CLEAR Groups

CLEAR offers a wide range of exciting groups, courses and workshops. We deliver these from our hub in central Huddersfield and also from across various locations in north and south Kirklees.

Please explore the tabs below to find out more details about what we currently have on offer!

For more information about our CLEAR service, including the referral process, please click here.

Men's Group: A safe and welcoming space for people who identify as male. Each person has time to check in and talk about their week whilst the group holds space for them. Staff are present and help draw strengths from the group to help guide and shape sessions.
This is an ever-changing group as we take on new ideas and try to expand the sessions (including icebreakers, going to a coffee shop as a group, information presentations, quizzes plus much more). New attendees always welcome, every Monday at CLEAR.
Hearing Voices Peer Support: This is a space where people who hear voices, see visions or have similar sensory experiences, can come together to discuss their experiences and support each other. The group is supported by a trained member of staff or volunteer. Anyone with lived experience and who is currently working with/or has worked with CLEAR can join the group.

This group is also open to anyone accessing Insight Service or any of the Working Together Better Partnership services.
Mindful Monday (Dewsbury): We do weekly meditations, inspiring ‘food for thought’ and relaxation activities, discussions on issues relevant to freeing the mind from worries and practicing the ways to do so. From relaxing and body scanning to breathing techniques, Gi gong and more – it all happens here!
A great way to start the week. Every Monday at Dewsbury Connect - pop along and join us!
Time Travel Tuesday: Delve into a nostalgic look at the past. Come along and solve some history mysteries, quizzes, movies, documentaries, discussions and more!
Tranquil Tuesday: A time to slow down, pause and be present through a range of mindfulness techniques and activities.
From meditations to sound baths and grounding exercises that can be practiced any day or time to support your general well-being.
Warhol Wednesday: An art group that is perfect for those who say ‘I can only draw stick-men’. It runs on a Wednesday morning each week and is a space to experiment with different drawing/painting tools that you may not stereotypically think to use e.g. tea-bags, cotton buds and aftershave!
It is a place to experiment with art, one week you might be tracing the Mona Lisa and the next week you could be creating a clay coaster.
A calm and relaxing space that was designed by fellow clients to make it feel inclusive for anyone and everyone, regardless of their artistic background, all are welcome!
Creative Writing: Come and explore writing through creative activities together as a group. Much fun is had exploring themes, ideas and developing characters, exploring word association for fun and inspiration. And there is occasional poetry thrown in too!
Worth trying out even if you have never put pen to paper before. All levels and abilities are welcome. We believe all writing is good writing! We have allocated ‘writing time’ in the session, followed by the opportunity to share your work (if you feel comfortable to) and hear others. A fun way to spend time hearing imaginative and wonderful stories together.
Men's Talk and Men's Talk Digital (Dewsbury): Men’s Talk is CLEAR’s creative advocacy project for men who have experienced mental health issues.
Using applied theatre and filmmaking to enable men to gain confidence, develop new skills and create original material; with the aim of reducing stigma, encouraging men to talk about their mental health and enabling change.
Men's Talk meets every Tuesday at Connect in Dewsbury and Men's Talk Digital meet every Thursday in the same location.
This group is open to all, you do not have to be a client of CLEAR to attend.
For more information on either group, please contact Stuart Hawkes: stuart.hawkes@commlinks.co.uk.
18-30s Group: Open to people between the ages of 18-30 years old, attendees put forward ideas for the sessions and we hold a different activity each week based around these suggestions. We begin each session with a collective and relaxed chat before diving in to some creative activities together.
Come and meet like-minded young people and connect over catch ups and games!
This group is open to clients from services within the Working Together Better Partnership
Art Group (Dewsbury): Get your creativity flowing and join us every Friday for fun arts and craft activities over at Dewsbury Connect!
Tech Together: Our Peer-Led group can help people at all levels learn about anything to do with technology. A relaxed session, looking at ways to learn and practice with lots of social time to chat. Bring your questions for our friendly leads to answer and learn about exciting new opportunities with technology. Previous sessions covered themes such as building a website, scams & frauds, dismantling a PC tower and gaming. All levels and abilities welcome.
This group is open to clients from services within the Working Together Better Partnership.
Scrap Journaling Project (Dewsbury): Come and get creative with us!
The Scrap Journal Project is a friendly and popular partnership group with Carer’s Count, held at Empire House in Dewsbury Town Centre.
This project incorporates scrap booking techniques and journaling together to reflect your journey in a creative way - your journey in a journal!
CLEAR provides your first scrapbook and also materials but we welcome and encourage you to bring along your own interesting materials too!
All Together: We meet every week to do social, stimulating activities such as puzzles, games and team building exercises! A great chance to develop your social skills and meet new people in a relaxed, fun environment!
The sessions are aimed at improving memory, connection, concentration, problem solving skills but most of all - to have fun!
We incorporate client suggestions and ideas into the planning too so if you have any ideas please do let us know!
All Together is open to everyone at CLEAR (including clients with dementia).

Please note that this group is currently running at maximum capacity for attendees. To add your name to the waiting list for an available space, please speak to your key worker.
Ethnic Minorities: A safe and supportive space for people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds to share their experiences, support one another and have open discussion.
The group is currently in development so please do let Taz know your name if you would like further details or more information.
This group is open to clients from services within the Working Together Better Partnership
Quarterly Women's Circle: Joining together once a quarter to enjoy an activity with a seasonal focus and likeminded women.
There will be chance to share and chat in an informal environment, relax, enjoy a drink and some snacks while doing the activity. We usually start off each session with some grounding breathwork and also end the sessions with a short meditation or inspiring poem.
This group is open to female clients from services within the Working Together Better Partnership
Quarterly Client Focus Group: We meet once a quarter to discuss all things CLEAR!
Share your thoughts and creative ideas on a variety of matters that come up in service.

At previous meetings, clients have helped design promotional material for the service, supported the Trauma Informed work we are doing, reviewed letter templates and website content amongst lots of other things!

Join us at an upcoming meeting to find out what we are doing next!
Weekends: Saturdays: 10.30-12.30 & 1.30-3.30pm
Drop in for a cuppa and a chat or try your hand at some arts and crafts. Board games, books and Netflix are also available to use.
If you would like to bring in some of your own work to do or share
some of your own skills with others please do feel free!

Sundays: (See timetable for details)
On Sundays we hold a monthly online (ZOOM) group where we do many fun activities and we also arrange a monthly Sunday outing e.g. this might be a café visit, a walk in the countryside, a cinema trip or similar. Please check out the timetable to see what we are up to this month!
Give A Few Words: Make and send happy mail for people in community groups and care homes.
Whether it be letters or creative pieces (collages, artwork, poetry, etc) to help cheer up someone’s day. There are lots of materials to help you with your one-off letter. Please note: as this is not a pen pal service and you are unlikely to receive a response/reply letter – it is more of a random act of kindness to help lift others up. You can do this activity on a Saturday or as part of the Creative Writing group.
If you wish to do this in your own time then that is fine also.
Please speak to Maz or your key worker for more details on this project.

Anxiety Course: A four-week course aimed at understanding and managing anxiety. The course is underpinned by the CBT model and we will use this to help us understand how our thoughts and our behaviours can maintain our anxiety and how we can manage or challenge this. This course also uses the Polyvagal theory to help us understand the role of the body/autonomic nervous system in maintaining anxiety and relieving symptoms of anxiety. It also offers a chance for you to share your experiences and get peer support from other people also experiencing anxiety.
Anger Management Course: A six week group work programme based on the model of CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy). We aim to help people build an awareness and understanding of their anger at different stages, and offer strategies to manage this in different ways. Sessions involve a mix of facilitator delivered information as well as group discussions and activities. Each client will take away a workbook following the course completion to act as a reminder of skills learnt.
Confidence Workshop: The Confidence workshop explores key aspects of confidence, such as “what is confidence” and ‘how does it affect me’.
We explore the impact on self-esteem and how our body language is influenced, alongside the role it can have on our personal values and beliefs.

The course was designed by two former clients of CLEAR, who went on to work in Support Worker roles and it includes tools and tips they used within their own recovery.
Mindfulness Course: Mindfulness can be described as the open and accepting awareness that can arise through paying attention, on purpose and in the present moment, without judgment. It can be a helpful tool in helping people build on restoring their self worth, kindness and gratitude. The course is in development stages but we are currently building up an interest list so please do let us know if you would like your name to be added to the list!
It will be a gentle introduction to the ideas and practice of mindfulness. Throughout this, we will weave the Five Ways to Wellbeing that we already familiar with in service.
We aim to build a safe group environment in which people can support each other in learning and reflecting on their experiences.
Sleep Course: The aim of this course is to introduce you to some lifestyle changes that can help improve your sleep quality.
In this course you will learn about the science of sleep and we explore ways you might help yourself to sleep well.
The course is under development at the moment but we are currently building up an interest list, please speak to Katie or your key worker to add your name to the list.
Assertiveness Workshop: A 3 hour workshop that explores what assertiveness is so you can gain a deeper understanding of this. We will also explore together six easy tools to practice that can help you to become more assertive and that you can take forward and use in every day situations.
For more information please speak to Adam or your key worker.
Smoking Cessation Appointments: Using a combination of behavioural support and stop smoking medication, our trained staff help you to quit smoking through weekly 1:1 appointments and personal support. We also provide information on choices of stop smoking medication and can support you to access Nicotine Replacement Therapy.
Wellbeing Skills Workbook: A self-help style workbook which acts as personal resource; with practical tips and exercises to work through in your own time, at your own pace.
It contains a variety of strategies and techniques and covers topics such as understanding and managing difficult emotions, values, resilience, self-regulation, communication, goal setting and mindfulness. This is ideal for people feeling motivated and ready to work by themselves, to self-reflect and try out new ways of coping and learning more about yourself.
You can also talk through your progress within key work sessions.
Please speak to Maz or your key worker if you are interested in receiving a copy.
Emotional Freedom Techniques Workshop: Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is a type of “Energy Therapy” that uses gentle tapping on acupressure points throughout the body in combination with powerful acceptance phrases and affirmations to improve emotional wellbeing, relieve stress and anxiety and to promote physical and emotional healing in the body. For more information or to add your name to an interest list, please speak to Hannah.
Auricular Therapy Workshop: Auricular therapy is a wellbeing treatment where five pressure points within each ear are stimulated for a short holistic treatment. It is non- invasive and supports the brain and nervous system being brought back into balance.
It can have a variety of general health & wellbeing benefits including help in the management of depression & anxiety, a reduction in cravings of addiction, decreases agitation and stress as well as supporting better sleep.
For more information or to add your name to the interest list, please speak to Hayley or Lindsay.
Understanding Mental Health Workshops: We are creating a series of short workshops designed to help you understand, and to educate on (myth busting), certain mental health conditions e.g. Depression, OCD, Complex Emotional Needs, Bi-Polar etc.
The workshops are currently under development but we are collecting names for an interest list. Please speak to Katie or let your key worker know if you want to be involved in developing these workshops or if you would like to be added to the waiting list.