Are you struggling with your mental health and emotional wellbeing?

Please don’t suffer alone. If you’re feeling anxious, low, are struggling with negative thoughts, or just need someone to talk to, we are here for you.
Our Listening Lounge provides a safe, comfortable, and confidential space that is open out of normal working hours to support anyone over the age of 18 with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. This is a free walk-in or self-referral service that is run by Wellbeing Workers and Volunteers from Rochdale and District Mind, in partnership with local NHS services. Referrals from professionals are welcome with consent from the client.

The Listening Lounge is free to attend and is held at the Rochdale & District Mind Wellbeing Centre, 3-11 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1RE.

Opening Times:  

Monday 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Tuesday 10:30am – 12:30pm

Wednesday: 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Saturday: 1:30pm – 4:30pm

Please phone 01706 752 338 or 07392 313 880 or email [email protected] for more information.
 

Managing Anxiety Self-Help Course

FREE Course

Over six sessions this course helps you to understand how anxiety affects how you think, how you feel and subsequently what you do. In this guided self-help programme you’ll learn to develop new evidence-based techniques: to help identify negative thinking styles; to limit adverse impact on our emotional and physical feelings; to address unhelpful actions and behaviours. You’ll be introduced to strategies and tools for breaking a current negative cycle, challenging negative thinking styles and altering unhelpful behaviours.

The course uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) based techniques, which are evidence-based methods for dealing with mental health issues and improving our wellbeing.

Date: Every Tuesday 10am – 12pm 

Duration: This is a 12-hour course, spread over 6 weekly 2 hour sessions.

Group size: capacity for up to 15 participants

Venue: the Mind Wellbeing Centre

3-11 Drake Street

Rochdale

OL16 1RE

Group Outcomes

• Increased understanding of thoughts, emotions, feelings and behaviour.
• Reduced levels of anxiety and stress.
• Increased levels of wellbeing.

To book on to this FREE course, please contact Neil on 07969 150 018 or [email protected].uk 

Are you struggling with your mental health and emotional wellbeing?

Please don’t suffer alone. If you’re feeling anxious, low, are struggling with negative thoughts, or just need someone to talk to, we are here for you.

Our Listening Lounge provides a safe, comfortable, and confidential space that is open out of normal working hours to support anyone over the age of 18 with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. This is a free walk-in or self-referral service that is run by Wellbeing Workers and Volunteers from Rochdale and District Mind, in partnership with local NHS services. Referrals from professionals are welcome with consent from the client.

The Listening Lounge is free to attend and is held at the Rochdale & District Mind Wellbeing Centre, 3-11 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1RE.

Opening Times:  

Monday 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Tuesday 10:30am – 12:30pm

Wednesday: 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Saturday: 1:30pm – 4:30pm

Please phone 01706 752 338 or 07392 313 880 or email [email protected] for more information.
 

Music can have such a positive effect on our mental wellbeing.

In these sessions, the facilitator will play instrumental music and the group is invited to choose their own instrument and shake, bang or strum along. Participants can join in, in their own time, or choose to listen to the sounds being made by the group and relax.

Kindly supported by South Pennine Records

This is a group course spread over 6 weeks group sessions, Tuesdays 5-7pm at the Mind Wellbeing Centre.

To enquire about a place on this FREE course please contact Paula Hall on 07842 310628 or email [email protected]

Feeling safe is important. Women Only Wednesdays at Rochdale and District Mind offer a safer and supportive space for anyone who identifies as female to access support with their mental health and wellbeing.

Women are more likely to have experienced abuse, in the forms of childhood sexual exploitation and domestic abuse.

All of our current women’s groups will be held on Wednesdays. We will continue to offer all of our current services for males, with any appointments and support groups being held on other days of the week.

Help us spread our message, if you know a female who would like support with their mental health and wellbeing you can download our leaflet here:

Relaxation Sessions

FREE sessions

Our fast-paced society with its demands and pressures can cause people to push their minds and bodies to the limit, often to detriment of our mental, emotional and physical wellbeing. Relaxation techniques are helpful tools to help cope with stress and anxiety and lead to the promotion of overall long-term health.

Relaxation slows the body down and quietens the mind. The technique used is called ‘Progressive Muscle Relaxation. It involves slowly tensing and then releasing each muscle group in the body, starting with the muscles in the toes and finishing with those in the head. It encourages people to ‘be in the present’ moment and take ‘time out’ to focus on the wellbeing of their body and mind.

This session is part of our Women only Wednesday, where we have created a safe space for all who identify as female to visit our Wellbeing Centre.

Venue: The Mind Wellbeing Centre

3-11 Drake Street

Rochdale

OL16 1RE

The approximate average attendance for the group is 6/7 people. You can choose whether to sit down on a chair or lie down on a mat (mats are provided). You are welcome to bring a blanket to cover yourself and/ or a cushion for your head or feet. You are welcome to remove your shoes to aid your relaxation.

The session lasts approximately 45 minutes. The facilitator will talk you through a guided relaxation where you’ll be asked to tense and relax your muscles, concentrate on your breathing and repeat some affirmations. It is beneficial to close your eyes but this is not necessary if you do not feel comfortable with this.

The relaxation sessions start promptly at the time detailed. You need to turn up before that time in order to get settled and ready. The facilitator closes the door when the class is due to start – after that people are not allowed in so as not to disrupt the group.

These sessions will run for 12 weeks. 

To enquire about booking a place on this course please contact Alice on 07766 140 904 or email [email protected]

This drop in provides a safer, secure and understanding environment where all who identify as female are welcome to come for a cup of tea and a chat.

Wednesdays 12.00pm – 1.00pm

These sessions are FREE to attend and are held at the Mind Wellbeing Centre, 3-11 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1RE.

There is no need to book a place for this, please just turn up on the day. If you would like to know more information about this drop-in session please contact Jeanette Toombs on [email protected] or call, text or whatsapp Jeanette on 07896 146 413 who will be happy to answer any questions.

Are you struggling with your mental health and emotional wellbeing?

Please don’t suffer alone. If you’re feeling anxious, low, are struggling with negative thoughts, or just need someone to talk to, we are here for you.
Our Listening Lounge provides a safe, comfortable, and confidential space that is open out of normal working hours to support anyone over the age of 18 with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. This is a free walk-in or self-referral service that is run by Wellbeing Workers and Volunteers from Rochdale and District Mind, in partnership with local NHS services. Referrals from professionals are welcome with consent from the client.

The Listening Lounge is free to attend and is held at the Rochdale & District Mind Wellbeing Centre, 3-11 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1RE.

Opening Times:  

Monday 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Tuesday 10:30am – 12:30pm

Wednesday: 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Saturday: 1:30pm – 4:30pm

Please phone 01706 752 338 or 07392 313 880 or email [email protected] for more information.
 

Anxiety & Depression Support Group

The Anxiety & Depression peer support group is open to adults affected by depression, low mood, stress or anxiety. It offers the opportunity for confidential support, contact with others in a similar situation and the opportunity to explore positive ways of coping with anxiety and depression.

Participants are given the opportunity to select from a range of relevant topics, which will shape the content of the 12 weeks.  Topics range from sleep, panic attacks, mood food, motivation, relaxation. 

Duration:

This is a 12 week support group, spread over weekly 1.5 hour sessions. This group is free to attend.

Group size: capacity for up to 12 participants.

To book on to this course please contact Ruksana via phonecall, text or whatsapp on 0789 614 6109 or [email protected] 

Free Course

Enhance your wellbeing in our therapeutic arts & crafts sessions. Unleash your creativity and free your mind! There is something for everyone to enjoy, including but not limited to, painting, sketching, colouring, origami, and papercrafts!

