The Mood School is a Geelong based five-session mood management course, run by consultant psychiatrist Dr Jordan Ridgewell, for those experiencing symptoms of depression (anxiety management classes coming soon). The course covers over 20 safe, simple and evidence-based strategies derived from the fields of cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, dietetics, herbal medicine, exercise physiology and complimentary / alternative medicine. 

Participants choose the interventions best suited to them and are supported to create their own system to actually put them into practice. 

Sessions are relaxed and positive, with participants not expected to share details of their personal lives.

What’s The MOOD SCHOOL?

ABOUT JORDAN

   Jordan is a consultant psychiatrist (medical doctor specialising in mental health). He has been a doctor for 10 years, working in mental health for 8. He works primarily in the public mental health system, treating patients with major mental illness. He has a passion for understanding and applying the many effective treatments for depression that are being neglected in favour of medication and 1:1 psychotherapy. 

He strongly believes that the path to mental wellbeing rarely needs to be serious or medicalised. He created the Mood School due to his struggle in applying this approach in the established dynamics of the public and private systems.