People have often said how welcoming and calming C.O.P.E.’s premises are and that the atmosphere probably does people as much good as the support they receive from the staff team.

C.O.P.E. feels it is important to mention our landlord John Oliver.

We did not always have such great premises, John created this space for us at his own cost at a time when we did not even know if we would secure extension of funding.

But he took a gamble on us and did the work anyway.

Since we moved here in 1995 we secured funding from the Social Inclusion Partnership and our own fund raising efforts to install a new central heating system and create two new individual support rooms.

We are currently exploring the development of a further individual support room.

What's in our premises

C.O.P.E. has dedicated training, counselling and relaxation rooms for groups or individual sessions.

There are 2 dedicated relaxation rooms, where clients can sit and relax in an  electronic massage chair (thanks to a donation by the Edrington Group) , listen to music or watch a DVD of their choice.

Our training and seminar room caters for groups of up to 30 people, and a variety of workshops are on offer.

We have a range of technology for effective training and presentations.

Light refreshments can be supplied through on-site kitchen facilities.

A comfortable, open-plan seating area provides an informal setting for group discussions and meetings, however individual counselling rooms are used for private sessions.

Publications

We have a variety of packs in written and auditory form on mental health issues e.g. Overcome Panic Attacks, Little Book Of Coping. Please contact us should you wish to purchase any of these materials.

We also produce at a glance guides and resource maps. The latest at a Glance Guide is the Project 42 map which is available for download and provides the services which can support individuals to return to employment.