Duration & Time: This is a 12-week FREE course every Thursday between 6:15-8pm

Venue: the Mind Wellbeing Centre

3-11 Drake Street

Rochdale

OL16 1RE

To book your place on this course or for more information please contact Alice on 07766 140 904 or email [email protected] 

Living Life to the Full Self-Help Course

Free course

Living Life to the Full teaches a range of life skills that are based on a tried and trusted CBT-based approach, equipping participants with useful information and resources that act as tools to use going forward through life.

You’ll learn how to: understand why you feel as you do; choose activities that improve wellbeing; identify behaviours that make you feel worse; identify and combat negative thinking styles; boost self-esteem and confidence.

Over six sessions you’ll explore the causes and effects of stress anxiety and depression, and practice coping strategies that help you deal with these, feeling more informed and empowered to move forward.

Duration:

This is a 12 hour course, spread over 6 weekly 2 hour sessions. Each Friday 10.00am – 12.00pm

Location:

The Mind Wellbeing Centre

3-11 Drake Street

Rochdale

OL16 1RE

Group size:

capacity for up to 15 participants.

Are you struggling with your mental health and emotional wellbeing?

Please don’t suffer alone. If you’re feeling anxious, low, are struggling with negative thoughts, or just need someone to talk to, we are here for you.

Our Listening Lounge provides a safe, comfortable, and confidential space that is open out of normal working hours to support anyone over the age of 18 with their mental health and emotional wellbeing.

This is a free walk-in or self-referral service that is run by Wellbeing Workers and Volunteers from Rochdale and District Mind, in partnership with local NHS services. Referrals from professionals are welcome with consent from the client.

Opening Times:  

Monday 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Tuesday 10:30am – 12:30pm

Wednesday: 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Saturday: 1:30pm – 4:30pm

392 313 880 or email [email protected] for more information.

Are you struggling with your mental health and emotional wellbeing?

Please don’t suffer alone. If you’re feeling anxious, low, are struggling with negative thoughts, or just need someone to talk to, we are here for you.
Our Listening Lounge provides a safe, comfortable, and confidential space that is open out of normal working hours to support anyone over the age of 18 with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. This is a free walk-in or self-referral service that is run by Wellbeing Workers and Volunteers from Rochdale and District Mind, in partnership with local NHS services. Referrals from professionals are welcome with consent from the client.

The Listening Lounge is free to attend and is held at the Rochdale & District Mind Wellbeing Centre, 3-11 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1RE.

Opening Times:  

Monday 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Tuesday 10:30am – 12:30pm

Wednesday: 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Saturday: 1:30pm – 4:30pm

Please phone 01706 752 338 or 07392 313 880 or email [email protected] for more information.
 

Managing Anxiety Self-Help Course

FREE Course

Over six sessions this course helps you to understand how anxiety affects how you think, how you feel and subsequently what you do. In this guided self-help programme you’ll learn to develop new evidence-based techniques: to help identify negative thinking styles; to limit adverse impact on our emotional and physical feelings; to address unhelpful actions and behaviours. You’ll be introduced to strategies and tools for breaking a current negative cycle, challenging negative thinking styles and altering unhelpful behaviours.

The course uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) based techniques, which are evidence-based methods for dealing with mental health issues and improving our wellbeing.

Date: Every Tuesday 10am – 12pm 

Duration: This is a 12-hour course, spread over 6 weekly 2 hour sessions.

Group size: capacity for up to 15 participants

Venue: the Mind Wellbeing Centre

3-11 Drake Street

Rochdale

OL16 1RE

Group Outcomes

• Increased understanding of thoughts, emotions, feelings and behaviour.
• Reduced levels of anxiety and stress.
• Increased levels of wellbeing.

To book on to this FREE course, please contact Neil on 07969 150 018 or [email protected] 

Are you struggling with your mental health and emotional wellbeing?

Please don’t suffer alone. If you’re feeling anxious, low, are struggling with negative thoughts, or just need someone to talk to, we are here for you.

Our Listening Lounge provides a safe, comfortable, and confidential space that is open out of normal working hours to support anyone over the age of 18 with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. This is a free walk-in or self-referral service that is run by Wellbeing Workers and Volunteers from Rochdale and District Mind, in partnership with local NHS services. Referrals from professionals are welcome with consent from the client.

The Listening Lounge is free to attend and is held at the Rochdale & District Mind Wellbeing Centre, 3-11 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1RE.

Opening Times:  

Monday 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Tuesday 10:30am – 12:30pm

Wednesday: 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Saturday: 1:30pm – 4:30pm

Please phone 01706 752 338 or 07392 313 880 or email [email protected] for more information.
 

Music can have such a positive effect on our mental wellbeing.

In these sessions, the facilitator will play instrumental music and the group is invited to choose their own instrument and shake, bang or strum along. Participants can join in, in their own time, or choose to listen to the sounds being made by the group and relax.

Kindly supported by South Pennine Records

This is a group course spread over 6 weeks group sessions, Tuesdays 5-7pm at the Mind Wellbeing Centre.

To enquire about a place on this FREE course please contact Paula Hall on 07842 310628 or email [email protected]

Feeling safe is important. Women Only Wednesdays at Rochdale and District Mind offer a safer and supportive space for anyone who identifies as female to access support with their mental health and wellbeing.

Women are more likely to have experienced abuse, in the forms of childhood sexual exploitation and domestic abuse.

All of our current women’s groups will be held on Wednesdays. We will continue to offer all of our current services for males, with any appointments and support groups being held on other days of the week.

Help us spread our message, if you know a female who would like support with their mental health and wellbeing you can download our leaflet here:

Relaxation Sessions

FREE sessions

Our fast-paced society with its demands and pressures can cause people to push their minds and bodies to the limit, often to detriment of our mental, emotional and physical wellbeing. Relaxation techniques are helpful tools to help cope with stress and anxiety and lead to the promotion of overall long-term health.

Relaxation slows the body down and quietens the mind. The technique used is called ‘Progressive Muscle Relaxation. It involves slowly tensing and then releasing each muscle group in the body, starting with the muscles in the toes and finishing with those in the head. It encourages people to ‘be in the present’ moment and take ‘time out’ to focus on the wellbeing of their body and mind.

This session is part of our Women only Wednesday, where we have created a safe space for all who identify as female to visit our Wellbeing Centre.

Venue: The Mind Wellbeing Centre

3-11 Drake Street

Rochdale

OL16 1RE

The approximate average attendance for the group is 6/7 people. You can choose whether to sit down on a chair or lie down on a mat (mats are provided). You are welcome to bring a blanket to cover yourself and/ or a cushion for your head or feet. You are welcome to remove your shoes to aid your relaxation.

The session lasts approximately 45 minutes. The facilitator will talk you through a guided relaxation where you’ll be asked to tense and relax your muscles, concentrate on your breathing and repeat some affirmations. It is beneficial to close your eyes but this is not necessary if you do not feel comfortable with this.

The relaxation sessions start promptly at the time detailed. You need to turn up before that time in order to get settled and ready. The facilitator closes the door when the class is due to start – after that people are not allowed in so as not to disrupt the group.

These sessions will run for 12 weeks. 

To enquire about booking a place on this course please contact Alice on 07766 140 904 or email [email protected]

This drop in provides a safer, secure and understanding environment where all who identify as female are welcome to come for a cup of tea and a chat.

Wednesdays 12.00pm – 1.00pm

These sessions are FREE to attend and are held at the Mind Wellbeing Centre, 3-11 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1RE.

