Guy's story

“I moved from America to UK earlier this year for a job and it was a very challenging time for me. I felt quite isolated and lonely without my usual support system, and I felt I was not succeeding in my new job. I became depressed and I was full of self-doubt.  I felt like a lost cause. Things came to a head and found myself in suicidal crisis. I reached out to help from Islington crisis team and they told me about James’ Place. They seemed to hold it in really high regard, and although I couldn’t see that anything would help me at that point I thought I’d give it a shot.

I felt very comfortable as soon as I arrived, it was like walking into someone’s house. It was very discreet you couldn’t tell from the street what was inside and I was reassured to see other men in the waiting room like me, and others not like me at all! That helped me feel less alone. My therapist was really amazing, he understood what I needed in the short time we had together.  We did lots of activities to help me rediscover my self-worth and confidence. It was so helpful to me, I’d really recommend it to anyone who was struggling like I was.

I’m much happier now, doing better at work, looking to stay over here longer.  I’ve been working on myself, joining groups to socialise, exercising, trying to eat well, all the things I neglected when I was depressed. I’ve also had some additional help from James’ Place through a mentor which has been invaluable.”

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