It is really important that counsellors are well informed about sexual violence trauma, and that we listen to male survivors and their needs. New Pathways receives approx. 4000 referrals every year, and 25% of these referrals are male clients. #sexualviolence#trauma#counselling
"It’s incredibly isolating and I wish those I have chosen to talk to about my mental health wouldn’t just brush it off."
Becky talks about the importance of listening and being there for someone – not dismissing their mental health problem.
https://t.co/W2vHhlm9Hc
New Pathways are proud to launch our new CPCAB validated Level 5 Diploma in Counselling for Trauma. Developed with the support of #lloydsbankfoundation based on research conducted in partnership with @SwanseaUni. Applications open next week.
“Don't talk about 'food poverty' – it's just #poverty.” We couldn’t agree more @jayrayner1. People are pushed to #foodbanks because there isn't enough £ for the basics. To end hunger we need our benefits system to anchor us from being swept into poverty > https://t.co/KYH8J9QklQ
My book is available for preorder. It tells my life story from being diagnosed + hospitalised with #bipolar 1 disorder aged 16, to finding #recovery + then being hospitalised for manic episode at 25. Since, I have found wellness and gone from darkness to light. Order @TriggerPub
"I never felt ashamed of my experience. But I want to reduce the stigma around psychosis and to tell people that success is absolutely no barrier to having a mental health condition.” Our ambassador @DavidHarewood documentary in on BBC2 at 9pm tonight: https://t.co/f4vItrkzSf
It's arrived from the printers! My second book: 'Unshame: healing trauma-based shame through psychotherapy'. Due to be released on 3 June but now available for preorder: https://t.co/aHfi2Lio8C
This @MetroUK article on coping with #anxiety is a really helpful one to read https://t.co/3VqwDIztjv. That's why we have partnered with @Headspace and believe strongly in #mindfulness as a tool to help you manage your #anxiety and #stress