There is no need to book a place for this, please just turn up on the day. If you would like to know more information about this drop-in session please contact Jeanette Toombs on [email protected] or call, text or whatsapp Jeanette on 07896 146 413 who will be happy to answer any questions.

Are you struggling with your mental health and emotional wellbeing?

Please don’t suffer alone. If you’re feeling anxious, low, are struggling with negative thoughts, or just need someone to talk to, we are here for you.
Our Listening Lounge provides a safe, comfortable, and confidential space that is open out of normal working hours to support anyone over the age of 18 with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. This is a free walk-in or self-referral service that is run by Wellbeing Workers and Volunteers from Rochdale and District Mind, in partnership with local NHS services. Referrals from professionals are welcome with consent from the client.

The Listening Lounge is free to attend and is held at the Rochdale & District Mind Wellbeing Centre, 3-11 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1RE.

Opening Times:  

Monday 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Tuesday 10:30am – 12:30pm

Wednesday: 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Saturday: 1:30pm – 4:30pm

Please phone 01706 752 338 or 07392 313 880 or email [email protected] for more information.
 

Anxiety & Depression Support Group

The Anxiety & Depression peer support group is open to adults affected by depression, low mood, stress or anxiety. It offers the opportunity for confidential support, contact with others in a similar situation and the opportunity to explore positive ways of coping with anxiety and depression.

Participants are given the opportunity to select from a range of relevant topics, which will shape the content of the 12 weeks.  Topics range from sleep, panic attacks, mood food, motivation, relaxation. 

Duration:

This is a 12 week support group, spread over weekly 1.5 hour sessions. This group is free to attend.

Group size: capacity for up to 12 participants.

To book on to this course please contact Ruksana via phonecall, text or whatsapp on 0789 614 6109 or [email protected] 

Free Course

Enhance your wellbeing in our therapeutic arts & crafts sessions. Unleash your creativity and free your mind! There is something for everyone to enjoy, including but not limited to, painting, sketching, colouring, origami, and papercrafts!

Duration & Time: This is a 12-week FREE course every Thursday between 6:15-8pm

Venue: the Mind Wellbeing Centre

3-11 Drake Street

Rochdale

OL16 1RE

To book your place on this course or for more information please contact Alice on 07766 140 904 or email [email protected] 

Living Life to the Full Self-Help Course

Free course

Living Life to the Full teaches a range of life skills that are based on a tried and trusted CBT-based approach, equipping participants with useful information and resources that act as tools to use going forward through life.

You’ll learn how to: understand why you feel as you do; choose activities that improve wellbeing; identify behaviours that make you feel worse; identify and combat negative thinking styles; boost self-esteem and confidence.

Over six sessions you’ll explore the causes and effects of stress anxiety and depression, and practice coping strategies that help you deal with these, feeling more informed and empowered to move forward.

Duration:

This is a 12 hour course, spread over 6 weekly 2 hour sessions. Each Friday 10.00am – 12.00pm

Location:

The Mind Wellbeing Centre

3-11 Drake Street

Rochdale

OL16 1RE

Group size:

capacity for up to 15 participants.

Are you struggling with your mental health and emotional wellbeing?

Please don’t suffer alone. If you’re feeling anxious, low, are struggling with negative thoughts, or just need someone to talk to, we are here for you.
Our Listening Lounge provides a safe, comfortable, and confidential space that is open out of normal working hours to support anyone over the age of 18 with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. This is a free walk-in or self-referral service that is run by Wellbeing Workers and Volunteers from Rochdale and District Mind, in partnership with local NHS services. Referrals from professionals are welcome with consent from the client.

The Listening Lounge is free to attend and is held at the Rochdale & District Mind Wellbeing Centre, 3-11 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1RE.

Opening Times:  

Monday 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Tuesday 10:30am – 12:30pm

Wednesday: 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Saturday: 1:30pm – 4:30pm

Please phone 01706 752 338 or 07392 313 880 or email [email protected] for more information.
 

Managing Anxiety Self-Help Course

FREE Course

Over six sessions this course helps you to understand how anxiety affects how you think, how you feel and subsequently what you do. In this guided self-help programme you’ll learn to develop new evidence-based techniques: to help identify negative thinking styles; to limit adverse impact on our emotional and physical feelings; to address unhelpful actions and behaviours. You’ll be introduced to strategies and tools for breaking a current negative cycle, challenging negative thinking styles and altering unhelpful behaviours.

The course uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) based techniques, which are evidence-based methods for dealing with mental health issues and improving our wellbeing.

Date: Every Tuesday 10am – 12pm 

Duration: This is a 12-hour course, spread over 6 weekly 2 hour sessions.

Group size: capacity for up to 15 participants

Venue: the Mind Wellbeing Centre

3-11 Drake Street

Rochdale

OL16 1RE

Group Outcomes

• Increased understanding of thoughts, emotions, feelings and behaviour.
• Reduced levels of anxiety and stress.
• Increased levels of wellbeing.

To book on to this FREE course, please contact Neil on 07969 150 018 or [email protected] 

Are you struggling with your mental health and emotional wellbeing?

Please don’t suffer alone. If you’re feeling anxious, low, are struggling with negative thoughts, or just need someone to talk to, we are here for you.

Our Listening Lounge provides a safe, comfortable, and confidential space that is open out of normal working hours to support anyone over the age of 18 with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. This is a free walk-in or self-referral service that is run by Wellbeing Workers and Volunteers from Rochdale and District Mind, in partnership with local NHS services. Referrals from professionals are welcome with consent from the client.

The Listening Lounge is free to attend and is held at the Rochdale & District Mind Wellbeing Centre, 3-11 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1RE.

Opening Times:  

Monday 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Tuesday 10:30am – 12:30pm

Wednesday: 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Saturday: 1:30pm – 4:30pm

Please phone 01706 752 338 or 07392 313 880 or email [email protected] for more information.
 

Music can have such a positive effect on our mental wellbeing.

In these sessions, the facilitator will play instrumental music and the group is invited to choose their own instrument and shake, bang or strum along. Participants can join in, in their own time, or choose to listen to the sounds being made by the group and relax.

Kindly supported by South Pennine Records

This is a group course spread over 6 weeks group sessions, Tuesdays 5-7pm at the Mind Wellbeing Centre.

To enquire about a place on this FREE course please contact Paula Hall on 07842 310628 or email [email protected]

Feeling safe is important. Women Only Wednesdays at Rochdale and District Mind offer a safer and supportive space for anyone who identifies as female to access support with their mental health and wellbeing.

Women are more likely to have experienced abuse, in the forms of childhood sexual exploitation and domestic abuse.

All of our current women’s groups will be held on Wednesdays. We will continue to offer all of our current services for males, with any appointments and support groups being held on other days of the week.

Help us spread our message, if you know a female who would like support with their mental health and wellbeing you can download our leaflet here:

Relaxation Sessions

FREE sessions

Our fast-paced society with its demands and pressures can cause people to push their minds and bodies to the limit, often to detriment of our mental, emotional and physical wellbeing. Relaxation techniques are helpful tools to help cope with stress and anxiety and lead to the promotion of overall long-term health.

Relaxation slows the body down and quietens the mind. The technique used is called ‘Progressive Muscle Relaxation. It involves slowly tensing and then releasing each muscle group in the body, starting with the muscles in the toes and finishing with those in the head. It encourages people to ‘be in the present’ moment and take ‘time out’ to focus on the wellbeing of their body and mind.

This session is part of our Women only Wednesday, where we have created a safe space for all who identify as female to visit our Wellbeing Centre.

