Are you looking for a new way forward for wellbeing - for adults and young people - at work or at home?
Stronger Relationships. Healthier Communities. Empowered Local Leaders
Strengthening relationship health - starts with the adults - and with community
We are living in a time of growing stress and uncertainty. Adults and children alike are navigating pressures that can feel overwhelming.
I Matter Training was developed to help professionals and families in primary care settings, schools and community learn about and strengthen relationship health — starting with adults — so children, and adults, can feel safer, more confident, and better able to thrive.
Our psychoeducational approach is practical, and for all ages
I Matter Training is for independent learners and for training via organisations and locality hubs and for practitioners who work with individuals and families. I Matter aims to addresses missing elements of current practice by supporting individuals and communities to understand what’s happening in relationships, respond more confidently to challenges, and reduce unnecessary escalation — at home, at work, and in wider systems
WHY RELATIONSHIP HEALTH ?
Relationship health underpins emotional wellbeing, behaviour, learning, and resilience — yet it is rarely taught in a practical, accessible way. When adults and young people share a common framework for understanding stress, needs, and behaviour, conversations can shift from blame to problem-solving. I Matter provides that shared foundation.
LEARN MORE ABOUT PROGRAMME OPTIONS
Start with Introduction and Phase 1 Get Started, deepen learning through Phase 1–2, and access study support via trained practitioners, schools, and local hubs.
LOCALITY HUBS
(DECISION ONE)
We actively believe that local community is a key element for relationship health
So we have been working to develop a locality hub model starting in the Kendal area.
Your first decision, is are you in a locality hub area or not?
It is not a problem, if you are not, but you might like to think about helping to develop one!
HOW THE I MATTER LEARNING JOURNEY WORKS FOR EVERYONE
I Matter is structured in phases that organisations and individuals can follow safely and scalably.
Individuals can get started through self-paced independent learning or with study support, usually via organisation and locality hubs
Phase 1
Get Started
Discover the I Matter Model
and the Wheel
Accessible workshops for all
Build shared awareness
Phase 2
Fast Fundamentals
Learn the I Matter Framework Relationship Health Theory
Self paced online or supported
Time limited funded or self-funded
Phase 3
Deep Dive
Progress Theory to Practice with
Full Fundamentals and Deep Dive Extended Learning
Plus Practitioner Training options
HOW I MATTER LEARNING PROGRESSES
(DECISION TWO)
I Matter has universal application and study can be progressed through independent self-paced learning or through supported learning.
Supported learning for personal or parent-carers is via Locality hubs, and with a recommendation from certified Link Professionals.
Many have personal and professional interests, however YOU are the common denominator in all these roles!
So I Matter is always at heart a personal learning process.
For Personal Wellbeing
For individuals who want practical, research-informed ways to understand how to feel more confident in everyday situations.
Start Your I Matter Online LearningFor Adult-Adult Relationships
For individuals who want practical, research-informed ways to understand how to feel more confident in everyday situations.
Start Your I Matter Online LearningFor Parents & Carers
For parents, grandparents and carers who want practical, research-informed ways to support wellbeing for selves and their children.
Start Your I Matter Online LearningProfessional Learning for varied settings
For professionals working with adults, children, and families who want a shared language and practical tools to engage clients and families with insight and skills.
Start Your I Matter Professional TrainingLearning via Locality Hubs, Schools & Teams
For schools, primary care, and community organisations interested in joined-up, relationship-health informed approaches.
Develop a Locality Hub Learning CommunityCertified I Matter Practitioner Training
For practitioners interested in opportunities for learning to integrate relationship health and I Matter psychoeducation into their own roles.
Train to become a Practitioner
WHY RELATIONSHIP HEALTH MATTERS?
When relationships struggle, everything struggles - locally and globally
Stress, conflict, behaviour issues, burnout, and communication difficulties all have their roots in relationship health. Yet most people have never been taught how relationships really work.
Training in the I Matter Framework gives you the essential foundations you need to understand what you are seeing around you. It helps you take charge of what you can change, and let go of what you can't so you can feel more confident, more connected and more aware of the important contribution you are making — at home, at work, and in community life - so you can be more choiceful about your own way forward.
Improving adult and child well-being
for difficult times starts with solid foundations!
HOW I MATTER TRAINING MAKES A DIFFERENCE?
We strengthen adults before asking them to support children
We build understanding, not just strategies
We offer staged learning, not pressure to “do it all”
We support real-world application, not short-term initiatives
WHO WE WORK WITH..
I Matter Training can be progressed independently but we actively encourage working with others in your community. We work through partnership with organisations, professionals, and communities to make relationship-health learning accessible, practical, and sustainable. We help partners embed access to structured online learning and optional facilitated reflection into their existing routines — with clear boundaries, roles, and funding models.
Schools | Primary Care | Community | Professionals | Parents | Individuals & Young People
I MATTER LEARNING CAN BE PROGRESSED IN VARIED WAYS.
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Self-Paced Online learning click here
ideal for flexibility when there is a need to gain a general understanding with a focus on prevention and a desire to get started promptly - With scheduled study support click here
Recommended for the opportunities to learn alongside other people. Group study support can include workshops and discussion for professionals and for personal-parenting learning -
With personalised coaching…
Personalised coaching helps you approach sitautions with the help of another person who can bring their understanding forward to help you as you make sense of what is happening.
WHAT MAKES I MATTER DIFFERENT?
