Come along to one of our drop-in groups
Living with anxiety or depression? Manchester’s anxiety and depression support groups are here so you can join others, build on your experience, overcome obstacles like isolation and find new ways to move on together.
Our groups are for anyone over 18, living in Greater Manchester. They’re free, run every week and you just drop-in face to face or online – whenever suits you best. It’s a safe and confidential place to talk about your experiences and share advice.
Monday
14:00- 16:00 – Altrincham Anxiety and Depression Group
Room 2
Unitarian Chapel
Dunham Road
Sylvan Grove
Altrincham
WA14 4NU
This group offers an empathetic and non-judgmental space where you can meet others who also struggle with anxiety and depression. Our groups care about your experiences and really understand. They offer help, information and a place for people to share ideas on how to cope with depression. For more information, email: dropins@thebiglifegroup.com.
Tuesday
19:00 – 21:00 – Manchester Social Anxiety Group
Valerie Suite
Kath Locke Centre
123 Moss Lane East
Manchester
M15 5DD
This group offers an empathetic and non-judgmental space where you can meet others who also struggle with social anxiety. Our groups care about your experiences and really understand. They offer help, information and a place for people to share ideas on how to cope with social anxiety. For more information, email: dropins@thebiglifegroup.
There is no need to self-refer or book, simply drop-in to a group on the day. However, if you would like someone to greet you upon arrival at the venue, you can give us a call or send us an email and we’ll make sure someone is available to meet you. Please follow the guidance and rules of the centre and the group.
19:00 – 21:00 – Online Anxiety and Depression Group via Zoom
Join the Zoom group at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83938366500pwd=RkVmK2JQWHk1cTFUMW16aVZRWXJUQT09
Meeting ID: 839 3836 6500
Passcode: 014306
This group offers an empathetic and non-judgmental space where you can meet others who also struggle with their confidence and self-esteem. Our groups care about your experiences and really understand. They offer help, information and a place for people to share ideas on how to cope with depression. For more information, email: dropins@thebiglifegroup.com.
Wednesday
14:00- 16:00 – Zion Anxiety and Depression Group
Zion Centre
339 Stretford Road
Hulme
Manchester
M15 4ZY
This group offers an empathetic and non-judgmental space where you can meet others who also struggle with anxiety and depression. Our groups care about your experiences and really understand. They offer help, information and a place for people to share ideas on how to cope with depression. For more information, email: dropins@thebiglifegroup.com.
There is no need to self-refer or book, simply drop-in to a group on the day. However, if you would like someone to greet you upon arrival at the venue, you can give us a call or send us an email and we’ll make sure someone is available to meet you. Please follow the guidance and rules of the centre and the group.
Thursday
13:00- 15:00 – Harpurhey Anxiety and Depression Group
No 93
93 Church Lane
Harpurhey
Manchester
M9 5BG
This group offers an empathetic and non-judgmental space where you can meet others who also struggle with anxiety and depression. Our groups care about your experiences and really understand. They offer help, information and a place for people to share ideas on how to cope with depression. For more information, email: dropins@thebiglifegroup.com.
There is no need to self-refer or book, simply drop-in to a group on the day. However, if you would like someone to greet you upon arrival at the venue, you can give us a call or send us an email and we’ll make sure someone is available to meet you. Please follow the guidance and rules of the centre and the group.
We’re going face to face soon!
The last meeting of the online group will take place on Thursday 12 September. Instead we are starting a new face to face confidence and self-esteem group in October. We’ll put details about the launch of the new group on our Facebook page and on the Kath Locke and Zion Facebook page.
Friday
13:00- 15:00 – Urmston Anxiety and Depression Group
St Clements Church Parish Hall
Manor Avenue
Urmston
M41 9HH
This group offers an empathetic and non-judgmental space where you can meet others who also struggle with anxiety and depression. Our groups care about your experiences and really understand. They offer help, information and a place for people to share ideas on how to cope with depression. For more information, email: dropins@thebiglifegroup.com.
Saturday
10:00- 12:00 – Wythenshawe Anxiety and Depression Group
This group is not meeting at the moment because we are looking for a new facilitator. We’ll re-start meetings as soon as we can – keep an eye on the Facebook page for the latest updates on this.
