Matt's story

“I was in a really dark place at the beginning of the year, I just felt I couldn’t live through another year and I started to think about taking my own life. I knew I needed some help and when I googled James’ Place popped up so I filled in the form and they got back to me almost straight away and I was booked in for an appointment.”

“I was apprehensive, and I was expected it to be like NHS counselling but it felt much different. The centre was really calm and nice. My therapist was lovely, it felt like she was really responding to exactly what I said. I felt heard. Over the weeks the thoughts started to subside and I felt stronger and more able to carry on.”

“We started to work on things that could keep me well in the future, I’ve taken up mindfulness, I’ve started writing again, there’s lots of little things I do now that keep me grounded and make a difference, they stop my thoughts running away again. Going to James’ Place has been an amazing experience for me.”

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