Events
All our events are run by qualified practitioners
Upcoming Events
Bookable from 16th September 2026
Understanding Addiction: The Science, Psychology, and Path to Recovery with Lee
45 mins lunch and learn
This talk explores addiction through a scientific, psychological and practical lens, providing insight into how addiction develops and various methods, tips and tools for overcoming it.
It examines the neuroscience of addiction, including the role of the brain's reward system-dopamine, learning and habit formation, while also considering the biological, psychological, social and environmental factors that contribute to addictive behaviours.
It reviews different definitions and models of addiction, from the disease model and biopsychosocial perspective to behavioural, psychological and spiritual frameworks, highlighting how each offers valuable insights into understanding and treating addiction.
Finally, the talk focuses on effective strategies for recovery, including evidence-based therapies, relapse prevention, building resilience, strengthening support networks and fostering long-term behavioural change, with the aim of equipping attendees with a deeper understanding of addiction and practical approaches to supporting recovery.
Before training as a counsellor, Lee worked in Film and TV post-production for many years. He has a lot of experience as a support worker and addiction counsellor in treatment centres and prisons, and in his private practice he has helped clients to deal with an array of issues including low self-esteem, shame, burnout, grief and childhood trauma. Lee has worked with clients from a diverse range of backgrounds.
Bookable from 21st October 2026
Trauma and the Body with Sharon
45 mins lunch and learn
Join us for an accessible, eye-opening Lunch and Learn workshop that demystifies trauma and its impact on the body and mind. This introductory session breaks down how overwhelming stress alters our biology, shifting control from the thinking brain to the survival-driven amygdala.
You will learn how trauma disrupts the central nervous system, often pushing us outside our ‘window of tolerance’ – the optimal psychological zone where we feel able to manage daily life. We will explore how this disruption to our central nervous system can trap us in hyper-arousal (anxiety, panic, anger) or hypo-arousal (numbness, exhaustion, or shutdown).
This workshop simplifies complex neuroscience into clear, everyday language, offering everyone valuable insights into healing, resilience, and supporting those around us.
Sharon is an experienced integrative trauma-informed therapist and an accredited member of both the BACP and IPT. She works with individuals and couples, and being qualified to level 6 in BSL, she offers sessions in English and in BSL/SSE. She has seen clients for nearly 20 years in a variety of settings, currently working part time for BUPA and freelance for various companies/charities. Her previous work history includes NHS, Mind, Women's Aid, RAF and Sign Health using BSL. She is able to offer a warm safe space for clients to explore whatever is bringing them to therapy, and together they can work on reducing the impact that it has on them and their wider life.
Sharon's initial training primarily focused on three theoretical perspectives: Person Centred, CBT and TA. Working with both Deaf and hearing clients, she then undertook an advanced certificate in Mental Health and Deafness. Being passionate about helping clients, she more recently trained in DIT (Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy), completed a PG dip in trauma and neuroscience, and trained in IPT (Interpersonal Psychotherapy). Having a range of theoretical perspectives to draw upon allows her to tailor her approach to each client and whatever their needs are. She understands first hand how daunting reaching out for support can feel, and whilst she can't make changes for clients, she will be alongside them every step of the way.
Course Overview
Are you a Deaf, Disabled or Neurodivergent freelancer working in high-end TV and looking for dedicated support to progress your career?
Solas Mind are offering twelve one-to-one coaching sessions across three months for ten participants, giving people the tools to adapt to change, problem solve, manage difficult situations or people and progress their career. Participants choose their own coach from the Solas Mind team, which includes specialists in neurodivergence and counsellors who work in British Sign Language, with sessions delivered online and booked around production hours. Everyone taking part also has twelve months' access to the Solas Support app and wellbeing hub.
You need to have a minimum of two credits in HETV.
Sessions are booked by you at a time that works and delivered online.
If you would like support to complete this form, or need it in a different format, contact Lewis Osborne here.
How to apply
See the Application Form on the ScreenSkills Website here
Applications close on Friday 27 November 2026.
Ten places are available.
This programme is supported by the ScreenSkills’ High-end TV SkillsFund with contributions from UK high-end TV productions.
Past Events
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Holding on to Hope : An Introduction to Suicide Prevention with Sarah
45 mins lunch and learn
This session serves as an introduction to Suicide First Aid - understanding suicide intervention course.
