Get in touch with Not Just You
Find out more by contacting us enquiries@not-just-you.co.uk
Not Just You is a survivor-led charity offering support to survivors of sexual violence. We believe that survivors heal better together and that nobody should have to wait to access support.
We are based in Canterbury, Kent but hope to spread our mission elsewhere, helping survivors set up support services local to them. Professional services are fantastic, but they are not the whole picture. We can help each other too.
Join a survivor-led support group, held every Wednesday in Canterbury, open to survivors of all forms of sexual violence.
If you're feeling overwhelmed or isolated, finding it challenging to explain your experiences and feelings, join our group. Connect with others who understand what it's like, who nod when you express yourself, and offer reassurance that things can get better.
We've got space if you would like to join. Email us at enquiries@not-just-you.co.uk to find out more.
Join our group courses to learn more about the effects of trauma.
Find out about how trauma is stored in the body and about why sexual violence occurs in our society. By understanding how trauma lives in our body we can learn to give ourselves the space and time to heal – free from the expectation we should ‘just get over it’.
Contact enquiries@not-just-you.co.uk to find out more about our in-person and online courses.
Join the waitlist for Slant, our creative writing for therapeutic purposes (CWTP) group starting in September.
Email us at enquiries@not-just-you.co.uk to sign up.
Join us for workshops that give you the experience of a supportive therapeutic group whilst helping you to express feelings that normal words can't reach. This is not English Lit class, it's for everybody, even if you only find one word, if it's your word it helps.
Write the truth, but write it slant.
Emily Dickenson.
What does it sound like in there?
What is your internal voice whispering to you? Shouting at you? Is it cruel, harsh, critical and punishing? Feel like taking your brain out to take a rest in some healing ointment? Well that's not possible but we can help you to get a rest by learning about why our tricky brains can lead us to speak harshly to ourselves and to cultivate a more friendly voice within a supportive therapeutic group. Compassion Focussed Therapy (CFT) is an evidence based therapeutic treatment that can help you heal from the effects of trauma and live with more ease and pleasure.
No two experiences are the same, and seeking support can be hard. As a survivor-led charity, we've compiled resources that have helped us to process our own experiences:
