COUNSELLING SUPPORT 
Providing individual counselling and group therapy.
This Project aims to further compliment the Time Limited Contact Scheme offering the opportunity for counselling. This will be:-
Early counselling intervention gives you the opportunity to speak about your problems in a way that will:-
- Prevent acceleration into serious mental health problems or stress related physical illnesses.
- Enable you to take back control in your life.
- Alleviate the need for prescribed medication – avoiding dependency, and unpleasant side effects
- Create confidence by empowerment.
Group Therapy
Groups will be facilitated by a professional Counsellor and will comprise of between 6 and 10 people. Group therapy can compliment individual counselling and can be more appropriate for people at certain life stages.
These sessions will be about maintaining independence and well being thus preventing the need for mental health and social care interventions. Group therapy creates awareness of other people’s difficulties and through discussion can provide alternative ways of coping.
Additional benefits are achieved through peer support. Topics will be focused around personal development, assertiveness, relationships and bereavement.
By providing individual counselling or group therapy, this will give you the opportunity to speak about your problem, thus helping to maintain your independence and well-being without the need for mental health and social care intervention.
By preventing acceleration into serious mental health problems or stress related physical illnesses, this will result in:-
- Fewer drugs being prescribed.
- Reduced hospital admissions.
Access will usually be through the Time Limited Contact and Support Service |
There are now a range of support services to help you, call 01942 404439 
