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(Oxford Diploma) Art Therapy and Depression Relief in 2026
Depression Relief - through doing art
Created byChris Sivewright, Almost Random Theatre, Elina Ghanbari
Last updated 4/2026
English
What you'll learn
- Understand what depression is and how to prevent it in the future.
- Understand and apply the Linden Method
- Understand how improvisation can be a complement to therapy for depression and anxiety
- Cry! Understand why some films make us cry - and that may be good for us!
- Understand how acting puts a strain on performers
- Appreciate how films – and location – my affect your mood
- Greater emotional resilience!
- Understand about nutrition and depression – what to eat, what to avoid
- Augment your happiness!
- Select the RIGHT type of EXERCISE to reduce depression!
- Understand about thoughts, mental health and emotional wellbeing
- Understand how CBT may be used to treat yourself for depression phobias and how to treat anxiety disorders
- Understand how to apply for funding and how the money is invested
- Understand solution-focused therapy
- Understand how acting can be a therapy for depression
- Understand how depression differs among genders
- How decluttering affects mental health
- The psychology behind organising and decluttering
- How the performing arts benefit mental health
- Decluttering with depression
- Depression, stress and stroke risk
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Course content
24 sections • 166 lectures • 16h 47m total length
Requirements
- 1. An interest in mood, mental health and cinema/theatre as therapy for depression and anxiety.
- 2. Additional materials. It would be handy if you had a pen/paper with you in case you wanted to make a note of the website links or even the key points of a lecture. Also, perhaps the phone numbers of your friends. There may be key lectures you wish to bring to their attention, or perhaps you just feel now is a good time to chat.
- 3. Appropriate mindset. This course is not a loss leader. This is a course aimed at helping reduce depression. So the mindset I would like you to bring is simply - spread the word, in a sense we all have something to gain.
- 4. As there are links given in the lectures you should be able to use the internet - make sure you have anti-virus software that is up to date!
- 5. Specific software. No specific software is required - if you can access this then you can access the course
- 6. Access to a printer as there are numerous extension activities and questions which, when completed, make up a workbook
Description
Note: This course does not qualify the recipient to perform any form of therapy or counseling for any other person
Notice: Please do NOT enrol on this course on impulse, thinking you might watch it later. Maybe show an interest on impulse, yes, but before you enrol, watch the Preview videos, read the Course Description and then make a decision. If you then enrol then please start the course as soon as possible. Watch the lectures, look at the workbooks and join in the discussions. Joining my courses is a serious business and I want you to get the most out of your study – but I also want you to enjoy the course.
That is why I am asking that you only enrol because you really want to and that you start the course intending to make full use of all the resources.
You will be very welcome.
This is a short - but very up to date - course about DEPRESSION and the RELIEF of the depression.
The course includes:
1. A ten day course on relieving the symptoms of depression.
2. Over 100 suggestions of ways to reduce depression
3. Various resources with ideas to try
4. Acting as therapy
5. Improv as therapy
6. Drama therapy
7. Monopoly therapy
8. Cinema and Depression
All students are encouraged to participate in the Q/A - by talking and sharing, depression and the symptoms, can be reduced/relieved.
Who this course is for:
- EMPLOYERS: You may be in a position to help reduce depression in the workplace
- EMPLOYEES: This course is for people of all occupations prone to depression and anxiety.
- THOSE UNEMPLOYED: Perhaps unwillingly, you have more time - but perhaps also, more risk
- SELF-EMPLOYED: Working alone can mean the risk of depression multiplies
- STUDENTS: The stress of exams - an outlet is needed
- PARENTS: You have your own stresses - you too need an escape
- ACTORS: Acting creates its own pressures - sometimes you need to take a step back
- TEENS: Perhaps more at risk than anyone - know there are ways you can help - and be helped
- ANYONE AND EVERYONE: Fresh ideas, resources and awareness that there are others out there