It is important that you do not re-refer yourself before your first treatment appointment.

To receive your treatment recommendation by email, please enter your email address in the box at the bottom of the page.

Overcoming Stress & Low Mood Group

Next steps: a member of our mental wellbeing team will be in touch with you within the next few days to book you on to the next group that is convenient for you.

Stress and low mood can cause a wide range of psychological and physical problems such as:

• You might find it hard to stop worrying or dwelling on problems
• You might find that life isn’t all that fulfilling
• You feel down, on edge or overwhelmed.

The Overcoming Stress & Low Mood Group delivered by Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service is designed to help with these typical experiences. Each session runs for two hours and are available during the evening. Classes follow a self-help model aimed at enabling people to improve their wellbeing straight away.

Engaging with these courses will help you to:

• Learn effective coping strategies and tips to improve emotional health
• Learn about stress and why it is such a common problem
• Cope better with future difficulties and be well prepared for any future treatment

Feedback from other participants:

• ‘The tutors are very open and friendly, & the material is interesting to read.’
• ‘Don’t be sceptical- it actually works!’
• ‘It is a life skill, attend and take control of your life.’
• ‘Start with an open mind, I did not label my symptoms or problems as stress or anxiety due to stigmatisation prior to the course however, I am now able to acknowledge and accept that I do suffer from this and I am ready to overcome this.’
• ‘You have nothing to lose by going. You are not expected to speak or anything so it was not a stressful experience at all. It is a very good investment in your well-being.’
• ‘Do it. The relief I got coming to the class was so uplifting just to be surrounded by people who are going through the same things as me. The knowledge and understanding that I got has made me feel that I can control my own situation.’
• ‘The first class is the hardest but also the most rewarding.’
• ‘Don’t be afraid, everyone is really friendly and it won’t be as bad as you think.  Trust me it helps and you can always talk to the people around you.’
• ‘It is not as scary as you think.  There is no pressure for you to join in and they aren’t going to look at you in the room.’

As a service, we are committed to adapting our services to meet the needs of our diverse client group. However, if you have any individual needs that will enable you to engage in these services – for example, if you need to speak to a therapist of a specific gender due to a traumatic experience, or if you have any cultural needs – please contact the service on 01138434388 or send us an email at lmws.queries@nhs.net. We will try to meet these needs wherever possible.

Other help while you are waiting for treatment

The Mindwell website is the single ‘go to’ place for information about mental health in Leeds. Mindwell provides quick, easy and up to date mental health information.

If you experience a mental health crisis while you are waiting for treatment and need urgent help please call 111 or visit Mindwell for more information about crisis services.

If you feel that the treatment recommendation is not appropriate for your needs, please email us, our address is lmws.queries@nhs.net.