PsychoEducation Coaching
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"A scientific, evidence-based approach "
Psychoeducation is a huge word in the English language, in fact it would score you twenty-seven points in a game of scrabble.
However, PsychoEducation is also an incredibly useful tool that has largely gone under the radar when we talk about mental health provisions and support in the UK.
What is PsychoEducation ?
"Psychoeducation involves learning about and understanding mental health and wellbeing. It’s similar to physical education, where you learn about how your body works, how to look after it and the impacts of different strains or stressors - but instead you apply this to the mind. In fact, by being on this page you are practising psychoeducation!"
How does PsychoEducation help?
Psychoeducation is a clear, evidence-based strategy to help young people understand how their bodies and minds respond to stress, learn practical emotion-regulation skills, and build lasting resilience — and it also gives them language and strategies to support friends more empathetically.
Research shows psychoeducational programs reduce anxiety and improve emotional awareness when they teach concrete skills (breathing, grounding, naming emotions, and simple cognitive strategies), which help regulate the nervous system in the moment. (Morgado, 2022).
Potential Courses and Workshops
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Potential Capacitor
1 to 1 Youth Coaching
A 10-session programme to give teenagers an accessible understanding of their brain, body and it's nervous sytem.
Providing tried and tested tools for self-regulation and co-regulation backed by science.
For ages 9-16.
Potential Capacitor
(Groups 2-8) Youth Coaching
A ten-session programme to give teenagers an accessible understanding of their brain, body and it's nervous system.
This course is designed to encourage greater curiosity and compassion between peers to understanding and supporting the challenges of each other.
Potential Transformer
Educators' Workshop Session
A two hour CPD session for educators and youth workers to enhance skills in bringing out the most in their young people.
Backed by current psychological research, this workshop will work to equip educators to confidently support students in their social and emotional development.
Potential Capacitor
About the
Programme
Potential Capacitor is a psychoeducational wellbeing course designed to help young people aged 9–16 understand, regulate, and strengthen the connection between their brain, body, and nervous system. Through a blend of neuroscience, practical self-regulation tools, and creative exploration, the course empowers young people to uncover their natural capacity for resilience, balance, and emotional wellbeing.
Grounded in the latest findings from neurobiology and trauma-informed practice, Potential Capacitor guides participants through two key phases: Understanding Our Body Systems and Optimising Our Bodily Systems.
By understanding how their own systems work, young people also become more empathetic and attuned to those around them — enabling them to offer co-regulation and support within their peer groups. This not only strengthens individual resilience but also fosters collective wellbeing and emotional safety across learning environments.
Potential Capacitor offers a holistic and evidence-based pathway for developing emotional literacy, body awareness, and self-regulation — key foundations for lifelong wellbeing, learning, and healthy relationships.
Phase 1
Understanding our body systems
Session 1-6
In the first part, learners explore how their brain and nervous system work — from the triune brain model and sensory systems to the principles of Polyvagal Theory and the Window of Tolerance. They learn how stress responses arise, how safety and connection are experienced in the body, and how emotions are expressed through physiological states.
Session 7-10
The second part focuses on building self-awareness and practical tools for nervous system regulation. Through breathing techniques, posture work, grounding, touch, co-regulation exercises, and mindful use of music and movement, young people learn to recognise and shift their internal states safely. The course also introduces trauma-informed principles, helping participants understand patterns of dysregulation and develop compassionate awareness toward themselves and others.
Phase 2
Optimising our body systems
Course Highlights
Phase 1
Session 1
Understanding and Modelling the Brain
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Triune Brain Model
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Functions of Brain Structures (Amygdala, Pre-frontal Cortex, Limbic System, Brain Stem etc..)
Session 4
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Introducing our Nervous System
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Iceberg Model
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Sympathetic and Parasympathetic System
Fight or Flight/ Flea or Fawn
Session 2
Understanding our Sensory Systems
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5 Senses
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Exteroception
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Proprioception
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Vestibular
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Interoception
Session 5
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Polyvagal Theory; Vagus Nervous System (Vagus Nerve)
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Ventral Vagal & Dorsal Vagal
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Peripheral Nervous System; Somatic and Autonomic System
Session 3
Using Neuroception
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Sensory Cortex Brain Model
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Interoception
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Exteroception
Session 6
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Window of Tolerance (Goldilocks’ Theory
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Sympathetic (Too Hot States
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Ventral Vagal Just Right
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Dorsal vagal (Too Cold states)
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Phase 2
Session 1
Understanding and Modelling the Brain
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Triune Brain Model
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Functions of Brain Structures (Amygdala, Pre-frontal Cortex, Limbic System, Brain Stem)
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Left and right / Hemispheres
Session 4
Introducing our Nervous System
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Iceberg Model
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Sympathetic and Parasympathetic System
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Fight or Flight/ Flea or Fawn
Session 2
Understanding our Sensory Systems:
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Our 5 Senses
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Proprioception
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Vestibular
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Exteroception & Interoception
Session 5
Polyvagal Theory;
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Nervous System (Vagus Nerve)
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Ventral Vagal & Dorsal Vagal
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Peripheral Nervous System; Somatic and Autonomic System
Session 3
Using Neuroception:
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Sensory Cortex Brain Model
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Interoception
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Exteroception
Session 6
Window of Tolerance (Goldilocks’ Theory
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Sympathetic (Too Hot States
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Ventral Vagal Just Right
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Dorsal vagal (Too Cold states)