We have a proud and history of supporting emergency services and their people in the aftermath of critical incidents.
Our experience of counter-terror psychological recovery and major critical Incident Stress Management operations is unrivalled, & we can demonstrate a remarkable level of effectiveness compared with normative counsellors or therapists.
Our facilitators are all serving or former emergency service and military personnel.
They don’t judge
They don’t label
They don’t diagnose
They don’t interpret
They don’t teach people to ‘cope’.
They just get results.
They speak the same language as your teams, because they’ve been there.
To find out how we can help your people and organisation to secure and retain good mental health in the most difficult of conditions, visit our website:
Another change…….I have phobia re hair salons and having hair done (has been truly awful in past).
Today I walked into an actual salon & a lady did my hair with such amazing focus, care & attention and……it’s perfect!
I felt so different while having it done. Before I’d be literally on verge of panic attack whole time in salon (no exaggeration) but this time I was completely different.
I didn’t have sense of panic, I could breathe plus even trusted!!!! I can’t tell you how this makes a difference to me. It’s so random I know, but as a woman in constant fear of hairdressers it’s been so defeating and feeling so unattractive and low self-esteem with horrible old hair.
Everything seems a bit better. I have a quiet feeling of pride in my younger traumatised self for facing those big things.
I’m so glad we did all that work over 2 sessions. Feel like we did important childhood traumas. Was amazed we just ‘happened’ to do the ones I would have chosen from the list today.
I absolutely am so shocked that even now when I think of dad coming into my bedroom that time I literally just smile!!!!???
Social Support Systems provides help for people across a broad range of psychological difficulties including depression, anxiety, stress, and trauma (PTSD).
We are proud to have effectively supported people from many different walks of life, and at the heart of our service are a number of core values which guide our work and enable our clients to receive the best care possible, regardless of their characteristics, background or social status.
For many, normative counselling, therapy or psychiatry doesn’t work.
Crucially, lots of our clients have already been through the NHS pathways , and have engaged in programmes of therapy only to find themselves still in crisis.
We believe that our clients are all unique, as are their experiences.
We also know that you are the expert in your own experience, not us. Therefore, we work to help you explore your mental environment and issues yourself, and it is this entirely ‘person-centred’ approach that enables our clients to truly resolve their distress.
Our person-centred commitments to you are:
Not to evaluate, judge, criticise, disparage or invalidate you, or your values, feelings, reactions, assumptions, conclusions or thoughts
To take responsibility for your recovery without dominating you
Not to interpret for you, nor advise you
Not to label, nor attempt to diagnose you with any illness or condition
To be interested in you and your needs at all times
To always try understand you, and always support you
To Maintain a firm and primary intention to help you
We can help you embrace life once more
Other reasons why our service is different:
We do not believe in limiting session times, as this can prevent resolution and encourage dependency on regular interventions as a ‘coping’ strategy.
If you book an appointment at our support centre, it will only end when you are in a better place and happy to end the session yourself.
We will not give you ‘homework’ and we especially do not teach coping mechanisms – if you’re issues are resolved, there should be nothing to ‘cope’ with – surely?
Located in Ransom Wood, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, our support centre is a peaceful and discreet option for those who feel that privacy is of importance to them.
