Thursdays, 1-2pm
Online / 8-10 Tudor Road E9 7SN
Contact: Kernisha |
Tel: 0208 985 4239
Email: Kernisha.Henry-beckford@mindchwf.org.uk / IRIEmind@mindchwf.org.uk
Website: https://iriemind.org
I.R.I.E. Mind’s Hearing Voices group started in 2007 and is part of the Hearing Voices Network. Our facilitators have done the Hearing Voices training and follow the Hearing Voices Ethos.
Group members must live or work in either Hackney or the City of London.
The purpose of the hearing voices group is to offer a safe haven where people feel accepted and comfortable. We also have an aim of offering an opportunity for people to accept and ‘live with their voices’, in a way that gives some control and helps them to regain some power over their lives. The Group is facilitated by a Voice hearer and a member of staff. Members learn coping mechanisms and new ways of dealing with their voices and it has significant impact in their wellbeing.
Hearing voices has been regarded by psychiatry as ‘auditory hallucinations’, and in many cases a symptom of schizophrenia. However not everyone who hears voices has a diagnosis of schizophrenia. There are conflicting theories from psychiatrists, psychologists and voice hearers about why people do hear voices . We believe that they are similar to dreams, symbols of our unconscious minds. Although the Network is open to many diverse opinions we accept the explanation of each individual voice hearer.
Traditionally, the usual treatment for voice hearing has been major tranquillisers, administered to reduce the delusions and hallucinations. However not everyone responds to this treatment. There are some psychiatrists and psychologists who now work with people who hear voices using talking therapies and exploring the meaning of the voices.
Although this is not yet ‘the norm’, this practice is increasing. As the improvement in individuals who are encouraged to talk about their voices becomes more apparent and increasing number of health professionals are beginning to understand that the key to understanding voices lies in the ‘content’ of the voices.
Nearby Groups
Camden Mixed Hearing Voices Group (Online – Zoom)
Tuesdays, 12.00 - 1.00pm
Online / Mind in Camden, Barnes House, 9-15 Camden Road, London, NW1 9LQ
Tel: 020 7911 0822
Email: referrals@mindincamden.org.uk
Website: www.mindincamden.org.uk
Camden Voice Collective 16-25 Group
Wednesdays, 5.00 - 6.30pm
Mind in Camden, Barnes House, 9-15 Camden Road, London, NW1 9LQ
Contact: Gayatri, Fiona or Tamsin |
Tel: 020 7241 8973
Email: referrals@mindincamden.org.uk
Website: www.mindincamden.org.uk
Camden Women’s Hearing Voices Group
Fridays, 2.00 - 3.15pm
Mind in Camden, Barnes House, 9-15 Camden Road, London, NW1 9LQ
Tel: 020 7241 8991
Email: referrals@mindincamden.org.uk
Website: www.mindincamden.org.uk
Enfield Hearing Voices Group
Mondays, 3.00 - 4.00pm
Mind in Enfield, 275 Fore Street, Edmonton, London, N9 0PD
Contact: Sufia Rahman |
Tel: 020 8887 1480
Email: sufia.rahman@mind-in-enfield.org.uk
Website: www.mind-in-enfield.org.uk
Hackney Women-Only Hearing Voices Group
Wednesdays, 3.30 - 5.00pm
City and Hackney Mind, 8-10 Tudor Road, Hackney, E9 7SN
Contact: Marilyn Douglas-Hamilton or Nichola Lauder |
Tel: 020 8985 0221
Email: iriemind.services@cityandhackneymind.org.uk
Website: www.cityandhackneymind.org.uk
Haringey Hearing Voices Group
Mondays, 2.00 - 3.00pm
Clarendon Centre, Clarendon Road, Hornsey, London N8 ODJ
Contact: Theresa or Lesliann |
Tel: 020 8489 4860
Email: Lesliann.jat@haringey.gov.uk
Islington Hearing Voices Group
Fridays, 2.15 - 3.30pm
The Hub, 48 Despard Road, Islington, London, N19 5NW
Contact: Pat O'Driscoll |
Tel: 020 330 198 50
Email: pat.odriscoll@islingtonmind.org.uk
Website: www.islingtonmind.org.uk
Lee House Hearing Voices Group (Hackney)
Fridays, 11.30am - 12.30pm
Lee House, 6 - 6A Rectory Road, London, N16 7QS
Contact: Kim Sheldon |
Tel: 020 7275 9100
Email: Kim.Sheldon@hackney.gov.uk
London Hearing Voices Project
Various trainings and activities throughout the week - please ask for more details
Tel: 020 7241 8978
Email: lhvn@mindincamden.org.uk
Website: www.facebook.com/londonhearingvoices
Westminster St Mungo’s Broadway Unusual Beliefs Group
Wednesdays, 11.00am - 12 noon
Please contact for further information.
Contact: Rachel Yates / Chloe Nyman |
Tel: 020 7266 0161 / 07786 855 372
Email: rachel.yates@mungos.org
Chorley Hearing Voices and Paranoia Group (Online – Zoom)
Mondays, 6 - 8pm
Online (Zoom) / Astley Village Community Centre, 10 Hall Gate, Chorley PR7 1XA
Contact: Neil Caton |
Tel: 0739 813 6564
Email: catonneil1009@gmail.com
Derby Hearing Voices Group (Online – Zoom)
Fridays, 11am-12noon (fortnightly)
Online (Zoom)
Contact: Julia |
Tel: Call 0800 0322 202
Website: https://derbycitylifelinks.org.uk/derby-hearing-voices-network-group/
Harrogate Hearing Voices Group
Fortnightly Thursdays, 3.15 - 4.15pm
Currently online
Contact: Mariska Fechner |
Tel: 07813 457750
Email: mariska.fechner@northyorks.gov.uk
Harrow Hearing Voices Group
Ask for details
Online - Zoom
Contact: Helen |
Tel: 0208 427 8528
Email: helen.alexander@rethink.org
Hearing Voices Brighton (Online – Zoom)
Tuesdays, 6.30 - 7.30pm
Zoom / 42 Frederick Place, Brighton, BN1 4EA
Tel: 07547 801 886
Email: hvbrighton@gmail.com
Website: www.twitter.com/HVBrighton
Hearing Voices Group Bognor Regis (Online)
The last Thursday of every month 3.00pm-4.00pm
Virtual meetings held on Zoom
Contact: Fi Young |
Email: hearingvoices.bognor@gmail.com
Hounslow Hearing Voices Group (Online and In Person)
1st Thursday of the month and 3rd Tuesday of the month
Online (1st Thursday of each month) and In person (3rd Tuesday of each month)
Contact: Ben |
Email: b.saidman@nhs.net
Lambeth & Southwark Hearing Voices Group
Tuesdays, 1.00 - 2.30pm
Online only
Email: hvg@lambethandsouthwarkmind.org.uk
Website: http://www.lambethandsouthwarkmind.org.uk
Online Hearing Voices Group (Somerset)
Wednesdays, 2 - 3pm
Online, via Zoom
Contact: Sammiie Winter |
Tel: 07842 203230
Email: hearingvoices@mindinsomerset.org.uk
Oxford Unusual Experiences Peer Support Group
Every second Tuesday 3-4.30pm
Online on Zoom due to the pandemic
Contact: Katie de Bertrand |
Tel: Oxfordshire Mind Info Line 01865 247788.
Email: katie.debertrand@oxfordshiremind.org.uk
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