About This Way Up

A programme of professional life coaching and stress-reduction

This Way Up is a six week programme of professional life coaching and stress-reduction techniques which can help you move on with your life.

We can all feel stuck in our lives, with challenging circumstances and difficult past experiences impacting our ability to succeed in the present. This is even harder when you’re trying to get by on a low income.

This Way Up gave me the realisation that yes, i can take that next step.

Fatima, This Way Up participant

This Way Up is free for people on a low income

We will work with you to:

Find your own resources to take charge of your life
Feel confident and well in yourself, so that you can handle stress easily
Plan and make decisions better, so that you can take positive steps towards your goals

The programme consists of:

Six one-to-one sessions of Life Coaching (delivered via video call) to help you work out what you want in life and how you can move towards that.
A six-session Mindfulness group course (each session of 90 minutes) which teaches you skills to feel calmer and more positive so you can deal with whatever life throws your way.

Find out more about This Way Up

Join our next This Way Up programme

The programme is suitable for anyone living in on a low income who wants to get their life on track if they feel held back by challenging circumstances or difficult past experiences.

We ask that participants commit themselves as much as they can to the programme by attending as many group and 1-1 sessions as possible.

Please note that, while this programme can help alleviate some mild-moderate mental health problems like anxiety or depression, it is not suitable for people currently experiencing a mental health or addiction-related crisis.

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Frequently asked questions

This Way Up is a programme of professional life coaching and stress-reduction techniques for people who feel stuck. It can help you get your life on track if you feel held back by challenging circumstances or difficult past experiences.

Who is it for?

Anyone living on a low income who wants to get their life on track if they feel held back by challenging circumstances or difficult past experiences. But please note that, while this programme can help alleviate some mild-moderate mental health problems like anxiety or depression, it is NOT a therapeutic programme. So it’s not suitable for people currently experiencing a mental health or addiction-related crisis. If you have any questions about this, we are happy to discuss this with you.

What does it cost?

This Way Up is free for people on a low income. Please note that participants must be able to cover costs of travel to and from the sessions if taking place in person.

What can you expect from us?

We are committed to facilitating a meaningful process of learning and development for you. To ensure this, we’ll be fully attentive to you and your personal strengths, goals and challenges. In your life coaching sessions, your coach will be honest and straightforward in asking questions, and may suggest exercises and reflections for you to take away and work on in between the sessions. This isn’t about testing you, or giving you unnecessary homework – it’s about honouring the commitment you’ve made to focus on yourself. We’ll always agree between us what you’re committing to working on in between sessions.

What will be expected of me?

We ask that you commit to come to as many of the sessions as possible, and on time. We will encourage you to be open to the changes that may come about in your life, and to be willing to take steps to move towards your goals. We also ask that you do some small amounts of home ‘practice’ for the mindfulness course, and take part in evaluation of the course.

Is mindfulness a religious practice?

No. This Way Up is completely non-religious.

Where is the programme held?

The next course will take place from the week of 1 June to the week of 6 July 2026.

The group mindfulness sessions will take place online on six Fridays from Friday 5 June to Friday 10 July, at 11am-12.30pm.

The one-to-one life coaching will take place in six virtual sessions.

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