About Us: Our services in a nutshell 

Our services can be broken down into two key areas: Our Crisis Service, and our Wellbeing Club. Each service runs differently, to help tackle the different obstacles in your journey towards recovery.

The Crisis service

The crisis service is designed to support people who are experiencing mental/emotional distress and is accessible by phone, or face-to-face in our mobile crisis hub (above).

​We offer a variety of calming and empowering tools to support people to break down the things that are causing them stress, and begin to move forward in manageable steps. 

The Wellbeing Club

The Wellbeing Club is network of people with a key goal in sight - improving their overall wellbeing!
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​The club offers a range of wellbeing focused workshops, therapeutic activities, self care sessions, events and outings that are all designed around the 5 Ways to Wellbeing. 

The Crisis service

Nobody is invincible when it comes to mental ill-health, just like nobody is invincible to physical  ill-health! 
​When life knocks us down, we sometimes need a helping hand to get us back on our feet. 
​The crisis service is broken down into 3 stages:
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Stage 1:

1-1 support from a wellbeing worker. Our staff are trained in ASIST (Suicide intervention) and Connect 5 (A brief intervention toolkit, incorporating cognitive behavioural therapy, solution focused therapy, and the 5 Ways to Wellbeing. Staff implement these tools during an initial meeting. You will create an action plan with your wellbeing worker, which will help you to begin tackling your stressors, and move forward towards better wellbeing. You may have a number of follow-up sessions to support your journey, until we feel you are ready to move on into stage two.

Stage 2:

Peer support within a group environment. We run support groups across a variety of topics wherever possible. Although recent events - specifially lockdown - has made it impossible to offer a drop-in lounge service, we continue to look at ways of offering groups, including walking and yoga, to try and provide a safe place where you can talk it out, or get involved with therapeutic activities to help relieve the strain. 

Stage 3:

Great! You're through the storm - Maybe you even feel strong enough to hold the umbrella for somebody else? Stage 3 is an optional peer mentor programme, where you can train to help others who are struggling through their own dark times. Peer mentors facilitate a number of our activities, and are an invaluable resource to the charity, and the people who use the group environment. Learn skills, develop your confidence, and do something amazing all at the same time!

The Wellbeing Club

Achieving & Maintaining Wellbeing for the whole community

What is it?

The wellbeing club has been affected by lockdown, but we hope to resume running a full programme of events, activities and workshops very soon. The club’s carefully selected activities are themed around the 5 Ways to Wellbeing. This shows people how to balance their lives in a way that increases confidence, purpose and self worth while gaining new skills, experiences and being part of an ever-growing support network.
The activities we provide are split into categories of: Workshops, Support groups, Physical activities, Hobby development and Self care. Some examples of activities we have run can be found in the table below.

Workshops	Support groups	Physical Activities	Hobby Development	Self care
Better food, Better mood The journey of sleep Wellbeing recovery action planning Self identity  Creative Writing Chocolate workshops My life - steps to where I want to be  Skill building for independence ​	Men's peer support group Women's peer support group Hearing voices group Self harm prevention group LGBTQ+ group General peer support group Young persons group ​	Walking / hiking Cycling Kayaking Abseiling Dance Yoga Camping Swimming Fishing trips Therapeutic equine activities Exploration and history trips ​	Painting tuition Photography Sculpture  Woodwork Animal care Stained glass Textiles Exploration & History trips​ Singing for wellbeing​ Foraging Survival skills Natural building ​	Massage Reflexology Aromatherapy Meditation Breathing techniques Journalling & scrapbooking for the mind ​

What to expect

Our programme is designed with you around your interests and needs. We will spend time with you exploring what activities you enjoy and creating a plan aimed at helping you to feel empowered and enable you to enjoy life in a manageable way.
After creating a wellbeing plan, our trained team will guide and support each individual to gain new skills and explore new or established interests. We can assist with the development of practical skills, organisational skills and interpersonal skills.
​Or simply have fun!
​All of our groups are small so each person has the support they require while benefiting from being in a social setting. There are no expectations and no pressures, and we work in a person-centred way at a pace that you are comfortable with.