Depression and anxiety can be separate or often go hand in hand. They can leave us feeling isolated, unable to cope and lacking hope for the future. We will explore your feelings and work with you to form personal strategies that will form the building blocks to wellness.

You may have many goals you would like to reach in your life, but your lack of confidence is stopping you from going forward. 

Discover what your inner voice is telling you and how you can start telling ourselves 'I can!'

Issues with relationships, be it romantic, family or work can have a huge knock on effect on our sense of wellbeing. Helping you explore the issues, helping you develop new ways of looking at the relationships and looking at conflict resolution will help you gain a sense of how to move forward.

Have you had a positive HIV test and are struggling wit your diagnosis or are anxious about having the test? Are you confused about your sexuality or are engaging in risky sexual activities. 

We offer a discreet, confidential service to help explore these issues, allowing for a deeper understanding of yourself and what you are facing. We will help facilitate strategies to help you go forward in life with greater insight, self care and acceptance 

At Blackwood we are privelleged to have a renowned addiction specialist in our team - see Frances Lickerish bio in' meet the team'. Francis can work with you to help you uncover the possible reasons for your addiction and support you through to recovery.

Trauma is often associated with activities of war or bad accidents but it can also refer to difficult events in our childhood, living in abusive relationships or witnessing something distressing. 

We have a resident trauma specialist who can work with you either using traditional techniques or by Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing - most commonly known as EMDR. This is a highly successful technique that cognitively reprogrammes the way the brain has stored the trauma in your brain, changing your perspective of it.