Counselling ‘a normal thing after Grenfell’ ̶ Young people who used Grenfell NHS services share on their experiences in audio story
Families affected by Grenfell say they were surprised to find that therapy was more useful than they expected. We held a number of focus groups, where a mum and group of young people told us how their experience at the Grenfell Health and Wellbeing Service supported...
How creating art can promote wellbeing in the Grenfell Community
On a Saturday in Spring as the North Kensington community spilled out onto the streets for the locally organised We are One event, arts therapists with the Grenfell Health and Wellbeing Service rolled sheets of white paper onto pavements, and invited the community to...
Grenfell anniversary: How to contact the NHS
Grenfell Staff – in Green Grenfell T-Shirts (and with NHS ID) will be out and about in the community all day, and covering community events (see below) plus some schools. People can also call the Outreach Team on 020 8962 4393. To contact the Therapy Service please...
Supporting people with difficult moments
By Dr Sarah Heke Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Adult Therapy Team Throughout the course of our journey with Grenfell Tower fire survivors, bereaved family members and the local community we have faced many difficult moments. These have included things that might...
Grenfell: Thought piece – looking back, thinking forward
By Dr John Green, Clinical Director The Grenfell Tower fire caused a great deal of psychological disturbance and the NHS response has been complex and wide-ranging.. We worked with the Metropolitan police to take the bereaved and survivors back into the tower.. We...
The impact of Grenfell: Experiences of therapy
Below are three personal testimonies marking the second anniversary of the Fire and one poem. They are written by three of our Service User Consultants - Sarah, Richard and Sabre; local people who received therapy at Grenfell Health and Wellbeing Service and who now...
Free Grenfell wellbeing courses to start in pilot project
The Grenfell Health and Wellbeing Service together with CNWL’s Recovery & Wellbeing College are running a pilot project, offering free workshops on personal recovery, resilience building and wellbeing for the North Kensington community. “We are committed to...
Grenfell two years on
CNWL Chief Operating Officer, Robyn Doran said, “It’s a privilege for me personally, and our staff to walk alongside the North Kensington community, helping people during very distressing and traumatic times. We will continue to be with you, alongside you, over the...
Therapy and thinking “Both – And” by Dr Helen Sinclair, Principal Clinical Psychologist
Thinking about anniversaries Anniversaries are a natural time to reflect on both where we’re at and where we expected to be by a certain moment in time. This can bring up many struggles for people: things that should and shouldn’t have been; how to balance thinking...
Traumatic bereavement by Michael Appleton, Senior Psychotherapist/CBT Therapist
How do we join up two pieces of our lives when we disagree with one of the parts? When a death is preventable, sudden, random or traumatic, it creates enormous conflict. We know something terrible has happened but we can’t take it in. It’s as if a line has been drawn...