LGBTQ gaybi MEN's Wellness and Support Group Covent Garden !

Where do we meet and really connect with other gay men in London?
We Do in Covent Garden!

OUR ORIGINAL HOME - BACK IN COVENT GARDEN !

HEY! WE ARE SO SUPER HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE BACK IN OUR ORIGINAL HOME AT THE CITY LIT COLLEGE IN COVENT GARDEN! ROOM 113

WHAT WE ARE:

We are a group of supportive and insightful great men and we are looking forward to including you - this is what we do:

CONNECTING - It is a place where you will be able to connect with other gay and bi-sexual men and where you can exchange your life experiences with them and your everyday feelings, no matter what those feelings may be - and also a place where you will be able to just be with others who live similar lives to you.

EXPLORING SAFELY WITH SUPPORT - It is a place where you will experience support and growth and where you can feel safe enough to explore and reflect your feelings and life stories. Sharing is at the heart of the group but you share however much you are comfortable with - you're in charge.

CREATIVE STATE REGISTERED THERAPY - It is a therapeutic discussion group which at times offers workshops and borrows elements from Creative Arts Psychotherapies. The group is based on the Creative Arts Psychotherapy/Dramatherapy and counselling work I provided ongoing for the charity Positive East in London.

WHO IS IT FOR: This group is for men over 18 years old who either identifies as gay or bi-sexual or men who has sex with men - or feel emotionally connected to other men.

New members are always welcome as as well as our much appreciated familiar faces!

The group provides an always friendly, supportive and safe space where your presence is always very much appreciated and your contributions always welcome. Each session will usually offer a specific theme, such as for example:

Isolation and family

Being in a relationship - is it important?

Love, sex, romance

Who am I - what makes me, me?

Do I feel I connect with others in my life to the degree that I want to?

How to find someone special?

What is it to be a man in 2023 - for you? Gender roles and gender fluidity

Our use of dating apps - what do we think of it? Can it be an addiction or is it sometimes a positive experience?

Dating

Monogamy - is it important?

Friends vs. sexual partners?

Age -gap - is it possible?

Addictions

Discrimination among men who love men

Loneliness

Getting older (and gay scenes obsession with youth)

Sugar daddy/Sugar Son

How out am I - work, friends, family, extended family, sports etc ? Living a compartmental life

Have you ever been touched without giving permission

My mum/my dad
..and much more.. (suggestions always welcome)

TESTIMONIAL:

'Hi Dan I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the group meeting on Friday night. You have created a safe and open environment and everyone seemed to respond with complete trust and joy in sharing. I haven't been in that sort of group with so broad a range of people, and it was really interesting to share such an important part of their / our lives in regards to our dads' K.L.

Please feel free to go to our Facebook page and to like and share:
www.Facebook.com/Gaymenswellness/

WHEN:
6:30 - 8:00 pm Room 113 (1st floor)

WHERE:
The City lit College, 1-10 Keeley St, London WC2B 4BA

PAYMENT OPTIONS:

PayPal:
https://www.paypal.me/wellnesssupport
Credit card:
**card payment with SQUARE online: ​ **

https://checkout.square.site/merchant/MLG8ZV8FJJDYS/checkout/DK4VVAQGAV3LIM2K5V4JIX2Y

Please note that it will still say 'unpaid' even when you have payed. I am aware that you have paid. It is just a technical thing from MeetUp.

GROUP AGREEMENT: 
By taking part in our meetings online or face to face you are agreeing to the following:
MUTUAL RESPECT
Giving equal space 
Not interrupting others
No judgement - accepting others opinion
CONFIDENTIALITY
No gossiping about what has been talked about
No sharing of others confidential/personal information outside the group
HOUSEKEEPING
Mobile phones off during sessions
Do attempt to be on time
PERSONAL AND GROUP DEVELOPMENT
Allow yourself to explore emotionally and creatively
Be courageous in supporting others
Take collective responsibility for a safe environment

We would love to see you!
Warm wishes,
Dan

ABOUT DAN:

Dan is a state registered and NHS contracted dramatherapist and clinical supervisor with 22 years experience in London, working with young people and adults and runs his own private practise in London Bridge and ONLINE.

Dan has worked with men and women who experience domestic abuse, in the London Borough of Greenwich for the charity ‘Tryangle Project 2011’, where Augusto Boal’s Psycho-Educational Forum Theatre was at the heart of the work. He has run regular workshops for for the charity 'Positive East' in East London and written and directed plays for London Pride events.

Dan teaches Introduction to Dramatherapy at the established City Literary Institute in Covent Garden throughout the year. He previously
worked at ‘Studio Upstairs’ - the arts community with a therapeutic concern for 8 years, where he facilitated the psycho-therapeutic
performance group in a mental health setting, as well as also supervising students and volunteers.

Dan facilitates several ongoing Creative Arts Psychotherapy groups for men - and couples.
Feel free to contact Dan regarding any psychological and emotional issues you may have. Dan will try to offer you a 30 minute FREE one to one conversation online (Zoom) or face to face at his practice, if you'd like that. 
https://www.creative-arts-psychotherapy.com...
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