Agencies

Referring Clients

Individuals are free to self-refer for therapeutic support.

Agencies can refer if they wish to support this process by completing the Alternatives Referral Form

and emailing it to us on [email protected] or by calling us on 01382 221112. If you have the permission of the client, we will then call them back to discuss support.

Reflect

Our Reflect team support individuals through complicated grief, loss and decision making. We support men and women who are facing a pregnancy decision or loss, infertility, baby loss or who have been affected by the removal of children from their care. We understand that they are often experiencing complicated grief.

Reflect can offer a more flexible listening service for clients who may need more support to attend appointments. This can mean that team members may be able to meet them in an appropriate room, for example an agency building they are familiar with, to remove a barrier to accessing our service. Clients may want to attend with a support worker initially, and this can sometimes be arranged.

Group Work

Alternatives Listening Rooms also run Reflect groups as an intervention for agencies where they have recognised this need. These groups run for 6 weeks and can then be reviewed.

Where we work in partnership with a pre-existing group, we ask that one key worker attends, and we abide by their safeguarding procedures.

Groups and Workshops for Young People

Our youth team deliver creative, reflective and interactive workshops to small groups of young people (aged 12-25) in Dundee. These workshops provide a perfect opportunity for young people to explore their thoughts and opinions in a safe space where they can make up their own minds on different matters. These workshops allow opportunities to develop trusting relationships, increase self-awareness and build resilience.

Our workshops cover themes such as body image, emotional wellbeing, friendships and relationships, hopes and dreams, kindness and compassion, media pressure, and sex and consent. We can also take requests for specific themes for workshops too. Workshops can last up to 2 hours and can be booked as a one-off or a series for longer term groups work.

These workshops are free to book, but we do ask for at least 48 hours notice if you need to cancel. With responsibility to our funders, any session that is cancelled in less than 48hours notice will be charged £100 to cover resources, planning time and staff costs.

If you would like to find out more or book a group, please contact our Lead Youth Support Worker [email protected] by email or calling 07594145618.

Your voice

Thank you so much, Alternatives – you guys are so skilled!

Local Recovery Worker, 2020