Stepping Stones offer a range of 1:1 support services to suit your individual needs. An initial assessment will take place to identify the right support. Support appointments can be offered via telephony or online, generally they are held face to face in Clydebank, Dumbarton and at the Vale of Leven.
Our workers are Trauma skilled, disability confident and offer accommodations to meet neurodivergent needs.
Guided Self Help is support, based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, for people who experience mild to moderate mental health problems. The support usually lasts about 4-6 sessions over 8-12 weeks and utilises self-help work books and online resources.
Guided Self Help support includes:
- Guided Self Help
- Initial assessment
- Goal setting
- Psycho-education
- Group support
- Relapse prevention and planning for the future.
How to access Guided Self Help
- If you are already a member, speak to your allocated worker or contact the office to discuss
- If you would like to refer to Stepping Stones for Guided Self Help then please use the to self referral form in our ‘contact us’ section
Enhanced Guided Self Help is support, based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, for people who experience mild to moderate mental health problems. This is similar to the Guided Self Help but support usually involves more sessions and runs for a slightly extended period of time. It utilises self-help work books and online resources.
Guided Self Help support includes:
- Guided Self Help
- Initial assessment
- Goal setting
- Psycho-education
- Group support
- Relapse prevention and planning for the future.
How to access Enhanced Guided Self Help
- If you are already a member, speak to your allocated worker or contact the office to discuss
- If you would like to refer to Stepping Stones for Enhanced Guided Self Help then please use the to self referral form in our ‘contact us’ section
Person Centred Counselling (PCC) is a talking therapy that can help people to take greater control of their life and improve their confidence. It does not specifically focus on the past or present but instead it allows the person to turn the focus on what is important to them now. The support usually lasts for 8-12 sessions with possible extensions.
Person Centred Counselling support includes:
- Empathic emotional support
- Non-judgemental support
- Confidence building
- Personal development
- Therapeutic group work.
How to access Person Centred Counselling
- If you are already a member, speak to your allocated worker or contact the office to discuss
- If you would like to refer to Stepping Stones for Person Centred Counselling then please use the to self referral form in our ‘contact us’ section
Individual Support is the support is for people who have ongoing difficulties that can either be practical or emotional, or a combination of both. We find that people benefit from having time with a support worker to reflect on the issues they are going through. This helps people work out what is most important to them now and helps them identify goals.
There may be a number of reasons why someone has referred themselves to Stepping Stones. The cornerstone of our support is empathy and compassion and the support will either be time limited or flexible. We will discuss this with you at an assessment appointment.
We use a number of different methods to help you achieve what you need from us and some of these are listed below:
- Personal Support Planning
- Goal setting
- Reviews
- Peer Support
- Group Support
How to access Individual Support
- If you are already a member, speak to your allocated worker or contact the office to discuss
- If you would like to refer to Stepping Stones for Individual Support then please use the to self referral form in our ‘contact us’ section
All of our brains work in different ways, and some people experience the world differently from
what is considered neurotypical. These people are Neurodivergent, an umbrella term that includes
conditions such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, Tourette’s syndrome, and many other
neurological differences.
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We understand that living in a world built for neurotypical people can create barriers that negatively
impact mental health for neurodivergent people.
Our Neurodiversity service offers understanding, affirming, and accessible support for people who
identify as neurodivergent, self-identified or formally diagnosed, and who are experiencing
difficulties with their mental wellbeing. This service sits within ‘individual support’.
We can use a variety of resources methods to work on common difficulties faced by neurodivergent
individuals, these include:
- Understanding and managing burnout
- Masking and unmasking
- Emotional regulation
- Executive functioning
- Rejection sensitivity
- Acceptance
- Accommodations
How to access our neurodiversity service:
- If you are already a member, speak to your allocated worker or contact the office to discuss.
- If you would like to refer to Stepping Stones for neurodivergent support please use the to self referral form in our ‘contact us’ section
Guided Self Help: “I felt I was able to learn about what was going on and how to best support myself. Learning a variety of techniques to find the one to best support me. To be listened to and not be judged.”
Enhanced Guided Self Help: “Being able to talk to someone was a fantastic help. By talking, I identified just how much my self confidence and self esteem had deteriorated and through simple tasks, began to look at ways of building this and getting back to the new me! I am extremely happy with the service provided.”
Person Centred Counselling: “Feel so much better after the sessions. Feel uplifted after talking. Talking has helped me a great deal. Helped having someone to talk to as I have no one else I would be able to open up to about my feelings. Normally I don’t open up to anyone.”
Individual Support: “”It helped me gather a better knowledge and understanding of the thoughts and emotions in my head and how to process them. Helped me build confidence again in just living a normal life. Learning that certain coping mechanisms are better than others but its ok to move on and accept we can’t change them and be compassionate to myself. “
Neurodivergent Support Service: “The main benefit of the support was feeling truly listened to and understood for the first time in my life. Sian went above and beyond to create a safe and comfortable space where I felt able to speak openly without judgment. I gained a much better understanding of my ADHD, learned strategies that suit me as an individual, and felt validated and supported throughout the process. This made a huge difference to both my confidence and my ability to manage daily challenges.”