Sheffield Mind

Sheffield Mind offers a number of different services across the city for people who are experiencing mental health problems as well as for the carers supporting them.  Services are available to people who live in Sheffield.

Counselling and Therapy Service

Sheffield Mind counselling and therapy services provide a range of options:

• Their general one-to-one counselling offers free counselling and psychotherapy with student volunteer therapists to anyone who is aged 18+ and are registered with a Sheffield GP. They accept self referrals or referrals from other professionals.
• Revive which is a fee-paying counselling service to assist during tough periods and transitions in your life, supporting you to to process trauma, bereavement or difficult situations.  Therapy can take place face-to-face, by telephone or online over Zoom. £50 per session for adults and £60 a session for children and young people.
• Safe Space, provides one-to-one counselling to female and male adult victims of domestic abuse.  However referrals to this service are restricted to certain designated ‘safe accommodation’ in Sheffield.

Due to high demand, Sheffield Mind often have to close their waiting lists for counselling and therapy so do check their website for up to date information or email [email protected]

Springboard Cafes

Springboard Cafes are informal peer support groups designed to help people get the support and advice they need to make progress in their recovery. For more information see the ‘Activities’ section on this website or on each link below. If you’d like to speak to someone before attending call 0114 258 4489 or email [email protected]

• Sheffield Mind Wellbeing Centre, 110 Sharrow Lane, Sheffield, S11 8AL. Runs weekly on Mondays from 1.00pm-3.00pm.
• Manor Library, Ridgeway Road, Sheffield S12 2SS. Runs fortnightly (approximately) on Mondays from 10.00am-4.00pm
• Firvale Community Hub, 27 Page Hall Road, Sheffield, S4 8GU. Women only. Runs monthly from 10.00am-3.00pm. Check on their website for days running.
• Aspiring Communities Together (ACT), Fir Vale Centre, Earl Marshal Road, Sheffield, S4 8LB- Women only. Runs monthly from 10.00am-3.00pm. Check on their website for days running.
• Parson Cross Learning Zone, 320 Wordsworth Avenue, Parson Cross, Sheffield S5 9NL. Runs fortnightly on Fridays from 10am-2pm.

Other services at Mind

ManKind – an informal peer support group for men that meets weekly.

Magpies – supports people who experience difficulty with hoarding behaviours. Magpies comprises of 1:1 support as well as group sessions and courses.

Training Programmes – Sheffield Mind deliver a range of training sessions designed to introduce people to or develop their understanding of mental health issues.

Volunteer Programmes – there are plenty of  different volunteer roles at Sheffield Mind. These include therapists, trustees, group facilitators and general volunteers.

Anger Management – courses are run periodically in all-men or all-women groups.

Annual Health Checks – Sheffield Mind offer support to people with severe mental illness (SMI), to access an annual health check with their GP

Rainbow Minds – This is a LGBTQ+ Cafe for members of LGBTQ+ community (aged 18+) feeling isolated, lonely, have mental health issues, or who want to meet new people. Rainbow Minds meet every Wednesday 5.30-7.30pm at the Wellbeing Centre, 110 Sharrow Lane S11 8AL.  (This group was previously named Kaleidoscope)

Friendly Fridays – peer support group which meets every Friday 10.30am-12.30pm at their Wellbeing Centre.

Here 4 U – volunteers offer a weekly phone call to people who are socially isolated and who need a little bit of help to access services and activities in their community.

GAPS (Gambling Awareness Project Sheffield) – this service has now ended but there are still links and advice on their website focused on preventing gambling harm in young people aged 11-25.