Aspire

Aspire offers a range of support to help people with their recovery, wellbeing and the people who are important to them. Explore the different types of support below to find out more.

• Family and carer support
• Open dialogue and network meetings
• Adventure therapy
• Social recovery
• Aspire Therapy Team
• Support on the Aspire ARMS pathway

Family and carer support

Aspire offers support to family members, carers and loved ones of people supported by the service. This includes information, meetings and opportunities to connect with others who may be supporting someone experiencing psychosis.

Find out more about family and carer support.

Open dialogue and network meetings

Aspire follows open dialogue principles, which place the person being supported and the people important to them at the centre of conversations about their care and support. Network meetings provide an opportunity for people to listen, speak and think together to help develop a shared understanding and agree next steps collaboratively.

Find out more about open dialogue and network meetings.

Adventure therapy

Aspire provides adventure therapy interventions and incorporates adventure therapy influenced approaches within its social recovery programme. Using outdoor, adventure-based activities, adventure therapy helps people build resilience, develop life skills and support their mental, emotional and physical wellbeing.

Find out more about adventure therapy.

Social recovery

Aspire’s social recovery team focuses on improving social functioning and promoting recovery through individual and group support. Support is tailored to personal goals and can help people build confidence, increase social interaction, reduce isolation and take part in meaningful activities.

Find out more about social recovery.

Aspire Therapy Team

Aspire offers a range of therapeutic support to help people understand their experiences, work towards their goals and improve their wellbeing. Therapy can be provided in different ways, including individual talking therapy, family and systemic approaches, and creative therapies such as dramatherapy.

Find out more about the Aspire Therapy Team.

Support on the Aspire ARMS pathway

The Aspire ARMS (At Risk Mental State) pathway supports people who are experiencing unusual and distressing experiences that are beginning to affect their daily life. The pathway offers coordinated support, therapeutic interventions, practical support and access to recovery groups to help people understand and manage their experiences.

Find out more about support on the Aspire ARMS pathway.