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When you’re struggling to cope with #anxiety #stress or #depression we’re here for you…

If you’re struggling to cope…

  • We won’t judge you
  • We won’t label you
  • We won’t impose our own ideas on you

But, we will…

  • Support you
  • Always be interested in you
  • Take responsibility for your recovery

Call 01623 700320 to arrange an appointment.

Visit our website & see how we help emergency services with #ptsd #trauma #anxiety #depression #stress

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:

www.socialsupportsystems.com

For emergency mobilisation of our Critical Incident Support team please contact us here

Client Feedback – P.B (Children’s Support worker) Nottingham

Having suffered anxiety and depression on and off over the last few years, I had lost faith in that I’d ever feel good about life. A traumatic incident overwhelmed me and I felt unable to function properly.

After hearing about Social Support Systems, it took me almost a  year to finally ask for some help. I knew something needed to change and although it was hard admitting I was struggling, I took the risk. And am I glad I did.

The difference I feel is fantastic.

I feel like a big weight has lifted off my shoulders and the crippling anxiety is reducing.

I can even laugh as I work through my worries, something I never thought I’d do. My family has noticed the positive change in my attitude and that I am far less worked up and snappy.

My facilitator was patient, kind, understanding, and puts no pressure on me. Talking to her is changing my life and my family’s life. I can’t thank her enough.

 

Client Feedback – C.A. Nottinghamshire #PTSD #Trauma

Am tired, grateful & just resting.

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!!!!???

 

Client Feedback -Leanne (Security specialist) Nottinghamshire #PTSD

‘I had been struggling with a traumatic event that affected my life on a daily basis. One session with my facilitator has made an unbelievable difference; I no longer have flashbacks, I can talk openly about what happened, I feel calmer and have less anxiety.

I was nervous before the session but the process was explained to me fully before we began and i was made to feel completely at ease. We went at my pace and i felt in control the whole time. I can’t recommend Social Support Systems enough.’

Client Feedback – A.C. London

‘Something very deep has changed.

It’s almost imperceptible to my conscious mind.

It took a few days to filter through but it’s a sort of vague ‘good’ feeling somewhere inside. Comes and goes. A miracle considering how I was triggered into trauma almost constantly before.

I’m grateful we’re meeting again. I think this may turn things around for me.’

We are different, here’s why… #trauma #depression #anxiety #stress

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.

Please contact us to arrange a consultation here

Alternatively, please call us on (+44) 01623 700320

Critical Incident Support? You Need A Team You Can trust!

Social Support Systems has the knowledge and experience to help your people recover quickly following a critical Incident.

Our pedigree is second to none, and has developed from real-world experience of handling some of the most critical and high-profile incidents the UK has experienced in recent years.

If your organisation works in high-threat environments, the psychological well-being of your staff is paramount in order to ensure them functioning effectively throughout spate conditions or operations that threaten business continuity.

To read more about our how our Critical Incident Support knowledge and experience can help your organisation please visit us here

Alternatively, please call (+44) 01623 700320 and we’ll call you back to discuss your needs

SSS Joins ‘National Suicide Prevention Alliance’ to help prevent suicides amongst military and emergency service personnel

I’m very excited, because this week, Social Support Systems became  a member of the National Suicide Prevention Alliance (NSPA).

 

It seems that almost every week, there is news in the media of another soldier, paramedic, police officer or fire-fighter who has taken their own life – it is incredibly sad, and I believe that Social Support Systems (SSS) can have a great impact upon reducing the amount of suicides in the UK.

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