York St John Communities Centre
Support groups
Find out what we offer and how to join a support group.
Our support groups are free to access.
Groups are a mixture of both online and face to face within York.
Bereavement Support Group
A 10-week support group for bereaved individuals.
The aim of this group is to help you identify your bereavement and offer conversations and exercises that can help you to understand these feelings and try to make your daily experience easier to cope with, whilst forming connections with others.
Download our information leaflet: Bereavement Support Group (PDF, 2.1 MB)
Cuppa and Conversation Group
A free 10-week emotional support group for individuals that are lonely, wanting to discover more about themselves, learn tools to support their wellbeing, and make new friendships.
Each week there will be different discussion topics and activities to engage with from sharing experiences and things that have impacted us, journaling for self-discovery and learning about self-care and mindfulness, just to name a few. Our main aim is for everyone to make meaningful connections, share experiences and knowledge, learn some helpful tools to take away, and enjoy a cuppa and some interesting conversations!
Download our information leaflet: Cuppa and Conversation Leaflet (PDF, 1.7 MB)
How to join a group
To secure your place or find our more information please email CMHC@yorksj.ac.uk or call 01904 876 072 and leave a message on our confidential telephone line.
We will contact you as soon as possible and ask you to complete a registration form.
Group member Cuppa and Conversation Group
I just want to say how brilliant it’s been to be part of these sessions. All the group activities so far have been great. Covering lots of different topics, giving us lots of information and everyone talking about their experiences has been amazing. I really look forward to Thursday mornings. All the students and staff at York St John have been brilliant, they’re so enthusiastic and positive about what they are doing. I feel that by joining this group I have made some lovely new friends.
Group member Cuppa and Conversation Group
The whole 10-week journey has been amazing, I felt connected, involved, and valued by all of the participants/facilitators. The whole experience has been a positive one, every activity has been engaging and I have taken something valuable away from each one.
Group member Cuppa and Conversation Group
The entire experience has exceeded my expectations. I made new, valued friends. I always felt safe and listened to. The other participants were respectful, everyone got the opportunity to speak and be heard. The compassion from the other participants was phenomenal (equally so from the ‘hosts').