Guided self-help courses for managing psychological conditions
Whether you are dealing with anxiety, burnout or depression, santé24’s psychological self-help courses equip you to improve your mental health. Read on to discover how this works.
Guided psychological self-help courses at a glance
Guided online self-help courses equip participants to cope better with mental health issues including:
- anxiety
- stress
- sleep disorders
- depressive moods
The personalised guidance and practical exercises and strategies are designed to promote your health and wellbeing. The following psychological self-help courses are available:
The stress management self-help course is suitable for you if you:
- are suffering from stress
- are worried about burnout
- are struggling with problems in your professional or personal life
This course will teach you:
- what causes stress
- how to identify your own personal stress triggers
- methods you can apply to solve problems
- how to cope better with problems that don’t have a solution
The sleep self-help course is suitable for you if you:
- have difficulty falling asleep at night
- struggle to sleep through the night
- wake up too early in the mornings
- lack energy and feel exhausted due to inadequate sleep
- may be feeling the physical effects of poor sleep
⇢ santé24 will work with you to establish whether or not your symptoms have a physical cause.
This course will teach you:
- effective psychological methods to improve your sleep
- to understand the root causes of your own sleep problems
- how you can go about changing these
These offers are suitable for you if:
- you often feel sad or depressed
- regularly experience a sense of inner emptiness
- take less pleasure in life over the longer term
- are potentially feeling physical effects (such as insomnia, loss of appetite, headaches or difficulty concentrating)
santé24 will work with you to establish whether or not your symptoms have a physical cause.
With these courses you will learn:
- how feelings of depression arise, how they manifest themselves, and how you can reduce them
- how to break out of negative thought patterns
- how to become more balanced, optimistic and productive again, one step at a time
The online self-help course without psychotherapy is suitable for you if:
- you want to work through content independently on your own
The online self-help course with psychotherapy is suitable for you if:
- you would like personal conversations in addition to self-help course
The anxiety and panic attacks course can help you if you:
- repeatedly find yourself struggling with symptoms of anxiety or panic
- avoid certain situations or places out of fear
- feel constricted by your fears in your day-to-day life
This course will teach you:
- what causes symptoms of anxiety and panic
- why these feelings are so persistent
- how to reduce your symptoms
- how to develop helpful ways of coping with your symptoms
- what long-term strategies you can apply to strengthen your mental health and prevent relapses
The pain course is suitable for you if:
- you have persistent or chronic physical pain that is not solely caused by a physical illness
- medical treatments have so far not helped you
- pain is affecting your work and quality of life
This course will teach you:
- to find new ways of managing your pain
- how to adopt a non-judgmental approach to your pain
- to consciously direct your attention away from your pain
- to regain control of your day-to-day life again according to your own wishes, needs and objectives
This preventive course on developing a healthier relationship with alcohol is suitable for you if you:
- want to reflect on your drinking patterns and make targeted changes to preventively reduce your alcohol consumption
- are aware that you often have issues with your alcohol consumption and that this may be affecting your day-to-day life.
Please note: This course is not intended for people with an existing alcohol dependency.
This course will teach you:
- how to better assess your own alcohol intake via a self-test
- how to cope with challenges without turning to alcohol
- how to optimise your life and enjoy alcohol consciously
This self-help course is suitable for you if you:
- experience difficulties with vaginal penetration during sex, e.g. with a penis, or in general (e.g. tampon, fingers, gynaecological examination)
- suffer from pain and anxiety before and during vaginal penetration
This course will teach you:
- to better understand sexual discomfort
- to deal with intrusive thoughts or anxieties before and during vaginal penetration
- to break the pain loop
To follow the course, you will need a dilator, which you will have to buy yourself.
This self-help course is suitable for you if you:
- suffer from diabetes (type 1 or type 2) and want to improve your quality of life
- often feel sad or low, listless and uninterested in anything
- often have thoughts that revolve around your health and possible complications
This course will teach you:
- what causes feelings of depression
- how diabetes and depression are related
- how you can improve your mood
- how you can strengthen your problem-solving skills
- how to cope better with stressful thoughts or worries
A brief introduction to SWICA’s online psychological self-help courses
Effectiveness and use of the guided psychological self-help courses
- santé24’s team of psychologists will talk to you over the phone to establish whether a course meets your needs.
- Guided online self-help courses are no substitute for outpatient psychotherapy or inpatient treatment.
- However, studies show that the courses achieve an effect comparable to that of outpatient psychotherapy.
- Taking a course at an early stage can deliver rapid improvements in psychological symptoms.
- Experience shows that previous participants have made impressive progress.
Are you interested in participating?
Good to know: Every registration begins with a telephone consultation. Together with a santé24 specialist, you will check whether the selected offer is suitable for you.
Registration for SWICA customers with basic and/or supplementary insurance
- For the online self-help course to ease depression with psychotherapy: sign up using the contact form.
- For all other online self-help courses: make an appointment via the appointment booking system.
Registration for individuals with SWICA daily allowance insurance
- For either option, register using the contact form.
Notice on data protection: Your information is subject to professional medical confidentiality and can only be viewed by your specialists at santé24.
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