Professional and short courses
Using Mindfulness to Reduce Worry and Rumination
This practical one-day workshop will explore how to use a range of mindfulness skills to reduce your worry and ruminative tendencies.
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Everybody worries, but when that worry affects your day-to-day life, it’s a problem that needs effective, evidence-based tools to help manage. Mindfulness is a way to help you stand back from your thoughts and gain some calm and perspective in the otherwise frantic world. This experiential one-day workshop will introduce you to the concept of mindfulness and to ideas and tools that enable effective self-management of worry and rumination.
York campus
- Course leader – Matthew Cole, BABCP Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist
- Duration – 1 day
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Dates and times
23 June 2026 | 10.00 am to 4.30 pm | On campus
Course Fees
£150 per person
Course information
Who is this course for?
This course is suitable for anyone who finds that worry and rumination negatively impact their day-to-day life. It is also highly beneficial for professionals who work with individuals prone to overthinking and who wish to develop effective strategies to help reduce it.
What will I learn?
On this course you will learn:
- What mindfulness, worry, and rumination are
- How to be mindful
- Why we worry and ruminate
- Evidence for the benefits of mindfulness
- Practical experiences of mindfulness practice to manage worries and ruminations
How will I learn?
You will learn through a mixture of experiential learning, education and practice examples. This includes a combination of experiential exercises, discussion and information.
How will my employer benefit?
Worry and rumination generate anxiety, and anxiety affects everyday activities, making you more distracted, less focused and less efficient. If you can learn to reduce your worry and ruminations and return to the present moment, then that can improve your overall quality of life and that of those around you. This workshop is suitable for anybody wishing to enhance their personal and professional development or wanting to help positively impact any physical health recoveries and apply this practice to their everyday life.
Course leader biographies
Matthew Cole
Matthew Cole is a BABCP Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist and EMDR Consultant with nearly 40 years of professional experience.
His career encompasses positions within diverse organisations, including the NHS, MoD, mental health charities, and the private sector. Matthew has considerable expertise in treating a broad range of mental health conditions and provides clinical supervision to both NHS and private entities. Additionally, he has published numerous articles, delivered presentations at various conferences, and taught at several universities.
Past participant's feedback
Matt was very welcoming and friendly; this gave the experience a warm approach to learning. Plus, the material was well set out, and this made the learning easy to follow.
Past participant's feedback
The ongoing interactive communication, which was encouraged by Matt, enhanced the learning experience and brought the group together.
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