Venue: The Mind Wellbeing Centre

3-11 Drake Street

Rochdale

OL16 1RE

The approximate average attendance for the group is 6/7 people. You can choose whether to sit down on a chair or lie down on a mat (mats are provided). You are welcome to bring a blanket to cover yourself and/ or a cushion for your head or feet. You are welcome to remove your shoes to aid your relaxation.

The session lasts approximately 45 minutes. The facilitator will talk you through a guided relaxation where you’ll be asked to tense and relax your muscles, concentrate on your breathing and repeat some affirmations. It is beneficial to close your eyes but this is not necessary if you do not feel comfortable with this.

The relaxation sessions start promptly at the time detailed. You need to turn up before that time in order to get settled and ready. The facilitator closes the door when the class is due to start – after that people are not allowed in so as not to disrupt the group.

These sessions will run for 12 weeks. 

To enquire about booking a place on this course please contact Alice on 07766 140 904 or email [email protected]

This drop in provides a safer, secure and understanding environment where all who identify as female are welcome to come for a cup of tea and a chat.

Wednesdays 12.00pm – 1.00pm

These sessions are FREE to attend and are held at the Mind Wellbeing Centre, 3-11 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1RE.

There is no need to book a place for this, please just turn up on the day. If you would like to know more information about this drop-in session please contact Jeanette Toombs on [email protected] or call, text or whatsapp Jeanette on 07896 146 413 who will be happy to answer any questions.

Are you struggling with your mental health and emotional wellbeing?

Please don’t suffer alone. If you’re feeling anxious, low, are struggling with negative thoughts, or just need someone to talk to, we are here for you.
Our Listening Lounge provides a safe, comfortable, and confidential space that is open out of normal working hours to support anyone over the age of 18 with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. This is a free walk-in or self-referral service that is run by Wellbeing Workers and Volunteers from Rochdale and District Mind, in partnership with local NHS services. Referrals from professionals are welcome with consent from the client.

The Listening Lounge is free to attend and is held at the Rochdale & District Mind Wellbeing Centre, 3-11 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1RE.

Opening Times:  

Monday 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Tuesday 10:30am – 12:30pm

Wednesday: 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Saturday: 1:30pm – 4:30pm

Please phone 01706 752 338 or 07392 313 880 or email [email protected] for more information.
 

Anxiety & Depression Support Group

The Anxiety & Depression peer support group is open to adults affected by depression, low mood, stress or anxiety. It offers the opportunity for confidential support, contact with others in a similar situation and the opportunity to explore positive ways of coping with anxiety and depression.

Participants are given the opportunity to select from a range of relevant topics, which will shape the content of the 12 weeks.  Topics range from sleep, panic attacks, mood food, motivation, relaxation. 

Duration:

This is a 12 week support group, spread over weekly 1.5 hour sessions. This group is free to attend.

Group size: capacity for up to 12 participants.

To book on to this course please contact Ruksana via phonecall, text or whatsapp on 0789 614 6109 or [email protected] 

Free Course

Enhance your wellbeing in our therapeutic arts & crafts sessions. Unleash your creativity and free your mind! There is something for everyone to enjoy, including but not limited to, painting, sketching, colouring, origami, and papercrafts!

Duration & Time: This is a 12-week FREE course every Thursday between 6:15-8pm

Venue: the Mind Wellbeing Centre

3-11 Drake Street

Rochdale

OL16 1RE

To book your place on this course or for more information please contact Alice on 07766 140 904 or email [email protected] 

Living Life to the Full Self-Help Course

Free course

Living Life to the Full teaches a range of life skills that are based on a tried and trusted CBT-based approach, equipping participants with useful information and resources that act as tools to use going forward through life.

You’ll learn how to: understand why you feel as you do; choose activities that improve wellbeing; identify behaviours that make you feel worse; identify and combat negative thinking styles; boost self-esteem and confidence.

Over six sessions you’ll explore the causes and effects of stress anxiety and depression, and practice coping strategies that help you deal with these, feeling more informed and empowered to move forward.

Duration:

This is a 12 hour course, spread over 6 weekly 2 hour sessions. Each Friday 10.00am – 12.00pm

Location:

The Mind Wellbeing Centre

3-11 Drake Street

Rochdale

OL16 1RE

Group size:

capacity for up to 15 participants.

Are you struggling with your mental health and emotional wellbeing?

Please don’t suffer alone. If you’re feeling anxious, low, are struggling with negative thoughts, or just need someone to talk to, we are here for you.
Our Listening Lounge provides a safe, comfortable, and confidential space that is open out of normal working hours to support anyone over the age of 18 with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. This is a free walk-in or self-referral service that is run by Wellbeing Workers and Volunteers from Rochdale and District Mind, in partnership with local NHS services. Referrals from professionals are welcome with consent from the client.

The Listening Lounge is free to attend and is held at the Rochdale & District Mind Wellbeing Centre, 3-11 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1RE.

Opening Times:  

Monday 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Tuesday 10:30am – 12:30pm

Wednesday: 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Saturday: 1:30pm – 4:30pm

Please phone 01706 752 338 or 07392 313 880 or email [email protected] for more information.
 

Managing Anxiety Self-Help Course

FREE Course

Over six sessions this course helps you to understand how anxiety affects how you think, how you feel and subsequently what you do. In this guided self-help programme you’ll learn to develop new evidence-based techniques: to help identify negative thinking styles; to limit adverse impact on our emotional and physical feelings; to address unhelpful actions and behaviours. You’ll be introduced to strategies and tools for breaking a current negative cycle, challenging negative thinking styles and altering unhelpful behaviours.

The course uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) based techniques, which are evidence-based methods for dealing with mental health issues and improving our wellbeing.

Date: Every Tuesday 10am – 12pm 

Duration: This is a 12-hour course, spread over 6 weekly 2 hour sessions.

Group size: capacity for up to 15 participants

Venue: the Mind Wellbeing Centre

3-11 Drake Street

Rochdale

OL16 1RE

Group Outcomes

• Increased understanding of thoughts, emotions, feelings and behaviour.
• Reduced levels of anxiety and stress.
• Increased levels of wellbeing.

To book on to this FREE course, please contact Neil on 07969 150 018 or [email protected] 

Are you struggling with your mental health and emotional wellbeing?

Please don’t suffer alone. If you’re feeling anxious, low, are struggling with negative thoughts, or just need someone to talk to, we are here for you.

Our Listening Lounge provides a safe, comfortable, and confidential space that is open out of normal working hours to support anyone over the age of 18 with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. This is a free walk-in or self-referral service that is run by Wellbeing Workers and Volunteers from Rochdale and District Mind, in partnership with local NHS services. Referrals from professionals are welcome with consent from the client.

The Listening Lounge is free to attend and is held at the Rochdale & District Mind Wellbeing Centre, 3-11 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1RE.

Opening Times:  

Monday 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Tuesday 10:30am – 12:30pm

Wednesday: 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Saturday: 1:30pm – 4:30pm

Please phone 01706 752 338 or 07392 313 880 or email [email protected] for more information.
 

Music can have such a positive effect on our mental wellbeing.

In these sessions, the facilitator will play instrumental music and the group is invited to choose their own instrument and shake, bang or strum along. Participants can join in, in their own time, or choose to listen to the sounds being made by the group and relax.

Kindly supported by South Pennine Records

This is a group course spread over 6 weeks group sessions, Tuesdays 5-7pm at the Mind Wellbeing Centre.

To enquire about a place on this FREE course please contact Paula Hall on 07842 310628 or email [email protected]

Feeling safe is important. Women Only Wednesdays at Rochdale and District Mind offer a safer and supportive space for anyone who identifies as female to access support with their mental health and wellbeing.

Women are more likely to have experienced abuse, in the forms of childhood sexual exploitation and domestic abuse.

