Support for carers
Carers can often experience stress, anxiety, or a low mood as a result of the responsibility of providing emotional and practical support to a family member.
LinkLiving's Carers' Self-Help Project aims to provide support in Fife for carers of children, young people, and adults with autistic spectrum conditions or additional support needs who struggle with their own mental health. The service welcomes carers who have a loved one with a diagnosis and those who are on the diagnosis pathway.
What to expect
This service offers up to six free one-hour 1:1 coaching sessions, teaching self-care techniques to manage any current difficulties clients are experiencing. Group sessions are also available.
Supported self-help is a short-term process which uses materials and techniques tailored to client’s needs. We use an approach — based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) — which considers how stress makes people feel, think, and behave, and cope with the associated physical symptoms.
The support aims to raise awareness of self-help materials and approaches, and help carers use them to look after their own health and wellbeing. The Carers' Self-Help Project aims to reduce isolation, support carers' mental health, and help them build skills to feel better in themselves.
"I feel so much better! You have given me insight and sources of inspiration."
Accessing the service
This service is offered Fife- wide and people can refer themselves, be referred by a family member, or another organisation.
This service is open to a range of carer relationships and there is no age limit. We offer a blended model of delivery which includes face-to-face, telephone, and video sessions (choice of session delivery may depend on locality).
If you would like more information about the Carers’ Self-Help Project, please call us on 01592 644 048 or complete the enquiry form below.