Groups at Lancashire Women

Therapeutic Group
8 pre-recorded Sessions & 2 zoom sessions
Available to women and men in East Lancashire

The overall aim of the CBT Mindfit pods is for you to start to know and like yourself; look at what you would like to change; start to make those changes; start to believe in yourself; identify your strengths and skills; doubt yourself less; build inner strength and learn techniques and strategies to help your overall well-being.

• Session 1 – Why change is difficult
• Session 2 – Helping Manage Negative and Critical Thoughts
• Session 3 – Learning How to Manage Your Emotions
• Session 4 - Perceptions (life Examples and self) Metaphors
• Session 5 – Cultivating self-awareness & online mid-point
• Session 6 - Midpoint evaluation week – via zoom
• Session 7 – Stress and Anxiety techniques, sleep & 5 ways to well-being
• Session 8 - Communication & Behavioural Styles
• Session 9 – Improving and maintaining good emotional health
• Session 10 - Evaluation session Via zoom

Therapeutic Group
Available to mums during pregnancy, birth and up to your child being two years old

The group will look at aspects such as sleep, resilience and confidence and will provide Mums the opportunity to meet and connect with other Mums. Mindfit Mums content is specific for mums, including sleep, relaxing, self-care etc

Therapeutic Group
Online or In-Centre Accrington/Burnley
Available to women in East Lancashire

Learners will discover how their physical health and mental health are connected and be offered some strategies that should improve their quality of life in the future.

‘The Menopause Toolbox’ aims to inform you of the changes that can happen throughout your menopause journey. We hope to arm you with techniques, strategies, and ideas you can work with in order to get through the menopause in the best possible way.

Within a safe, confidential space you can share with other women tips, ideas, advice and, overall enjoy spending time with like-minded people going through the same experience.

Great things can happen when we talk and share!

• Session 1 – Menopause awareness
• Session 2 – Mood changes
• Session 3 – Relationships through the menopause
• Session 4 – Mind & Body changes
• Session 5 – The power of change
• Session 6 – The power of positivity

Peer Support Group
Available to women in Lancaster/Preston/Accrington/Burnley

We aim to give you the tools you need to make positive change within a safe and supportive space including goal setting, resilience, communication and employability skills.

Peer Support Group
Mondays 1-2:30pm Thursdays 10am-11:30am at Blackpool Centre

The Coffee & Crafts Group is a casual and relaxed environment where women can socialise with others and have the craft element to focus on, which is hugely beneficial for relaxation and reduction in anxiety.

This is an informal group where clients and peer buddies influence what they would like to do. Some structure and themes can be involved in the crafting, for example International Women’s Day, Easter, Christmas. In previous groups guest speakers have been in on occasion to run specific themes such as cake decorating

Therapeutic Group
Online or In-Centre Accrington/Burnley
Available to women in East Lancashire

Learners will discover how their physical health and mental health are connected and be offered some strategies that should improve their quality of life in the future.

The course does not offer medical advice with regards to their physical health but will concentrate on the mind/body connection by using CBT interventions that aim to help people who have long term conditions, pain management​, Sleep & mindfulness​, Low mood & self-compassion​ and resilience to help learners cope better whilst living with their Long Term Condition.

Session 1 – CBT, Building foundations for positive change

Session 2 – Pain management

Session 3 – Sleep & mindfulness

Session 4 – Thought challenging & self-compassion

Session 5 – Building Resilience to cope with challenges