Men’s support Group 14-11-2024 6pm-7pm
In attendance
Helen Stacey (leader), John Dray (volunteer counsellor), Andy, Dougie
- Helen outlined the ground-rules for the group
- Introductions
- Everyone had an opportunity to introduce themselves
What do you want to achieve?
- Find out how to support each other
- How to work at self-support each day
- How do people currently support themselves?
- Reflective space
- Activities
- Meeting with friends
- Hobbies
- How to fill the ‘vacuum’ after counselling
- Stabilization techniques
- The trauma stabilisation workbook is being renewed.
- Perhaps send this to members of the group?
- The trauma stabilisation workbook is being renewed.
- Stabilization techniques
- Do people want an all male group, or to be in the lived experience group (LEG)?
- Among the attendees there was a feeling that they could join the LEG, but this was a very small sample size.
Other resources/Thoughts
- Carolyn Spring has LOTS of resources. She is mentioned on the New Pathways website
- carolynspring.com/free-downloads has lots of useful resources for free.
- Would it be possible to have Carolyn Spring come to run a course for New Pathways?
- Mental Health Show
- Would it be possible for New Pathways to be involved with the show?
- mhwshow.co.uk
- 16th May 2025
- Would it be possible for New Pathways to showcase the Client Creations section of the website as an inspiration for survivors of abuse?
- Would it be possible for the New Pathways website to explain what counselling is?
- People expressed that when they disclosed they were going to counselling people assumed they were mad, sick or dangerous. A section on the website might explain who counselling is for, what it is, and help to dispel this myth.