Befriending

Our volunteers help build social interactions by maintaining a friendly, sympathetic, and professional relationship. Helping you gain confidence through social interaction and valuable life skills. All our Befrienders are DBS checked and receive training. We are currently looking for more Befrienders so there is a long wait for this service.

Testimonials

Thair, Client

‘Coming to Lifeworks is a way of meeting other people in the same situation. It’s a place I can go where people don’t judge. I feel my life has changed for the better and now I have a purpose. Before the support from Lifeworks my life consisted of many struggles but now I can speak to people at Lifeworks and always feel supported’

Martyn, Client

'They are understanding with how I am. Helped me understand myself and why I do things the way I do. Made me feel more confident and given me a social life with people who are understanding and not as judgemental. They have also helped me with filling forms in for PIPS'

Linda, Carer

‘Lifeworks has given me confidence, also a social life in a safe and friendly environment, it also helps me to understand myself and helps when I am feeling down.’

Liam, Client

‘Since becoming a client I have more self-confidence and this has boosted my self-esteem. I feel understood at Lifeworks and this has helped remove the isolation I was experiencing’.

Dr Wood, Professional

‘To everyone at Lifeworks, I just wanted to say a big thank you for supporting our student, Trainee Clinical Psychologist with accessing participants to take part in her research for her thesis. Our student has now completed her research and has passed her viva. I know she is planning to contact you to say thank you herself and to give you some feedback from the research, but as her clinical supervisor, I also wanted to say thank you for your support.’

Professional

'The presentation was fantastic, we really do appreciate you taking out the time to deliver it to us. This was our most popular CC meeting we have had so far and had 15 people attend. Again thank you to you all.'

Auntie of 2 clients

“You were brilliant with us. Sorry I got upset, It’s just that people often don’t understand these conditions and listening to you was so different!”

Mum of a client

“I just wanted to say thank you.

I know how kind you have been and it already has made a difference to a family that has struggled. Again thank you so much “