Who are we… Kirsty Flatman-Senior Therapist (perinatal lead) Remember... Sarah Cowan-Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Rachel Clements-High Intensity CBT Therapist

Helen Mushum-Psychological wellbeing practitioner Baby Steps Joanna Robson-High Intensity CBT Therapist Support Group Laura Martin– High Intensity CBT Therapist

Charlotte Attrill– High Intensity CBT therapist New or expecting Mum? Emma McGuinness- Psychological Wellbeing Practi- Struggling to cope? tioner

Angela Turrington-IPT Therapist

Elaine Doherty– Psychological Wellbeing Practition-

TALKING CHANGES Crag lea Villa Lanchester Road Hospital Durham DH1 5RD

Phone: 0191 333 3300 Fax: 0191 333 3301 Website: www.talkingchanges.org.uk Baby Steps Support Group Have you ever thought? Locations

When we go through a big change in our lives Chester le Street Baby Steps is a support group for new Bullion Lane Children’s Centre such as having a baby we can find ourselves and expecting mums experiencing low Gray Avenue questioning everything: mood and anxiety: Chester-le-Street, “What if I’m not good enough?” The course will focus on the following: Postcode “How will I cope?” DH2 2EL  Depression

“If I ask for help people will think I’m a failure?”  Anxiety / Worry Bishop Auckland “Who can I talk to?” Woodhouse Close Children’s Centre  Communication & relationships Walker Drive Bishop Auckland  Role transition “What if I get it wrong?” County Durham “People will judge me...”  Understanding our babies DL14 6QL  Helpful coping strategies These thoughts can leave us feeling over- whelmed, low, guilty, scared and anxious (to The Seaview Centre Babies are welcome! name but a few!) Seaview Primary School We know what a challenging time this can Our support group will help you to identify a The Avenue be and our aim is to give you a safe space support network and provide you with some Deneside to explore this with other mums who are Seaham techniques to challenge upsetting thoughts, find going through similar experiences. We SR7 8PD new helpful coping strategies and ultimately feel will also help you to manage any low better about yourself and your baby’s develop- Stanley mood or anxiety you may be experiencing ment. Using a combination of psychological in- Stanley Family Centre following the birth of your child . Clifford Road terventions in a supportive and child friendly The course runs over 6 weeks, each week Stanley environment Co Durham covering a new topic and will last approxi- DH9 0AB mately 1.5-2 hours. It is also delivered For further information please contact Talking from a child friendly venue so no need to Changes to complete a short telephone assess- arrange childcare. Each session will be The Coleridge Centre, facilitated by two members of the Perina- ment. Contact details can be found overleaf. Ribble Drive, tal Team (see overleaf). Darlington, DL1 5TY