All of our current women’s groups will be held on Wednesdays. We will continue to offer all of our current services for males, with any appointments and support groups being held on other days of the week.

Help us spread our message, if you know a female who would like support with their mental health and wellbeing you can download our leaflet here:

Relaxation Sessions

FREE sessions

Our fast-paced society with its demands and pressures can cause people to push their minds and bodies to the limit, often to detriment of our mental, emotional and physical wellbeing. Relaxation techniques are helpful tools to help cope with stress and anxiety and lead to the promotion of overall long-term health.

Relaxation slows the body down and quietens the mind. The technique used is called ‘Progressive Muscle Relaxation. It involves slowly tensing and then releasing each muscle group in the body, starting with the muscles in the toes and finishing with those in the head. It encourages people to ‘be in the present’ moment and take ‘time out’ to focus on the wellbeing of their body and mind.

This session is part of our Women only Wednesday, where we have created a safe space for all who identify as female to visit our Wellbeing Centre.

Venue: The Mind Wellbeing Centre

3-11 Drake Street

Rochdale

OL16 1RE

The approximate average attendance for the group is 6/7 people. You can choose whether to sit down on a chair or lie down on a mat (mats are provided). You are welcome to bring a blanket to cover yourself and/ or a cushion for your head or feet. You are welcome to remove your shoes to aid your relaxation.

The session lasts approximately 45 minutes. The facilitator will talk you through a guided relaxation where you’ll be asked to tense and relax your muscles, concentrate on your breathing and repeat some affirmations. It is beneficial to close your eyes but this is not necessary if you do not feel comfortable with this.

The relaxation sessions start promptly at the time detailed. You need to turn up before that time in order to get settled and ready. The facilitator closes the door when the class is due to start – after that people are not allowed in so as not to disrupt the group.

These sessions will run for 12 weeks. 

To enquire about booking a place on this course please contact Alice on 07766 140 904 or email [email protected]

This drop in provides a safer, secure and understanding environment where all who identify as female are welcome to come for a cup of tea and a chat.

Wednesdays 12.00pm – 1.00pm

These sessions are FREE to attend and are held at the Mind Wellbeing Centre, 3-11 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1RE.

There is no need to book a place for this, please just turn up on the day. If you would like to know more information about this drop-in session please contact Jeanette Toombs on [email protected] or call, text or whatsapp Jeanette on 07896 146 413 who will be happy to answer any questions.

Are you struggling with your mental health and emotional wellbeing?

Please don’t suffer alone. If you’re feeling anxious, low, are struggling with negative thoughts, or just need someone to talk to, we are here for you.
Our Listening Lounge provides a safe, comfortable, and confidential space that is open out of normal working hours to support anyone over the age of 18 with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. This is a free walk-in or self-referral service that is run by Wellbeing Workers and Volunteers from Rochdale and District Mind, in partnership with local NHS services. Referrals from professionals are welcome with consent from the client.

The Listening Lounge is free to attend and is held at the Rochdale & District Mind Wellbeing Centre, 3-11 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1RE.

Opening Times:  

Monday 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Tuesday 10:30am – 12:30pm

Wednesday: 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Saturday: 1:30pm – 4:30pm

Please phone 01706 752 338 or 07392 313 880 or email [email protected] for more information.
 

Anxiety & Depression Support Group

The Anxiety & Depression peer support group is open to adults affected by depression, low mood, stress or anxiety. It offers the opportunity for confidential support, contact with others in a similar situation and the opportunity to explore positive ways of coping with anxiety and depression.

Participants are given the opportunity to select from a range of relevant topics, which will shape the content of the 12 weeks.  Topics range from sleep, panic attacks, mood food, motivation, relaxation. 

Duration:

This is a 12 week support group, spread over weekly 1.5 hour sessions. This group is free to attend.

Group size: capacity for up to 12 participants.

To book on to this course please contact Ruksana via phonecall, text or whatsapp on 0789 614 6109 or [email protected] 

Free Course

Enhance your wellbeing in our therapeutic arts & crafts sessions. Unleash your creativity and free your mind! There is something for everyone to enjoy, including but not limited to, painting, sketching, colouring, origami, and papercrafts!

Duration & Time: This is a 12-week FREE course every Thursday between 6:15-8pm

Venue: the Mind Wellbeing Centre

3-11 Drake Street

Rochdale

OL16 1RE

To book your place on this course or for more information please contact Alice on 07766 140 904 or email [email protected] 

Living Life to the Full Self-Help Course

Free course

Living Life to the Full teaches a range of life skills that are based on a tried and trusted CBT-based approach, equipping participants with useful information and resources that act as tools to use going forward through life.

You’ll learn how to: understand why you feel as you do; choose activities that improve wellbeing; identify behaviours that make you feel worse; identify and combat negative thinking styles; boost self-esteem and confidence.

Over six sessions you’ll explore the causes and effects of stress anxiety and depression, and practice coping strategies that help you deal with these, feeling more informed and empowered to move forward.

Duration:

This is a 12 hour course, spread over 6 weekly 2 hour sessions. Each Friday 10.00am – 12.00pm

Location:

The Mind Wellbeing Centre

3-11 Drake Street

Rochdale

OL16 1RE

Group size:

capacity for up to 15 participants.

Are you struggling with your mental health and emotional wellbeing?

Please don’t suffer alone. If you’re feeling anxious, low, are struggling with negative thoughts, or just need someone to talk to, we are here for you.
Our Listening Lounge provides a safe, comfortable, and confidential space that is open out of normal working hours to support anyone over the age of 18 with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. This is a free walk-in or self-referral service that is run by Wellbeing Workers and Volunteers from Rochdale and District Mind, in partnership with local NHS services. Referrals from professionals are welcome with consent from the client.

The Listening Lounge is free to attend and is held at the Rochdale & District Mind Wellbeing Centre, 3-11 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1RE.

Opening Times:  

Monday 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Tuesday 10:30am – 12:30pm

Wednesday: 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Saturday: 1:30pm – 4:30pm

Please phone 01706 752 338 or 07392 313 880 or email [email protected] for more information.
 

Managing Anxiety Self-Help Course

FREE Course

Over six sessions this course helps you to understand how anxiety affects how you think, how you feel and subsequently what you do. In this guided self-help programme you’ll learn to develop new evidence-based techniques: to help identify negative thinking styles; to limit adverse impact on our emotional and physical feelings; to address unhelpful actions and behaviours. You’ll be introduced to strategies and tools for breaking a current negative cycle, challenging negative thinking styles and altering unhelpful behaviours.

The course uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) based techniques, which are evidence-based methods for dealing with mental health issues and improving our wellbeing.

Date: Every Tuesday 10am – 12pm 

Duration: This is a 12-hour course, spread over 6 weekly 2 hour sessions.

Group size: capacity for up to 15 participants

Venue: the Mind Wellbeing Centre

3-11 Drake Street

Rochdale

OL16 1RE

Group Outcomes

• Increased understanding of thoughts, emotions, feelings and behaviour.
• Reduced levels of anxiety and stress.
• Increased levels of wellbeing.

To book on to this FREE course, please contact Neil on 07969 150 018 or [email protected] 

Are you struggling with your mental health and emotional wellbeing?

Please don’t suffer alone. If you’re feeling anxious, low, are struggling with negative thoughts, or just need someone to talk to, we are here for you.

Our Listening Lounge provides a safe, comfortable, and confidential space that is open out of normal working hours to support anyone over the age of 18 with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. This is a free walk-in or self-referral service that is run by Wellbeing Workers and Volunteers from Rochdale and District Mind, in partnership with local NHS services. Referrals from professionals are welcome with consent from the client.

