guided self-help
Guided self-help is a type of talking support that can help young people who are feeling low, anxious or stressed. A wellbeing practitioner will support you to explore your thoughts, feelings and behaviours, identify goals to work towards and build coping techniques.
It’s a great option if you're looking to improve your mental health by learning strategies to manage stress, anxiety and other challenges.
guided self-help at Centre 33
For those looking to manage their mental health more independently, we provide one-to-one sessions alongside resources and tools to guide and empower you to take care of your wellbeing.
In sessions, a wellbeing practitioner – who is a bit like a mental wellbeing ‘coach’ – helps you understand more about the way you’re feeling, explores what might be keeping these feelings going and then picks goals that you’d like to work towards.
They help you to build up coping techniques, and try out strategies to work towards these goals, with the aim of increasing your knowledge and confidence to help yourself.
Guided self-help can be particularly helpful if you are feeling low, anxious, stressed or worried. It can help with panic attacks, phobias and sleep problems too. It explores patterns in your thoughts, feelings and behaviours, what is going on for you now, and what can be done differently to help you move forwards.
wellbeingtoolkit
Our Wellbeing Toolkit shares information and practical tips to help you take care of your mental health and wellbeing. Covering topics including exam stress, sexuality and gender, suicidal thoughts and our relationship with food, it's packed with helpful videos, advice and resources.
WHY get help?
practical tools
Guided self-help will support you to strengthen current coping skills and learn new practical techniques to work towards your goals. These can help you to build confidence, manage anxiety, low mood, and stress, and take active steps to move forward.
Focus on the present
Guided self-help can encourage you to focus on the here and now, helping you to understand any patterns that might be keeping your feelings going and explore ways to change them.
TAILORED SUPPORT
Our wellbeing practitioners will work closely with you to understand your needs and goals, and tailor the sessions to best support you. They will check-in with you regularly to see how you are finding the support - this can be a good opportunity to share anything that you like or find helpful, and also anything that we could do differently.
HOW DO I GET GUIDED SELF-HELP?
You can get in touch with Centre 33 directly to access our mental health support. You can do this by text, email or phone, or by coming along to one of our drop-ins. A project worker will meet with you to understand more about what you'd like support with and you can let them know that you're interested in guided self-help.
You can find answers to common questions around guided self-help by visiting our FAQs page.
NEED HELP?
You can self-refer by contacting us or coming along to one of our drop-ins. We encourage you to contact us at a time and in a way that works for you.
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At Centre 33 we have been offering free and confidential information and support to young people for over 40 years. We support any young person up to the age of 25 with their mental health, caring responsibilities, housing, sexual health and more.
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Wellbeing Toolkit
From exam stress to sexuality, our Wellbeing Toolkit is home to helpful advice and resources around a range of topics to help you support your wellbeing.
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Counselling
If you’re struggling with how you feel, counselling can help. Centre 33 offers free, confidential counselling for young people, giving you a safe space to talk about anything that’s on your mind.
Mental health
Everyone struggles with their mental health at times. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or low, Centre 33 is here to listen. We offer free, confidential support to help you understand what you’re going through and find ways to feel better.
Practical support
At Centre 33, we support young people with money, work, housing, benefits, sexual health, caring responsibilities, mental health, and more. You can drop in and talk to us about anything - no problem is too big or too small.