Aim

Mental health is an increasing concern due to the effects of lockdown and we hope to tackle this by offering free support to those in need.

Help for those struggling with Mental Health.

Covid-19 has impacted us all in so many ways. However, impact on mental health could possibly have a catastrophic and long-lasting impact. Charity SANE stated that the coronavirus pandemic will trigger a 'mental health crisis', with loneliness being a trigger of an anticipated increase in suicides. Covid has the potential to increase problems such as OCD, agoraphobia, social anxiety, loneliness, self-harm and suicide. 

We want to help those in need get the best quality support.

Headstrong Wellbeing was set up in 2017 by therapists who recognised the gaps and delays in getting psychological help when it's needed. Now, more than ever, therapy is needed for those who's mental health and trauma has been effected or triggered by this pandemic. We want to offer integrative approaches that are tailored to match individual need to help people overcome the trauma that this pandemic is triggering and causing. Tailored therapy reflects the needs of the client (e.g. learning style, personal history, needs and wants) and comes from a deep understanding of different theoretical practice. We anticipate this looking like one-to-one sessions done via online platforms until lockdown regulations permit in-person face-to-face work.  To compliment this, we intend to establish a weekly support group to assist those with the day-to-day struggles of life post-lockdown. Often, integrated and open-ended trauma-based therapy is only accessible via private means making it unobtainable for those without the required funds. We firmly believe that funds should not prevent access to high-quality psychological support. Our work, and subsequent case studies, have shown the trauma-informed and integrated approach has greatly improved quality of life for clients we have worked with. We hope to extend the provision we already have, and support more people who have found themselves in difficulty and effected by trauma during this time in Leicester, Leicestershire, Rutland and from further afield by offering  access to online sessions. 

By increasing the psychological wellbeing of individuals, this can improve family wellbeing outcomes which supports working towards helping those effected by this pandemic heal. Trauma-informed therapy helps people to manage challenges resulting from this period which may have triggered past trauma or brought about new challenges. By working with people it helps to reduce potential for covid triggering past trauma or developing post-traumatic stress disorder which is where the stress from a trauma remains for a long period and affects daily life. Therapy helps move to finding appropriate coping strategies, healing and what can be called post-traumatic growth. Headstrong has been operational since July 2017 and have established a strong track-record with excellent local links since incorporation.

This project successfully funded on 24th July 2020