Meet others in London that want to build their confidence public speaking. Start challenging your fear of public speaking. This group provides a supportive space to build confidence by practising. It has been running since June 2007.

"Social anxiety is just a label that can be peeled off!" Steve Light A support group structure led by people with these issues for people with these issues! I used to suffer with severe social anxiety which brought on feelings of depression also and back in 2005, I said to myself, "enough is enough" and I did what ever it took to overcome my fear of social situations. Now I am really happy to be in the position to help others who feel the same as I have "been there" myself, I truly know how hard …

… Group members are encouraged to interact with each other within the safe and supportive environment of the group. As the process develops members may start to see that they are not alone and that support, hope and even recovery from their difficulty can be possible. All content and processes within the group are confidential and will be kept between the group members and the facilitator. Alongside the ongoing group therapy sessions, BetterMind offers stand alone workshops and talks on a variety …

Part of leadinglight.org.uk This is a social group for people to meet for days out in and around the London area, trips away, or even an afternoon coffee. I decided to start the group so people can meet others in similar stiuations, life can be isolating at times, I want people to be happy. This group is for anyone who may be feeling shy, lonely, isolated, or just want to make new friends who have similar issues. Leading Light supports people suffering with the effects of social anxiety and re …

… For all these things I am especially grateful to Mervyn, whose very compassionate, supportive and competent approach were crucial to finding a way to the other side of my fears." E   Books worth reading to find out more about Mindful Living:  1) “Get Out of Your Mind and into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy” by Steven Hayes (Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada). 2) “The Worry Trap: How to Free Yourself from Worry and Anxiety Using Acceptance and Commitment …

 Freedom Works UK  Transforming Lives ~ Developing Leaders Free of anxiety Freedom Works UK Social Enterprises Ltd is a self esteem and confidence support/coaching group for people in business, key employees or students of higher education. This means: anything that prevents you from being fully confident in public situations or running your business or managing your career such as dealing with other people at your business, work or place of study – clients, managers or people you manage, collea …

Would you like to speak with greater confidence? Would you like to contribute more in group situations? Or be more comfortable in social situations? Of course! We all would. Do you have a speech difficulty (like a stammer) or a social anxiety issue (like shyness) which holds you back? The good news is that there is a new group starting up which is aimed just at people like us...people who need that little bit of extra support. More details are available here : http://www.stammering.org/tm.html I …