+ We focus on adult and young person wellbeing
Relationship Health is an umbrella and a foundation concept that brings together decades of strong research evidence involving many aspects of physical, mental and relational wellbeing
+ There are clear, practical steps and powerful posters
The I Matter Five Steps to Success offers a roadmap that can be used immediately. There are 24 key ideas in the I Matter Framework.
+ The ideas are applicable across ages & roles
The same principles strengthen adult–adult and adult–child relationships.
+ We emphasise understanding, not just quick fixes
We focus on learning that lasts and on capacity that grows
THE I MATTER COMMUNITY WHEEL
The I Matter Community Wheel is a key part of the way that we build community and promote ongoing conversations about relationship health informed by an I Matter Approach as people progress through their I Matter Learning Journey from Get Started, to Fundamentals to Deep Dive Learning..
Designed to support schools and primary care with a practical, low demand way of talking about issues that often get overlooked, the Community Wheel acts as both a self-assessment prompt and the foundations of a life skills approach. LEARN MORE
Access to the I Matter Community Wheel is included when learners complete Phase 1 Get Started. There is no separate public sign-up.
I MATTER CERTIFIED PRACTITIONERS
Think, Formulate, Communicate, Educate
The I Matter Relationship Health Certified Practitioner pathway develops professionals’ ability to think relationally, formulate clearly, communicate meaningfully, and educate young people, adults and their parents and carers in ways that builds their own confidence and problem-solving capacity
Practitioners can train to become certified and licensed as I Matter practitioners in Link, Lead and Lead Plus roles.
I Matter Certified Lead Practitioners can deliver study support, Community Wheel discussions, and supported learning pathways in schools, hubs, and communities either as employed or as independent practitioners. LEARN MORE
A Four Element Partnership Model
- Organisations typically want to support core learning (Phase 1 & 2)
- I Matter Learning is educational and reflective, not therapeutic
- Supported learning is designed as time-limited and capacity-bound
- More intensive support can be self-funded or accessed externally
- Organisation funded learning can transition to personal funded
Locality Hubs: Starting with The Kendal Project
Because we believe that supported embedded learning is best, we are progressing hubs as a method of developing access for parents and young people in Kendal via partner organisations. Participants complete Phase 1 & 2 learning online, with optional small-groups
WE SUPPORT SELF-PACED AND SUPPORTED LEARNING
AND JOINED UP THINKING..
Schools | Primary Care | Community | Professionals | Parents | Individuals & Young People
LEARN MORE ABOUT PROGRAMME OPTIONS
Start with Introduction and Phase 1 Get Started, deepen learning through Phase 1–2, and access study support via trained practitioners, schools, and local hubs.
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I Matter Training
The Kendal Integrated Care Community has adopted the I Matter Framework as a foundation for our thinking about how to work together in our community to help those who are struggling. Professionals and non-professionals are learning together. It feels good.
Dr Amy Lee , GP Safeguarding Lead Kendal Integrated Care Community
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I Matter Training
The I Matter approach of considering the adults needs alongside those of the children is such a useful way to look at things and has turned the dynamics on its head for me. I have realised my stress levels are having a huge impact on all of us as a family and learning to change this is starting to make a difference.
Parent , parent of teenager with challenges
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I Matter Training
EVERY teacher and parent would benefit from this programme. Parent carers are a group of people I would like to get this to. This would be a fantastic opportunity to bring a very isolated group of people together to improve the situation they are in.
Carer support professional , Children and adults of all ages
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I Matter Training
I am a HLTA but also a parent and foster carer. I work with primary aged children, have 3 teenagers, and foster toddlers! This programme has been so valuable for each and every relationship I encounter on a daily basis.
Higher Level Teaching Assistant and Foster Carer , Trained for work and home purposes
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I Matter Training
This programme has had a big impact on my own well-being which has meant that I have been more able to cope better with the expected and unexpected aspects of life in a calmer rational manner!!
School Leader , Key Stage 4 Leader and Parent
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I Matter Training
The registration questionnaire really got me thinking. I realised how isolated I had let myself become and that this was not helping me or my child. I took action the next day and phoned a friend. I also made another follow-up appointment to speak with my GP.
Anonymous , Parent
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I Matter Training
The first time I completed the questions I didn't really understand what they were all about. By the third time I really understood what was being asked. At first we were really stuck. However It has been exciting to see the progress.
Parent , Parent of child with explosive behaviour
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I Matter Training
This training has been so much more than I expected it to be. I have learned so many things that have changed my understanding of myself and of my child. I have worked with many services before this but this has really made the difference. Now I know why I Matter
Anonymous , Parent of child with additional needs
WHY INVEST YOUR TIME NOW?
"The world is becoming more challenging for young people and adults — at home, at work, and in our communities. Investing in your own understanding and skills for relationship health and confidence is urgent and time well spent".
"By learning about relationship health and an I Matter Approach, and developing your confidence and skills, you’ll be better equipped to navigate challenges, support your children and family members, and create lasting positive change in home, work place and community."
ABOUT DR CATHY BETOIN
I Matter Training grew from 20+ years of clinical experience across child and adult mental health, education, community practice and family support. Today it provides grounded, accessible learning for people who want healthier relationships in everyday life.
Dr Cathy Betoin, Clinical Psychologist, Teacher, Parent
Ready to Explore How We Could Help You?
You can start with an Introduction and Phase 1 Get Started,
Talk to us about School and Locality Hubs
Explore Practitioner Training.
We offer introductory conversations to help organisations, schools, and community groups understand how I Matter Training can be integrated safely and impactfully into your setting.
Initial pilots are currently focused in Kendal, with plans to extend as partnerships develop.
53 Stramongate
Kendal
La94BH
United Kingdom
