Our Programmes

The therapeutic relationship with Body & Soul starts as soon as someone registers. It is underpinned by two very robust and well-understood clinical ideas:

• Increasing connection – we know isolation heightens almost all individual difficulties, so we invite members into a supportive community of people who live with similar challenges …
• … and a trauma-informed environment – our programmes offer a variety and choice, run from a building designed to be as calm and soothing as possible, full of staff and volunteers trained in the multiple complex effects of trauma and adversity, whose primary role is to understand each persons own unique experiences.

Once registered for one of our current programmes, members will have access to a full range of resources from our building from direct therapeutic interventions, either 1-to-1 or in small groups, including integrative psychotherapy, systemic family therapy, life-coaching, DBT, EMDR, arts/creative therapies and a range of complementary therapies; practical social work and advocacy (e.g. housing and benefit support); specialist legal advice and casework from a panel of pro bono solicitors (e.g. immigration appeals, employment); and a rich programme of workshops, talks and small discussion groups.

Our programmes are generally divided by age so there is the best opportunity to connect with members with similar concerns and challenges. Each programme is carefully designed and based on research, the knowledge and experience of the programme lead, expert advice and always in collaboration with members. Check out the current programmes: