{"id":4378,"date":"2015-06-12T14:59:57","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T18:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ccpa.scottbuckingham.ca\/blog\/?p=4378"},"modified":"2015-06-12T14:59:57","modified_gmt":"2015-06-12T18:59:57","slug":"a-new-online-support-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ccpa-accp.ca\/fr\/a-new-online-support-group\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Online Support Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My last post was about the importance of emotional support, especially for those who leave their country of origin (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccpa-accp.ca\/blog\/?p=4188\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.ccpa-accp.ca\/blog\/?p=4188<\/a>). Usually family and close friends are the first people we lean on or turn to for advice. Anxiety and depression can be soothed by talking to loved ones, but when people have geographic distance from their support networks, life problems can be hard to manage and anxiety and depression can spiral.<\/p>\n<p>To help people who have no help, I&#8217;ve created a new online support website: <a href=\"http:\/\/supportseekers.info\/\" target=\"_blank\">Supportseekers.info<\/a>. This is an interactive forum where members can post any mental or emotional health problem, and get feedback from other members who may have faced a similar situation. Maybe you&#8217;ve been struggling with a situation for some time, and need advice, encouragement or clarity? Maybe you are stressed and overwhelmed? This website is especially useful for people who lack an emotional support network. There are two separate forums, one for adolescents and an<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/supportseeker.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4380\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/supportseeker-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"supportseeker\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>other for adults. Sometimes youngsters respond better to their peers, and of course all members use anonymous user- ids. The most useful part is that each day a moderator who is a professional psychologist will go online and offer guidance to each poster &#8211; so in effect it&#8217;s free counselling therapy. The psychologist moderators are all trained in cross-cultural sensitivity with a solution-focused CBT approach. So no matter what your ethnicity or background, you will get balanced feedback from a non-judgmental professional (as well as from other members who may have life-experience to share). In addition there&#8217;s a &#8220;support library&#8221; which will give members the latest information on mental health awareness issues.<\/p>\n<p>This community service doesn&#8217;t replace face-to-face therapy, and it&#8217;s not a forum for crisis situations, but it&#8217;s an option for those out there who (for whatever reason) don&#8217;t have access to emotional support. It&#8217;s completely free. All you have to do is join. I invite everyone who reads this, to log onto <a href=\"http:\/\/supportseekers.info\/\" target=\"_blank\">supportseekers.info<\/a>, and become a member. You can post your problem anonymously and get same-day advice from your peers, as well as a free professional opinion. And you can help another member by offering your support. Who doesn&#8217;t need a bit of emotional help and support these days?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My last post was about the importance of emotional support, especially for those who leave their country of origin (http:\/\/www.ccpa-accp.ca\/blog\/?p=4188). Usually family and close friends are the first people we lean on or turn to for advice. 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