Groupwork
I think group work will help me
Group work offers an opportunity to meet other young people who are experiencing similar things to yourself. The great thing about group work is that whether you are outgoing or shy, we will meet you on your level, the amount you want to talk (or even if you would prefer just to listen) is up to you!
The courses can be started before, after, or alongside one-to-one counselling, or if you don’t want counselling and just want to do the workshop, that’s also fine. It’s a great way to get support and learn practical coping strategies with other people.
We offer different group work programs throughout the year, either at Leigh Park Community Centre or as outreach within secondary schools
We also offer Group work for Parents & Carer’s called “You First”. Visit our Support for Parents page for more info.
Our main group work program, called Managing Emotions, is a 6-week course with each session lasting 1 hour. We will explore how different emotions impact us, how they can physically make us feel, and when an emotion can help us or make life difficult. Each session will include how to identify triggers and explore techniques and skills to manage the emotion or topic.
The issues covered during the sessions are:
- Anxiety
- Stress
- Anger
- Low mood
- Relationships
- Self Care
People that have come to this group before have said it has really helped them, and that it was a relief to feel like they are not alone with how they are feeling.
Managing Emotions runs on a rota, going through the different ages to ensure you are in a group of people of a similar age, if you sign up through our website for group work, you will automatically go on our waiting list for the next in centre Managing Emotion course, we will contact when the next group for your age range becomes available. If you would prefer to have Managing Emotions in school, please speak to a member of your student support team and ask who you have to let know you would like to take part in the next Managing Emotions taking place in school and they will let you know if it is possible. All our groups are between 6 to 10 Young People, while sometimes it maybe less, it is never more than 10, normally it is around 8.
Group Work allows us to respond to the needs of our community, an opportunity for you and your friends to explore a topic in a safe and secure environment, in the last year we have done Resilience Sessions and School Transition sessions, if you are interested in ether of them two, please email managing.emotions@otr-south.org.uk and let us know, or alternatively email and let us know a topic that you think will be good to cover!
Counselling
We offer free counselling for up to 8 weeks for young people aged between 11-25 and up to 6 weeks for parents or carer’s
Family Counselling
Family counselling is a safe, private space where all the family can talk openly about their relationships, interactions, and challenges with a counsellor.
Young Carer’s
We offer clubs for young carer’s to take a break from caring responsibilities, explore coping techniques and enjoy free time & fun
Parent Support
Support options to help parents/carers to develop the knowledge, confidence and tools needed to support young people
