Climbing Calm are a registered Social Enterprise delivering Therapeutic Climbing sessions to adults with mental health conditions and autistic young people.
Our fully accredited Therapeutic Climbing Course is the first in the world to Certify Therapeutic Climbing Instructors.
You will gain the knowledge and tools to deliver Therapeutic Climbing programmes for Autistic Young People and Children with SEND as well as programmes for Adults experiencing Mild to Moderate Mental Health difficulties. You'll learn to teach evidence-based techniques to support mental health and wellbeing
Our programme is delivered by a multi-disciplinary team including a Therapeutic Climbing Instructor and Speech Therapist, Occupational Therapist and Clinical Psychologist.
"I had a great time when I attended all the 6 sessions, not only I learnt all the climbing skills but practiced breathing techniques, that helped me focus and being in the moment and pushed me out of my comfortable zone, it was like a different kind of meditation training."
Most climbers understand that climbing can be a tool to support Mental Health. At Climbing Calm we have developed a programme that harnesses the fantastic benefits of climbing and combines it with the knowledge and skills from a multi-disciplinary therapy team, including Clinical Psychologists, Speech Therapists and Occupational Therapists, specialising in supporting Mental Health.
We are incredibly proud of the impact our work has had and are so happy to be able to train up other Certified Therapeutic Climbing Instructors around the world.
"Watching my son thrive, laugh with friends and behave in such a confident way, I didn’t think was ever going to happen"
"I really enjoyed the sessions. I wanted to feel anxiety in a controlled environment so that I could practise dealing with it suddenly. This was a great place to exercise that"
"It has been very good for me and has given me space to switch off. I have found learning exhilarating and I would recommend it to everyone"
In Module One: Therapeutic Climbing: The Fundamentals, you'll learn about the research base for Therapeutic Climbing, understand how to maintain appropriate boundaries when working therapeutically and learn how and when to refer to other support organisations.
During Module Two, you'll learn about Key Concepts in Therapeutic Climbing, including supporting emotional regulation, understanding and teaching mindfulness, supporting the development of self efficacy and executing functioning and developing social skills through climbing. You'll also hear from our Occupational Therapist about supporting Sensory Processing at the Climbing Wall .
In Module Three, you'll learn how to deliver the Therapeutic Climbing programme to adults, covering training from our Clinical Psychologist on working with adults with Mental Health needs and how to teach and practice key coping skills at the climbing wall.
In our final module, you'll learn how to deliver a Therapeutic Climbing programme to Autistic Young People and young people with SEND. You'll find out how to adapt your communication, reduce anxiety for young people and support transitions, as well as deliver a Clinical Psychologist created programme of coping skill support.
You'll also gain a manual to deliver our two climbing programmes for neurodiverse children and adults with mental health conditions.
Our training is for individual Climbing Instructors and Climbing Centres with both blended and online options.
Open to qualified Climbing Instructors and Mountain Leaders only. However, if you have equivalent or relevant experience with appropriate insurance covering you, please get in touch.
"Our daughter T is autistic and has ADHD amongst other significant conditions. For the past 18 months T has been unable to attend school due to mental health issues related to being in the wrong environment for a neurodiverse child. She has struggled from, at her very lowest point not being able to leave her darkened room, not being able to function, not being able to sleep, not being able to be with other people to being able to join in sessions at climbing calm with other children - something that feels like a miracle!"