Our Psychological Therapies and Recovery courses explore different approaches used
in mental health to support people’s recovery. Each course teaches some basic, practical
techniques that are often used in therapy that can be used by anyone. The techniques can
be applied by individuals to themselves, or between peers, friends, and family members on
a one to one basis or in groups.
Connect 5 is a practical and interactive mental wellbeing training programme. The programme is designed to support non-specialist staff/volunteers to better understand and support mental wellbeing. The programme however is beneficial, and open, to anyone who is looking to increase their skills and confidence around mental wellbeing conversations.
Coaching is a way of having conversations that are safe, supportive, and sometimes challenging. It can often be a thought provoking and creative process and can help you to maximise your personal or professional potential. This can have a significant impact not only on you, but also on teams, service users, and loved ones.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a talking therapy that focuses on how our thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact with each other. CBT teaches individuals evidence based coping strategies to support them in dealing with a variety of difficulties.
Compassion Focussed Therapy (CFT) is a psychological intervention that encourages people to be kind to themselves and reduce their negative thoughts.
Being genuinely listened to is one of the most valuing and helpful experiences we can have and can enable us to feel fully understood. It is the essential ingredient in effective communication and helps build satisfying relationships. But it can be hard to do!
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a type of talking therapy that strengthens people’s own motivation and commitment to change by using collaborative conversation to explore people’s own reasons for change.
People often find it helpful to come together to share their experiences and get support in a group setting. The aim of the first two days of this course is to help you run effective groups with the emphasis on developing and practising group work skills that are applicable across a wide range of different […]
Node-Link Mapping is a visual communication tool for clarifying shared information between people. It helps people to look at the causes and effects of their behaviour and helps them to problem solve. As the information is presented in the form of a diagram it also helps people to monitor their progress.
Most people will experience adversity at some stage throughout their life. When adverse events overwhelm our ability to cope, we describe this experience as trauma. Both trauma and adversity are very common, and can significantly impact an individual’s mental and physical health, relationships and identity.
