Weight and Wellbeing Programme

29/07/2025

Phone lines now restored

29/07/2025

Good morning, unfortunately the main contact telephone number for our service is out of service. If you need to cancel and rebook an appointment please contact the specialist you are booked in with directly (their numbers will be in your booklet). Alternatively call 07917233391 and leave a voicemail and contact telephone number. Many thanks and sorry for the inconvenience

27/02/2025

Good evening everyone
If you have completed the 4 weeks of educational psychotherapy sessions with Michele you can now sign up to a new one off 2 hour workshop ‘A workshop to explore Binge eating, Emotional eating and Comfort eating’

Monday 24th March 5pm-7pm Grange Villa
Tuesday 25th March 11am-1pm The Pavilion Peterlee
Tuesday 25th March 5pm-7pm The Fulforth Centre, Sacriston
Monday 14th April 12noon-2pm or 5pm-7pm, St Cuthbert’s, Darlington
Tuesday 15th April 4pm-6pm Ferryhill
Wednesday 16th April 5pm-7pm BishopAuckland

Please text Michele 07769877456 with your name, venue and time of your choice to book your place

See you then

17/12/2024

Hello to all. We are pleased to inform you that our weight and wellbeing psychotherapy sessions are now available for you to book for 2025. If you are currently receiving support from the weight and wellbeing team or you are waiting for bariatric (weight loss) surgery and you have not yet completed your 4 psychotherapy sessions please call us to get them booked. Please note this is a mandatory element of the programme and all patients are required to complete this. Hope to see you soon

07/12/2024

I thought I’d share the experiment below as I refer to it in the psychology education sessions focusing on behaviour change. See what you think.
The way we speak to others and ourselves has a huge impact on their lives and ours. This experiment is such a creative and powerful way to demonstrate the power and impact of words. Speaking to others and ourselves (our internal dialogue) with love and compassion can positively impact self-esteem and wellbeing. Be kind, especially to yourself and you will experience a ripple effect. Have a great weekend..,

Plants have feelings, just like people. So, what happens when you feed one plant with compliments and another with negative remarks? Watch how we got student...