainer: Dr Siobhain O'Riordan PhD CPsychol

This one-day programme provides an overview to the theory, research and practice of Animal Assisted interventions and their application to the fields of coaching and coaching psychology. It has been designed for practitioners wishing to learn more about how Animal Assisted Coaching interventions and techniques can be applied within their practice.



This one-day programme provides an overview to the theory, research and practice of Animal Assisted interventions and their application to the fields of coaching and coaching psychology. It has been designed for practitioners wishing to learn more about how Animal-Assisted based coaching interventio...

Primary Certificate in Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy and Counselling 2nd - 3rd June, 2026UK Centre for Rational Emo...
28/05/2026

Primary Certificate in Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy and Counselling 2nd - 3rd June, 2026
UK Centre for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy
Location: Virtual, Zoom Platform
Trainer: Prof Stephen Palmer PhD CPsychol FAREBT Accred

This REBT course is Approved through the British Psychological Society CPD Quality Mark Scheme for the purposes of continuing professional development and approved by the International Society for Coaching Psychology. It is an Association for Rational Emotive Therapy (AREBT) approved 2-day programme and covers the basic theory and practice of the rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT) and counselling which was developed by Dr Albert Ellis PhD. It includes the following: basic concepts; healthy and unhealthy negative emotions; psychological interactionism; agenda setting, three major MUSTS and the derivatives; the ABC model; treatment sequence; assessing A and inference chaining; teaching the B-C connection; disputing irrational beliefs; self-acceptance; importance of homework assignments; multimodal emphasis; shame attacking exercises; low frustration tolerance exercises. A manual, articles and handouts are provided.



CPD Training in association with the Centre for Stress Management. Courses are now delivered using a virtual training platform.

19/04/2026

Webinar: Stress Management in Everyday Life: Practical Strategies for Enhancing Wellbeing. This webinar may be of interest to anyone wishing to learn how to manage stress, become more relaxed and enhance their wellbeing. In this session, Professor Stephen Palmer and Dr Siobhain O'Riordan will explor...

19/04/2026

Government must address chronic shortage of Educational Psychologists.

A provision gap means some pupils are up to 20 times less likely to receive support, depending on where they live.

New Education Policy Institute BPS funded research reveals a stark disparity in levels of Educational Psychologists across the country creating a postcode lottery for children and young people with SEND.

📊 Discover the key facts and figures around support for pupils with SEND: https://www.bps.org.uk/news/chronic-shortage-educational-psychologists-must-be-urgently-addressed-new-bps-commissioned?utm_campaign=PsychMat&utm_source=OfficialBPS&utm_medium=social

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Tuesday 9:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 5pm
Thursday 9:30am - 5pm
Friday 9:30am - 5pm

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