Arts and Crafts
The Creative Crafts groups are an opportunity for service users to share ideas, explore artistic skills and gain confidence and self esteem through creative work. The relaxed and friendly group offers a wide variety of crafts including drawing, painting, glass painting, card making, knitting and jewellery making.
Well Being Groups
In partnership with Sunderland Women's Centre we have provided a range of psycho educational courses covering issues such as, assertiveness, confidence building, relaxation, coping with stress and anxiety, introduction to alternative therapies.
Health sessions
In partnership with the Community Health Outreach Worker and Health Trainers we have provided health sessions both mixed and men and women's groups and sessions specifically for carers. Topics covered in the courses include healthy eating on a budget, sleeping, exercise, relaxation, alcohol issues, coping with stress and community support.
Ecotherapy
It has been scientifically proven that exercise in outdoor spaces can have a positive impact on both physical and mental wellbeing. We currently offer healthy walks, team games, gardening opportunities with both the village in bloom and Washington Old Hall, trips and kite flying all with the aim of promoting positive physical and mental health.
Gut Instinct
A clinical hypnotherapy based group 'Gut Instinct' for sufferers of Irritable Bowel syndrome. Hypnotherapy has been scientifically and medically proven to relieve the emotional and physical symptoms of IBS.
