Aromatherapy for anxiety online course

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Course Overview

Discover how to use aromatherapy to support anxiety safely, effectively, and holistically—whether for yourself or your clients. This comprehensive online course blends science-backed knowledge with practical aromatherapy techniques to help calm the mind, balance the nervous system, and restore emotional well-being.


Learn about the most effective calming essential oils, how scent influences mood and behaviour, and how to create custom blends tailored to different types of anxiety. You’ll also explore aromatherapy rituals and stress relief techniques that can be integrated into treatments or personal self-care.


📜 CPD Accredited – Certificate of Completion included

🖥 100% Online – Study at your own pace


Who is this course for?

✔ Holistic therapists and healers looking to support clients with emotional well-being

✔ Mental health support workers or carers seeking natural solutions

✔ Clients or individuals managing stress, burnout, or anxiety

✔ Wellness professionals adding holistic tools to their practice

✔ Anyone curious about natural, gentle methods for emotional balance


✅ No prior aromatherapy experience required – safety and blending basics are included


What You Will Learn

📌 The nervous system – how anxiety affects the body and mind

📌 How scent impacts the brain, mood, and emotional regulation

📌 Top calming essential oils – safety, dilution, and contraindications

📌 How to create blends for different types of anxiety (acute, chronic, situational)

📌 Aromatherapy rituals, inhalation methods, and topical applications for stress relief

📌 Printable blend recipes and easy-reference resources for ongoing use


Course Benefits

✨ Confidently support clients or yourself with safe, targeted essential oil blends

✨ Combine holistic wisdom with science-based strategies for emotional wellness

✨ Expand your professional toolkit with CPD-recognised skills

✨ Access guided recipes, blending tips, and printable reference materials

✨ Learn at your own pace from anywhere in the world


How This Course Will Benefit You

🚫 Feeling unsure how to help clients with stress or anxiety?

✅ Learn effective, evidence-based aromatherapy strategies for emotional support.


🚫 Struggling to create blends for specific emotional needs?

✅ Gain confidence in blending oils that calm, soothe, and restore balance.


🚫 Want to integrate aromatherapy into emotional well-being plans?

✅ Discover rituals and applications that enhance treatments and self-care.


Why Should You Book This Course?

💖 Empower yourself with tools to ease stress and anxiety naturally

💖 Offer more value to your clients with holistic mental wellness support

💖 Build confidence and credibility with a CPD-accredited certificate

💖 Transform your own self-care and emotional well-being practices


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

💬 “Is this course accredited?”

✅ Yes – it’s a CPD course with a certificate of completion, ideal for continuing professional development.


💬 “Do I need aromatherapy experience?”

✅ No – we cover the basics of safety and blending so both beginners and experienced therapists can benefit.


💬 “Can I use this with clients?”

✅ Yes – you’ll learn how to create safe, effective blends to use in treatments, self-care plans, and aftercare.

Course overview

Course information

Pre-requisite / Entry level:
An aromatherapy qualification (for professional use only)
None (for home use)
Course format:
Online learning modules + case study
Attendance:
No attendance required.
This course is completed via online learning
Accrediting body:
IPHM - International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine
How this could benefit your clients:
Help understand yourself, friends, family & clients with common anxiety related ailments to help find the root causes using a methodical approach and the use of aromatherapy
Additional costs:
This course requires you to build on your current aromatherapy knowledge using your own supply of oils

Course Lessons

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Karen Ashton

Your instructor
Karen Ashton, founder of Holistic Therapies Training Academy and also known as 'The Aromatherapy Geek,' combines her business acumen and passion for holistic wellness to create a thriving training academy. With a background in business ownership, office management, and accounting, Karen meticulously crafts courses that meet industry standards for online, accredited, and VTCT programs. Originally established in Swindon, Wiltshire, the academy flourished after Karen moved to Bideford, Devon, in 2011 for a better work-life balance. Today, she mentors aspiring therapists, helping them achieve professional success while balancing their personal lives. Karen is also an author, vlogger, and course writer, currently working on her second publication, and continues to inspire others.
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