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We offer a range of services including counselling and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), healthy eating, physical activity, volunteering, complementary therapies, and support with cancer and long-term conditions. If you would like help, or to get involved, please click on the ‘Access or refer to our services‘ button.

Mental Health Services

Our Mental Health Services includes counselling, which offers an opportunity to talk over issues in your life with a skilled listener, and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) which is a collaborative therapy that helps you notice and change behaviour patterns you think are problematic.

Westerhaven

Westerhaven offers a wide range of specialist support services to those affected by cancer and long-term conditions such as COPD and long COVID. We also provide a service to relatives, carers, and friends of anyone who has received a diagnosis and who may need some support.

Active Steps

Active Steps aims to support people living in South West Edinburgh to increase their activity and maintain a healthy diet. We will help you to make small changes in your everyday routines that will set you on track for a healthier lifestyle, improving both your physical and mental health.

Tasting Change

Our Tasting Change programme is designed to tackle food insecurity and the health inequalities that prevent people from getting access to good quality, affordable, healthy food. We aim to raise community awareness levels on the importance of good food.

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Community Link Workers

The Health Agency currently employs a Community Link Worker. They help people to achieve their goals by working together to identify and access relevant resources and services within their community.

Willow Gardening Group

Calders Community Garden is a wildlife garden in the Calders area of Wester Hailes. We work in the garden in a way that supports birds and other wildlife. Volunteering sessions take place each week on a Tuesday afternoon between 1 and 4pm.

Groupwork

Our Carers’ Group meets every Monday to offer advice, support, friendship, and mutual support from other carers. We also have a Women’s Group is open to any woman who would like to meet others in a supportive group environment and take part in a variety of interesting activities.

Complementary Therapies

Our Complementary Therapy Service offers therapeutic, aromatherapy, and ‘no hands’ massage, as well as reflexology. Our therapists can help you with a range of conditions such as fatigue, insomnia, depression, anxiety, post-injury recovery and general aches and pains.

If you have accessed our services before we would love to have your feedback

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