Thank you for looking at our website-Betsy Jenny Counselling and Wellbeing Café C.I.C. Betsy Jenny Wellbeing cafe is a vibrant and welcoming wellbeing cafe in the heart of Sunderland City Centre where everyone is welcome, explore our website to learn more about us!
Mission
Our Mission is to provide low cost or free mental health support, Listening Ear Services, Group Work and Counselling Services, to anyone who may need it, through a variety of talking and alternative therapy services.
Our Vision
Our Vision is to change the way mental health is viewed and break away from the stigma associated with mental health. We aim to help reduce social isolation within communities, and help people to live a life with good mental health.
Looking for the perfect spot to host your next event, training course or want more private rooms for individual wellbeing? Counselling, Massage, Reiki. Betsy Jenny Wellbeing cafe offers more than just great coffee - we're your go to destination for both a cozy safe cafe experience and versatile room hire. Our rooms are ideal for meetings, workshops, parties and more. Competitive pricing with customisable packages to suit your needs. Enhance your event with delicious food and drink options from our café. We're more than a café, we're a place where the community comes together. A community supporting the community. For more information please contact Donna Buckley - 01915656399 or email us at betsyjennycounsellingcafe@gmail.com
In England and Wales, we have the highest suicide rates since 1999 and the highest female rates since 1994.
This video briefly explains about us and what we do as a charity. If the video on the left doesn't work, the video can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2NEc9vH4aw
We value each and every person as an individual. We are passionate about offering people the services and solutions they need, Our aim is Mental Health Wellbeing.
We want you to have a safe place to visit so you feel, and know, that you are not alone with the challenges you may face.
The food we serve in our café is healthy and low cost, so you can feed your body in a way which supports a healthy mind. Please see our menu.
We are a wellbeing cafe meaning we want to promote mental health and wellbeing support to people to help them achieve the outcomes they want for themselves with their Mental Health.
From the start of your visit with the friendly staff in the cafe to the groups you can take part all the way to the mental health services we offer, they are all designed to help give you the optimum support.
Betsy Jenny Counselling and Wellbeing Café are delighted to announce that we will be working with Clean Slate Financial Wellbeing who are a local charity who will be on hand to provide Benefit advice and advocacy (PIP, Universal Credit etc.) alongside Debt advice, budgeting advice and debt advocacy. This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone who feels they are not receiving the correct benefit they are entitled to or struggling with debt and form filling in.
Each person is a fingerprint to us, as in we see each person independent from the next and view each person's challenges in a unique way to them.
The services we provide are all aimed at helping you to manage your mental health and grow as an individual. Please see our Services for more information.
Monday- Yoga -12:30 pm (£5)
Wednesday - Men's Pie Club- 2 - 4pm
Thursday - Raising Hope Meditations
Sound Bath- 1- 2pm
Sound bath and Meditation with Raising Hope Meditations is ending soon, please provide us with some feedback on how you found the experience :) You can do this by contacting us on our social media accounts, coming in and talking to us about it or give us a ring!
WHAT IS IT?
Men’s Pie Club is a weekly get together for men to make a pie, chat to other guys, make new friends, laugh and maybe learn a thing or two. MPC is a club, not a course, so there’s no good with us, start or end date or expected commitment to attend every week. Clubs have up to 10 participants week to week. There is always a warm welcome, the only thing Pie Men need to bring is a little bit of enthusiasm and a willingness to be part of a team where everyone supports each other.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
Not a penny... All your equipment and ingredients are free, and you get to take your freshly baked pie home with you (or eat it there and then if you wish).
WHAT IF I CAN’T COOK?
You don’t need any cooking skills, but we’ll teach you one or two if you fancy it.
CAN ANYONE JOIN?
Yes. We’re open to any men who want to come and give Pie Club a go. If you want to bring a mate with you, that’s good with us.
MONDAY 10:00 - 4:00
TUESDAY 10:00 - 4:00
WEDNESDAY 10:00 - 4:00
THURSDAY 10:00 - 4:00
FRIDAY 10:00 - 4:00
SATURDAY 10:00 - 2:00
Looking for a cozy spot with delicious, fresh homemade food?
Look no further!
At Betsy Jenny, we pride ourselves on serving mouth watering, made from scratch meals in a warm and welcoming atmosphere.
We are always looking for more volunteers to help us with our community project.
Are you currently out of work, in between jobs or retired or a student with free time? We always need competent and friendly volunteers to work on all aspects of our community project. Please get in touch!
Please watch the video if you're having difficulty booking rooms. If the Youtube video to the left doesn't play, try this link: How to book rooms using Timetabla(Betsy Jenny Wellbeing Cafe) - YouTube
"I came upon this cafe completely by chance. I had a friend staying with me from the Midlands and took her to Sunderland for the day and found this Café in the city centre. I was very impressed with the warm and friendly welcome we received and the choice of food at reasonable prices. The Café is run by staff and volunteers, who are all friendly and helpful. We were shown around and I was impressed by the services offered.
One in four adults experience mental health problems at some time in their life. This can be something quite mild to much more serious and long-term issues. The staff and volunteers work alongside professionals and charities to support people in need. The support is offered in various ways ranging from individual counselling, women's groups, men's pie club, a library, financial advice and advocacy, arts and craft, as well as sound bath medication to name a few of the groups and services on offer. One of the most important services offered is that of companionship. There is always at least one volunteer or member of staff who will sit and chat to you if you need a little company. This is particularly welcoming for people who live alone and may be desperate to see a friendly face and to have someone listen to them whether they have worries, need to know where to go for appropriate advice about an issue or simply just to talk."
Sound Bath and Meditation Group
"I was very interested to attend the sound bath and meditation group, which was offered free of charge due to lottery funding. A sound bath and meditation session has been proved to have many health benefits, This includes reducing stress, tension and anxiety, improving sleep quality, reducing blood pressure and heart rate and giving an increased sense of well being. The session starts with people lying on the mats provided, although people with reduced mobility can still take part by sitting in a chair.
Relaxing music forms a background for the session which starts with deep breathing. We listen to the instructor telling us to breathe deeply whilst emptying our minds of thoughts. We are told that if thoughts or noises start to intrude to simply put them to one side. Then begins the sound bath music. Various instruments are used including various sizes of crystal singing bowls, gongs, chimes, rattles, rain sticks and rain drums.
The sounds these instruments make create an unbelievable magical out of this world sound. They resonate around the room and fill the room with vibrations. Instantly, I personally begin to feel all the stress and tension melting away as i am transported to a level of great peacefulness. I enjoy all the musical sounds as they drift from ear to ear, washing over my body. We are then brought back by the instructor as he gently brings us back into the room, into this reality, as we lie for a few more minutes stretching and opening our eyes, ready to get on with whatever life has to give us, feeling much less stressed and calmer than before the session.
I have heard people say that they couldn't manage to meditate as their minds are constantly going from one thing to another; what to cook for tea, what bills to pay, worry about illnesses, worry about health, worry, worry, worry. These people in particular would benefit from attending these sessions. It is so wonderful to take only one hour out of the 168 hours in a week, just to have a little bit of quality 'me time' and to benefit from the possible mental and physical health benefits."
Feel free to pop in, grab a book to take home or to read in our Café.
All we ask is that you return it when finished for others to enjoy.
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30 Bridge Street
Sunderland
SR1 1TQ
Monday
09:45 - 16:00
Tuesday
09:45 - 16:00
Wednesday
09:45 - 16:00
Thursday
09:45 - 16:00
Friday
09:45 - 16:00
Saturday
09:45 - 14:30
Sunday
Closed
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