'Talk It Out' group
Published: 14 August 2023
Talk It Out’ is a group running for 10 weeks to help people manage their mental health and wellbeing. It will be facilitated by FCS Talking Therapies staff, free to attend with a maximum of 10 people in each group. The aim of the group is to give participants as non-judgemental and confidential space to find support, offering activities and exercises to help develop positive thinking, reflection and communication and tools to help manage mental health.
Aims of programme
| Develop positive thinking and coping skills |
| Better communication, interpersonal skills, boundaries |
| Understanding mental health and wellbeing - what is it/how does it effect us/others |
| Experiencing a confidential and non-judgemental safe space |
| Recognising self-awareness |
Overview
The programme aims to help people manage their mental health and wellbeing better using group support, professional facilitation and learning about how to manage various aspects effecting them. Each week will have a focus, eg. ‘Communicating Effectively’, ‘Managing Anxiety and Stress’, ‘Understanding Low Mood and Depression’, whilst also offering a supportive environment for each person to check in and share some things they dealing with as part of life or generally.
To sign up FCS Talking Therapies would ask that participants to let them know their choice of start date/location, name, telephone number and email address, and to initially contact FCS Talking Therapies by either telephone or email:
☏ 01795 591019
talkitout@fcskent.org
Information is also on their website – Talk It Out — FCS: Talking Therapies (fcstalkingtherapies.org)
The group will start on Wednesday 13 September in New Romney and is open to anyone located in the centre or the surrounding areas. (please ignore attached flyer that states the start date as 6 September, as it will be the week after). Attached are the full dates, you will also notice that we are running it also in Ashford, Folkestone and online.
