Mental Health
Welcome to the Mental Health Category, a compassionate haven offering diverse support in North Tyneside. Our resources cover a spectrum of mental health concerns, addressing the challenges and complexities that people may face. Whether you're seeking guidance on wellbeing, coping strategies for stress and anxiety, or support for a loved one with dementia, our category is designed to provide understanding and assistance.
In this space, we prioritise inclusivity, aiming to foster connections and community for those dealing with loneliness and isolation. The category extends support not only for specific mental health issues such as depression, self-harm, or eating disorders but also focuses on overall mental recovery and wellbeing. Additionally, we offer information and assistance for learning disabilities and autism challenges, emphasising understanding and inclusivity.
Connect with our supportive community and discover a wealth of resources aimed at promoting mental health awareness and providing valuable support for your unique well-being journey.
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Mental Recovery and Stress Relief
Services
DiscoverMe
Funded by the CCG, DiscoverMe is VODA and Barnardo’s collaborative project based on the Recovery College model. DiscoverMe aims to support young people aged 16-25, to better manage their mental health and wellbeing. We aim to create a safe, supportive space, for young people to come and build on their confidence and learn skills to better underst… >
Psychotherapy 1:1
Psychotherapy talking service face to face or online. >
Blue Talking Therapies
We are a close team of highly experienced and fully accredited psychotherapists and counsellors. We care deeply about helping people recover from mental health issues and only used evidence based talking therapies to achieve this. At Blue Talking Therapies we offer Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Counselling, Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) and E… >
Better Connect : Creative Wellbeing Programme
Better Connect is Helix Arts’ creative health programme offering regular arts sessions and creative opportunities across North Tyneside that improve health and wellbeingBetter Connect is our creative health programme for North Tyneside. It is built on our previous arts and health work developed during 2021. We will be running a long-term programme… >
A Time 2 Talk - Listening Service
Our Listening Service gives an individual, with a life-long condition, the opportunity to talk to a trained counsellor in confidence, whilst being supported by a family member or friend that they have chosen. The individual can talk frankly about their fears and aspirations for the future in a trusting, confidential and honest environment. This se… >
Food and mood education
Food and lifestyle can have a big impact on our mood and emotions. Good mental and physical health are not separate, one affects the other. I provide education to community and charity groups on the food and mood connection, how diet can support anxiety and depression, and the impact of stress; physiological and psychological has on our bodies and… >
Things to do
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DiscoverMe: Express Yourself
Come along and use our creative arts session as a way to relieve stress and anxiety. Our session provides young people with a saf… >
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DiscoverMe: Young Person's Discovery College Arts & Crafts
The North Tyneside Young Person’s Discovery College is a new project developed by VODA, in partnership with Barnardo’s The Base a… >
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DiscoverMe: Express Yourself
Come along and use our creative arts session as a way to relieve stress and anxiety. Our session provides young people with a saf… >
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DiscoverMe: Express Yourself
Come along and use our creative arts session as a way to relieve stress and anxiety. Our session provides young people with a saf… >
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DiscoverMe: Express Yourself
Come along and use our creative arts session as a way to relieve stress and anxiety. Our session provides young people with a saf… >
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DiscoverMe: Express Yourself
Come along and use our creative arts session as a way to relieve stress and anxiety. Our session provides young people with a saf… >