by TheRetreatAdmin | Jul 28, 2021 | The Retreat York
28 July 2021 The Retreat has a history of delivering innovative, compassionate mental healthcare. However, despite our 229-year (and counting!) legacy, we are never content to rest on reputation alone – we continuously look for ways to improve our service. We are...
by TheRetreatAdmin | Jul 23, 2021 | Childrens Services, The Retreat York
As we reach the end of the academic year today, we wanted to acknowledge our local community of children and young people, parents and carers, and schools. Firstly, thank you to our educators. To our teachers, teaching assistants, early years educators, childminders...
by Emma Warren | Feb 13, 2021 | Adult Services, Blog, The Retreat York, Therapy
By Rosalie Harrison How on earth do we mark Valentine’s day this year? It’s freezing, we’re in lockdown and we’ve already got more than a few plates spinning, frankly. Our association of romance and spring is not a coincidence; a sustainable source of light, warmth,...
by Emma Warren | Jan 2, 2021 | Autism & ADHD, The Retreat York
5 Tips To Manage Sensory Sensitivities Everyone responds to different sensory experiences in different ways, there are some sensations that we enjoy and others that we might dislike or even find unpleasant or distressing. Christmas is a time of year often...
by TheRetreatAdmin | Oct 8, 2020 | Adult Services, The Retreat York, Therapy
An exciting new research project to help develop and test an immersive mindfulness-based therapy programme, using virtual reality (VR), is being announced this week. To mark World Mental Health Day on Saturday 10 October, The Retreat has announced a new partnership...
by TheRetreatAdmin | Sep 30, 2020 | The Retreat York
Volunteers needed for Virtual Reality Mindfulness based Program The Retreat York is pleased to announce an exciting research opportunity that is in need of volunteers. Would you like to try mindfulness? Would you like to try virtual reality? Now you can! The Retreat...