The Listening Lounge is free to attend and is held at the Rochdale & District Mind Wellbeing Centre, 3-11 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1RE.

Opening Times:  

Monday 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Tuesday 10:30am – 12:30pm

Wednesday: 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Saturday: 1:30pm – 4:30pm

Please phone 01706 752 338 or 07392 313 880 or email [email protected] for more information.
 

Music can have such a positive effect on our mental wellbeing.

In these sessions, the facilitator will play instrumental music and the group is invited to choose their own instrument and shake, bang or strum along. Participants can join in, in their own time, or choose to listen to the sounds being made by the group and relax.

Kindly supported by South Pennine Records

This is a group course spread over 6 weeks group sessions, Tuesdays 5-7pm at the Mind Wellbeing Centre.

To enquire about a place on this FREE course please contact Paula Hall on 07842 310628 or email [email protected]

Feeling safe is important. Women Only Wednesdays at Rochdale and District Mind offer a safer and supportive space for anyone who identifies as female to access support with their mental health and wellbeing.

Women are more likely to have experienced abuse, in the forms of childhood sexual exploitation and domestic abuse.

All of our current women’s groups will be held on Wednesdays. We will continue to offer all of our current services for males, with any appointments and support groups being held on other days of the week.

Help us spread our message, if you know a female who would like support with their mental health and wellbeing you can download our leaflet here:

Relaxation Sessions

FREE sessions

Our fast-paced society with its demands and pressures can cause people to push their minds and bodies to the limit, often to detriment of our mental, emotional and physical wellbeing. Relaxation techniques are helpful tools to help cope with stress and anxiety and lead to the promotion of overall long-term health.

Relaxation slows the body down and quietens the mind. The technique used is called ‘Progressive Muscle Relaxation. It involves slowly tensing and then releasing each muscle group in the body, starting with the muscles in the toes and finishing with those in the head. It encourages people to ‘be in the present’ moment and take ‘time out’ to focus on the wellbeing of their body and mind.

This session is part of our Women only Wednesday, where we have created a safe space for all who identify as female to visit our Wellbeing Centre.

Venue: The Mind Wellbeing Centre

3-11 Drake Street

Rochdale

OL16 1RE

The approximate average attendance for the group is 6/7 people. You can choose whether to sit down on a chair or lie down on a mat (mats are provided). You are welcome to bring a blanket to cover yourself and/ or a cushion for your head or feet. You are welcome to remove your shoes to aid your relaxation.

The session lasts approximately 45 minutes. The facilitator will talk you through a guided relaxation where you’ll be asked to tense and relax your muscles, concentrate on your breathing and repeat some affirmations. It is beneficial to close your eyes but this is not necessary if you do not feel comfortable with this.

The relaxation sessions start promptly at the time detailed. You need to turn up before that time in order to get settled and ready. The facilitator closes the door when the class is due to start – after that people are not allowed in so as not to disrupt the group.

These sessions will run for 12 weeks. 

To enquire about booking a place on this course please contact Alice on 07766 140 904 or email [email protected]

This drop in provides a safer, secure and understanding environment where all who identify as female are welcome to come for a cup of tea and a chat.

Wednesdays 12.00pm – 1.00pm

These sessions are FREE to attend and are held at the Mind Wellbeing Centre, 3-11 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1RE.

There is no need to book a place for this, please just turn up on the day. If you would like to know more information about this drop-in session please contact Jeanette Toombs on [email protected] or call, text or whatsapp Jeanette on 07896 146 413 who will be happy to answer any questions.

Are you struggling with your mental health and emotional wellbeing?

Please don’t suffer alone. If you’re feeling anxious, low, are struggling with negative thoughts, or just need someone to talk to, we are here for you.
Our Listening Lounge provides a safe, comfortable, and confidential space that is open out of normal working hours to support anyone over the age of 18 with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. This is a free walk-in or self-referral service that is run by Wellbeing Workers and Volunteers from Rochdale and District Mind, in partnership with local NHS services. Referrals from professionals are welcome with consent from the client.

The Listening Lounge is free to attend and is held at the Rochdale & District Mind Wellbeing Centre, 3-11 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1RE.

Opening Times:  

Monday 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Tuesday 10:30am – 12:30pm

Wednesday: 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Saturday: 1:30pm – 4:30pm

Please phone 01706 752 338 or 07392 313 880 or email [email protected] for more information.
 

Anxiety & Depression Support Group

The Anxiety & Depression peer support group is open to adults affected by depression, low mood, stress or anxiety. It offers the opportunity for confidential support, contact with others in a similar situation and the opportunity to explore positive ways of coping with anxiety and depression.

Participants are given the opportunity to select from a range of relevant topics, which will shape the content of the 12 weeks.  Topics range from sleep, panic attacks, mood food, motivation, relaxation. 

Duration:

This is a 12 week support group, spread over weekly 1.5 hour sessions. This group is free to attend.

Group size: capacity for up to 12 participants.

To book on to this course please contact Ruksana via phonecall, text or whatsapp on 0789 614 6109 or [email protected] 

Free Course

Enhance your wellbeing in our therapeutic arts & crafts sessions. Unleash your creativity and free your mind! There is something for everyone to enjoy, including but not limited to, painting, sketching, colouring, origami, and papercrafts!

Duration & Time: This is a 12-week FREE course every Thursday between 6:15-8pm

Venue: the Mind Wellbeing Centre

3-11 Drake Street

Rochdale

OL16 1RE

To book your place on this course or for more information please contact Alice on 07766 140 904 or email [email protected] 

Living Life to the Full Self-Help Course

Free course

Living Life to the Full teaches a range of life skills that are based on a tried and trusted CBT-based approach, equipping participants with useful information and resources that act as tools to use going forward through life.

You’ll learn how to: understand why you feel as you do; choose activities that improve wellbeing; identify behaviours that make you feel worse; identify and combat negative thinking styles; boost self-esteem and confidence.

Over six sessions you’ll explore the causes and effects of stress anxiety and depression, and practice coping strategies that help you deal with these, feeling more informed and empowered to move forward.

Duration:

This is a 12 hour course, spread over 6 weekly 2 hour sessions. Each Friday 10.00am – 12.00pm

Location:

The Mind Wellbeing Centre

3-11 Drake Street

Rochdale

OL16 1RE

Group size:

capacity for up to 15 participants.

Are you struggling with your mental health and emotional wellbeing?

Please don’t suffer alone. If you’re feeling anxious, low, are struggling with negative thoughts, or just need someone to talk to, we are here for you.
Our Listening Lounge provides a safe, comfortable, and confidential space that is open out of normal working hours to support anyone over the age of 18 with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. This is a free walk-in or self-referral service that is run by Wellbeing Workers and Volunteers from Rochdale and District Mind, in partnership with local NHS services. Referrals from professionals are welcome with consent from the client.

The Listening Lounge is free to attend and is held at the Rochdale & District Mind Wellbeing Centre, 3-11 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1RE.

Opening Times:  

Monday 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Tuesday 10:30am – 12:30pm

Wednesday: 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Saturday: 1:30pm – 4:30pm

Please phone 01706 752 338 or 07392 313 880 or email [email protected] for more information.
 

Managing Anxiety Self-Help Course

FREE Course

Over six sessions this course helps you to understand how anxiety affects how you think, how you feel and subsequently what you do. In this guided self-help programme you’ll learn to develop new evidence-based techniques: to help identify negative thinking styles; to limit adverse impact on our emotional and physical feelings; to address unhelpful actions and behaviours. You’ll be introduced to strategies and tools for breaking a current negative cycle, challenging negative thinking styles and altering unhelpful behaviours.

