Dads United

Dads can refer themselves or be referred by a professional they are currently working with. Dads may engage with any of the following three elements:

US AS DADS
Peer support group

A safe and comfortable environment for dads to come together to meet new people, share life experiences and offer guidance and support to each other.

ME AS A DAD
1-1 counselling and wellbeing support

Counselling is a talking therapy that involves a therapist listening and helping an individual reflect, process past events and work through emotional issues. A therapist’s role is not to offer opinion but to support an individual on their pathway to finding a greater understanding of themselves, and to offer effective coping mechanisms to achieve more balanced mental health and wellbeing. This is achieved in an environment that is safe, confidential, and non-judgemental.

YMCA counsellors are trained person-centred therapists, with some having additional qualifications in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Creative Trauma Informed Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy.

For more information, please contact Kerry, our Wellbeing Manager, on: kerry.davis@ymca-humber.com / 01472 403020 ext. 380

Group therapy

Counselling is a talking therapy that involves a therapist listening and helping an individual reflect, process past events and work through emotional issues. A therapist’s role is not to offer opinion but to support an individual on their pathway to finding a greater understanding of themselves, and to offer effective coping mechanisms to achieve more balanced mental health and wellbeing. This is achieved in an environment that is safe,
confidential, and non-judgemental.

BEING A DAD
Wellbeing, skills, and personal development sessions

A programme of semi structured reflective wellbeing and educational sessions for dads to learn an array of skills and strategies to better manage and cope with their relationships with themselves, peers, partners, and their children. Sessions include:

• Healthy Relationships
• Anger Management
• Positivity and the Authentic Self
• Mindfulness and Mental Resilience
• Effective Communication Skills
• Attachment and Personality Styles
• Managing Mental Health