The session is aimed at anyone who is interested in understanding more about the theory and practice of suicide intervention skills that can be applied in any professional or personal setting.
Topics to be discussed in this introductory workshop include:
- The continuum of suicide - Understanding what suicide is and how it starts.
- Recognising the core needs of a person with thoughts of suicide.
- The three steps to support someone with thoughts of suicide.
- A discussion around best practice and content warnings.
Bookable from 17th June 2026
Understanding EFT, with Faye - Psychotherapy & Mindset Coach
45 mins lunch and learn
During the lunch and learn, Faye will explain what EFT is, how it can be used on ourselves and with clients, and what it is most helpful for. EFT is now one of the most researched psychotherapies, and Faye intends to share the efficacy of this modality during her talk. This will be an interactive talk, as she would like everyone to experience the magic!
EFT comes under the umbrella of energy psychology with tapping on acupoints positioned on the body’s meridian system which releases stuck energy and/or emotional distress. Faye has used EFT on issues such as; limiting beliefs, anxiety, depression, peak performance, childhood trauma, bereavement, PTSD, shame, guilt, addiction with great success in her own private practice.
Faye is a person-centred experiential (PCE) therapist whom also incorporates EFT tapping (emotional freedom techniques) into sessions alongside her Mindset Coaching. The three therapeutic techniques work in harmony with one another and are used together with great success.
Having a foundation in PCE therapy ensures that Faye is able to empathically attune to a clients’ distress, hold that space for them and guide them through with much care and compassion.
Navigating Menopause: Mental Health & Wellness
with Annamarie - Counsellor & Therapist
45 mins lunch and learn
A compassionate and evidence-informed Lunch & Learn exploring how perimenopause and menopause can impact mental health, mood, sleep, cognition, and overall wellbeing. Drawing on current research from experts including Dr Lisa Mosconi, Dr Louise Newson, Dr Stacy Sims, and NICE menopause guidelines, this session offers practical insights and supportive strategies for navigating this important life transition.
Annamarie Quinn is a counsellor with a special interest in trauma, mental health, and women’s wellbeing. Drawing on current menopause and neuroscience research, she is passionate about making conversations around perimenopause, menopause, and mental health more informed, compassionate, and accessible.
Mental Health Awarenss Week: Yoga to Soothe the Nervous System
with Marianne Gautier - Solas Team Lead - Counsellor & Therapist
60 mins lunch and learn
Target Stress with Yoga: #LeadWithLove
Join us on 13th May 2026 for a special session looking at the everyday yoga practices and the many benefits this has on brain health, from reducing stress and anxiety to improving mood, and enhancing cognitive functions like memory and focus.
- Yoga should be considered as a complementary therapy or alternative method for medical therapy in the treatment of stress, anxiety, depression, and other mood disorders as it has been shown to create a greater sense of well-being, increase feelings of relaxation, improve self-confidence and body image, improve efficiency, better interpersonal relationships, increase attentiveness, lower irritability, and encourage an optimistic outlook on life.
In just 60 minutes, we aim to educate and inform, to provide you with practices you can come away with, to share useful tips and to raise awareness around stress and its impact on the body.
An introductory lunch and learn webinar led by Sarah McCaffrey - Founder of Solas Mind
So much is often outside of our control and uncertainty abounds in the Creative Sector.
New ways of working, agentic AI reshaping workflows, shifting roles, and uncertain futures.
Join us for an honest, practical conversation about the mental health impact of constant change - from the low-level anxiety of not knowing what your role looks like in six months, to the pressure of adapting to tools and processes that didn't exist a year ago. We'll explore how leaders and managers can support their own self-care, recognise the signs of mental distress in the workplace and offer support.
The session will increase the awareness and understanding around mental health and will help managers to recognise the signs and offer support to people suffering from mental distress in the workplace and in the community.
The workshop outline will be:
- what is mental health
- what influences mental health
- the impact of change
- recognising the signs of distress
- listening and supporting
- tips for creating a supportive environment
- Q and A
Supporting you to Support Your Team
Lunchtime Webinar (45 minutes)
Building Resilience in the Workplace with Sarah McCaffrey - Founder of Solas Mind
So much is often outside of our control and uncertainty abounds in the Creative Sector.
This session will explore ways to improve our wellbeing at this time, introducing key information and practical strategies to manage uncertainty and support positive wellbeing.
Supporting you to Support Your Team