The course uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) based techniques, which are evidence-based methods for dealing with mental health issues and improving our wellbeing.

Date: Every Tuesday 10am – 12pm 

Duration: This is a 12-hour course, spread over 6 weekly 2 hour sessions.

Group size: capacity for up to 15 participants

Venue: the Mind Wellbeing Centre

3-11 Drake Street

Rochdale

OL16 1RE

Group Outcomes

• Increased understanding of thoughts, emotions, feelings and behaviour.
• Reduced levels of anxiety and stress.
• Increased levels of wellbeing.

To book on to this FREE course, please contact Neil on 07969 150 018 or [email protected] 

Are you struggling with your mental health and emotional wellbeing?

Please don’t suffer alone. If you’re feeling anxious, low, are struggling with negative thoughts, or just need someone to talk to, we are here for you.

Our Listening Lounge provides a safe, comfortable, and confidential space that is open out of normal working hours to support anyone over the age of 18 with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. This is a free walk-in or self-referral service that is run by Wellbeing Workers and Volunteers from Rochdale and District Mind, in partnership with local NHS services. Referrals from professionals are welcome with consent from the client.

The Listening Lounge is free to attend and is held at the Rochdale & District Mind Wellbeing Centre, 3-11 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1RE.

Opening Times:  

Monday 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Tuesday 10:30am – 12:30pm

Wednesday: 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Saturday: 1:30pm – 4:30pm

Please phone 01706 752 338 or 07392 313 880 or email [email protected] for more information.
 

Music can have such a positive effect on our mental wellbeing.

In these sessions, the facilitator will play instrumental music and the group is invited to choose their own instrument and shake, bang or strum along. Participants can join in, in their own time, or choose to listen to the sounds being made by the group and relax.

Kindly supported by South Pennine Records

This is a group course spread over 6 weeks group sessions, Tuesdays 5-7pm at the Mind Wellbeing Centre.

To enquire about a place on this FREE course please contact Paula Hall on 07842 310628 or email [email protected]uk

Feeling safe is important. Women Only Wednesdays at Rochdale and District Mind offer a safer and supportive space for anyone who identifies as female to access support with their mental health and wellbeing.

Women are more likely to have experienced abuse, in the forms of childhood sexual exploitation and domestic abuse.

All of our current women’s groups will be held on Wednesdays. We will continue to offer all of our current services for males, with any appointments and support groups being held on other days of the week.

Help us spread our message, if you know a female who would like support with their mental health and wellbeing you can download our leaflet here:

Relaxation Sessions

FREE sessions

Our fast-paced society with its demands and pressures can cause people to push their minds and bodies to the limit, often to detriment of our mental, emotional and physical wellbeing. Relaxation techniques are helpful tools to help cope with stress and anxiety and lead to the promotion of overall long-term health.

Relaxation slows the body down and quietens the mind. The technique used is called ‘Progressive Muscle Relaxation. It involves slowly tensing and then releasing each muscle group in the body, starting with the muscles in the toes and finishing with those in the head. It encourages people to ‘be in the present’ moment and take ‘time out’ to focus on the wellbeing of their body and mind.

This session is part of our Women only Wednesday, where we have created a safe space for all who identify as female to visit our Wellbeing Centre.

Venue: The Mind Wellbeing Centre

3-11 Drake Street

Rochdale

OL16 1RE

The approximate average attendance for the group is 6/7 people. You can choose whether to sit down on a chair or lie down on a mat (mats are provided). You are welcome to bring a blanket to cover yourself and/ or a cushion for your head or feet. You are welcome to remove your shoes to aid your relaxation.

The session lasts approximately 45 minutes. The facilitator will talk you through a guided relaxation where you’ll be asked to tense and relax your muscles, concentrate on your breathing and repeat some affirmations. It is beneficial to close your eyes but this is not necessary if you do not feel comfortable with this.

The relaxation sessions start promptly at the time detailed. You need to turn up before that time in order to get settled and ready. The facilitator closes the door when the class is due to start – after that people are not allowed in so as not to disrupt the group.

These sessions will run for 12 weeks. 

To enquire about booking a place on this course please contact Alice on 07766 140 904 or email [email protected]

This drop in provides a safer, secure and understanding environment where all who identify as female are welcome to come for a cup of tea and a chat.

Wednesdays 12.00pm – 1.00pm

These sessions are FREE to attend and are held at the Mind Wellbeing Centre, 3-11 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1RE.

There is no need to book a place for this, please just turn up on the day. If you would like to know more information about this drop-in session please contact Jeanette Toombs on [email protected] or call, text or whatsapp Jeanette on 07896 146 413 who will be happy to answer any questions.

Are you struggling with your mental health and emotional wellbeing?

Please don’t suffer alone. If you’re feeling anxious, low, are struggling with negative thoughts, or just need someone to talk to, we are here for you.
Our Listening Lounge provides a safe, comfortable, and confidential space that is open out of normal working hours to support anyone over the age of 18 with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. This is a free walk-in or self-referral service that is run by Wellbeing Workers and Volunteers from Rochdale and District Mind, in partnership with local NHS services. Referrals from professionals are welcome with consent from the client.

The Listening Lounge is free to attend and is held at the Rochdale & District Mind Wellbeing Centre, 3-11 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1RE.

Opening Times:  

Monday 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Tuesday 10:30am – 12:30pm

Wednesday: 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Saturday: 1:30pm – 4:30pm

Please phone 01706 752 338 or 07392 313 880 or email [email protected] for more information.
 

Anxiety & Depression Support Group

The Anxiety & Depression peer support group is open to adults affected by depression, low mood, stress or anxiety. It offers the opportunity for confidential support, contact with others in a similar situation and the opportunity to explore positive ways of coping with anxiety and depression.

Participants are given the opportunity to select from a range of relevant topics, which will shape the content of the 12 weeks.  Topics range from sleep, panic attacks, mood food, motivation, relaxation. 

Duration:

This is a 12 week support group, spread over weekly 1.5 hour sessions. This group is free to attend.

Group size: capacity for up to 12 participants.

To book on to this course please contact Ruksana via phonecall, text or whatsapp on 0789 614 6109 or [email protected] 

Free Course

Enhance your wellbeing in our therapeutic arts & crafts sessions. Unleash your creativity and free your mind! There is something for everyone to enjoy, including but not limited to, painting, sketching, colouring, origami, and papercrafts!

Duration & Time: This is a 12-week FREE course every Thursday between 6:15-8pm

Venue: the Mind Wellbeing Centre

3-11 Drake Street

Rochdale

OL16 1RE

To book your place on this course or for more information please contact Alice on 07766 140 904 or email [email protected] 

Living Life to the Full Self-Help Course

Free course

Living Life to the Full teaches a range of life skills that are based on a tried and trusted CBT-based approach, equipping participants with useful information and resources that act as tools to use going forward through life.

You’ll learn how to: understand why you feel as you do; choose activities that improve wellbeing; identify behaviours that make you feel worse; identify and combat negative thinking styles; boost self-esteem and confidence.

Over six sessions you’ll explore the causes and effects of stress anxiety and depression, and practice coping strategies that help you deal with these, feeling more informed and empowered to move forward.

Duration:

This is a 12 hour course, spread over 6 weekly 2 hour sessions. Each Friday 10.00am – 12.00pm

Location:

The Mind Wellbeing Centre

3-11 Drake Street

Rochdale

OL16 1RE

Group size:

capacity for up to 15 participants.

Are you struggling with your mental health and emotional wellbeing?

Please don’t suffer alone. If you’re feeling anxious, low, are struggling with negative thoughts, or just need someone to talk to, we are here for you.
Our Listening Lounge provides a safe, comfortable, and confidential space that is open out of normal working hours to support anyone over the age of 18 with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. This is a free walk-in or self-referral service that is run by Wellbeing Workers and Volunteers from Rochdale and District Mind, in partnership with local NHS services. Referrals from professionals are welcome with consent from the client.

The Listening Lounge is free to attend and is held at the Rochdale & District Mind Wellbeing Centre, 3-11 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1RE.

Opening Times:  

Monday 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Tuesday 10:30am – 12:30pm

Wednesday: 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Saturday: 1:30pm – 4:30pm

Please phone 01706 752 338 or 07392 313 880 or email [email protected] for more information.
 

Managing Anxiety Self-Help Course

FREE Course

Over six sessions this course helps you to understand how anxiety affects how you think, how you feel and subsequently what you do. In this guided self-help programme you’ll learn to develop new evidence-based techniques: to help identify negative thinking styles; to limit adverse impact on our emotional and physical feelings; to address unhelpful actions and behaviours. You’ll be introduced to strategies and tools for breaking a current negative cycle, challenging negative thinking styles and altering unhelpful behaviours.

The course uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) based techniques, which are evidence-based methods for dealing with mental health issues and improving our wellbeing.

Date: Every Tuesday 10am – 12pm 

Duration: This is a 12-hour course, spread over 6 weekly 2 hour sessions.

Group size: capacity for up to 15 participants

Venue: the Mind Wellbeing Centre

3-11 Drake Street

Rochdale

OL16 1RE

Group Outcomes

• Increased understanding of thoughts, emotions, feelings and behaviour.
• Reduced levels of anxiety and stress.
• Increased levels of wellbeing.

To book on to this FREE course, please contact Neil on 07969 150 018 or [email protected] 

Are you struggling with your mental health and emotional wellbeing?

Please don’t suffer alone. If you’re feeling anxious, low, are struggling with negative thoughts, or just need someone to talk to, we are here for you.

Our Listening Lounge provides a safe, comfortable, and confidential space that is open out of normal working hours to support anyone over the age of 18 with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. This is a free walk-in or self-referral service that is run by Wellbeing Workers and Volunteers from Rochdale and District Mind, in partnership with local NHS services. Referrals from professionals are welcome with consent from the client.

The Listening Lounge is free to attend and is held at the Rochdale & District Mind Wellbeing Centre, 3-11 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1RE.

Opening Times:  

Monday 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Tuesday 10:30am – 12:30pm

Wednesday: 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Saturday: 1:30pm – 4:30pm

Please phone 01706 752 338 or 07392 313 880 or email [email protected] for more information.
 

Music can have such a positive effect on our mental wellbeing.

In these sessions, the facilitator will play instrumental music and the group is invited to choose their own instrument and shake, bang or strum along. Participants can join in, in their own time, or choose to listen to the sounds being made by the group and relax.

Kindly supported by South Pennine Records

This is a group course spread over 6 weeks group sessions, Tuesdays 5-7pm at the Mind Wellbeing Centre.

To enquire about a place on this FREE course please contact Paula Hall on 07842 310628 or email [email protected]

Feeling safe is important. Women Only Wednesdays at Rochdale and District Mind offer a safer and supportive space for anyone who identifies as female to access support with their mental health and wellbeing.

Women are more likely to have experienced abuse, in the forms of childhood sexual exploitation and domestic abuse.

All of our current women’s groups will be held on Wednesdays. We will continue to offer all of our current services for males, with any appointments and support groups being held on other days of the week.

Help us spread our message, if you know a female who would like support with their mental health and wellbeing you can download our leaflet here:

Relaxation Sessions

FREE sessions

Our fast-paced society with its demands and pressures can cause people to push their minds and bodies to the limit, often to detriment of our mental, emotional and physical wellbeing. Relaxation techniques are helpful tools to help cope with stress and anxiety and lead to the promotion of overall long-term health.

Relaxation slows the body down and quietens the mind. The technique used is called ‘Progressive Muscle Relaxation. It involves slowly tensing and then releasing each muscle group in the body, starting with the muscles in the toes and finishing with those in the head. It encourages people to ‘be in the present’ moment and take ‘time out’ to focus on the wellbeing of their body and mind.

This session is part of our Women only Wednesday, where we have created a safe space for all who identify as female to visit our Wellbeing Centre.

Venue: The Mind Wellbeing Centre

3-11 Drake Street

Rochdale

OL16 1RE

The approximate average attendance for the group is 6/7 people. You can choose whether to sit down on a chair or lie down on a mat (mats are provided). You are welcome to bring a blanket to cover yourself and/ or a cushion for your head or feet. You are welcome to remove your shoes to aid your relaxation.

The session lasts approximately 45 minutes. The facilitator will talk you through a guided relaxation where you’ll be asked to tense and relax your muscles, concentrate on your breathing and repeat some affirmations. It is beneficial to close your eyes but this is not necessary if you do not feel comfortable with this.

The relaxation sessions start promptly at the time detailed. You need to turn up before that time in order to get settled and ready. The facilitator closes the door when the class is due to start – after that people are not allowed in so as not to disrupt the group.

These sessions will run for 12 weeks. 

To enquire about booking a place on this course please contact Alice on 07766 140 904 or email [email protected]

This drop in provides a safer, secure and understanding environment where all who identify as female are welcome to come for a cup of tea and a chat.

Wednesdays 12.00pm – 1.00pm

These sessions are FREE to attend and are held at the Mind Wellbeing Centre, 3-11 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1RE.

There is no need to book a place for this, please just turn up on the day. If you would like to know more information about this drop-in session please contact Jeanette Toombs on [email protected] or call, text or whatsapp Jeanette on 07896 146 413 who will be happy to answer any questions.

Are you struggling with your mental health and emotional wellbeing?

Please don’t suffer alone. If you’re feeling anxious, low, are struggling with negative thoughts, or just need someone to talk to, we are here for you.
Our Listening Lounge provides a safe, comfortable, and confidential space that is open out of normal working hours to support anyone over the age of 18 with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. This is a free walk-in or self-referral service that is run by Wellbeing Workers and Volunteers from Rochdale and District Mind, in partnership with local NHS services. Referrals from professionals are welcome with consent from the client.

The Listening Lounge is free to attend and is held at the Rochdale & District Mind Wellbeing Centre, 3-11 Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1RE.

Opening Times:  

Monday 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Tuesday 10:30am – 12:30pm

Wednesday: 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Saturday: 1:30pm – 4:30pm

Please phone 01706 752 338 or 07392 313 880 or email [email protected] for more information.
 

Anxiety & Depression Support Group

The Anxiety & Depression peer support group is open to adults affected by depression, low mood, stress or anxiety. It offers the opportunity for confidential support, contact with others in a similar situation and the opportunity to explore positive ways of coping with anxiety and depression.

Participants are given the opportunity to select from a range of relevant topics, which will shape the content of the 12 weeks.  Topics range from sleep, panic attacks, mood food, motivation, relaxation. 

Duration:

This is a 12 week support group, spread over weekly 1.5 hour sessions. This group is free to attend.

Group size: capacity for up to 12 participants.

To book on to this course please contact Ruksana via phonecall, text or whatsapp on 0789 614 6109 or [email protected] 

Free Course

Enhance your wellbeing in our therapeutic arts & crafts sessions. Unleash your creativity and free your mind! There is something for everyone to enjoy, including but not limited to, painting, sketching, colouring, origami, and papercrafts!

Duration & Time: This is a 12-week FREE course every Thursday between 6:15-8pm