Title: London Services

Courses run by THT

THT offers the following free groups in London:

Assessed suitability:

  1. Are you losing control? (FREE TO ATTEND)
  2. Call yourself a sex addict? (FREE TO ATTEND)
  3. THT/Gaydar - HIV positive groupwork chatroom

Currently available:

  1. HEP C / HIV co-infection group
  2. Keeping it hot (FREE TO ATTEND)
  3. Mind your backs guys (FREE TO ATTEND)
  4. Newly diagnosed group
  5. Newly diagnosed gay men's group
  6. Negative partners support group (FREE TO ATTEND)
  7. Positive Self Management Programme (FREE TO ATTEND)
Are you losing control? (FREE TO ATTEND)
Begins Friday 3rd September 2010 from 6.30pm to 9.00pm
Continues The free group will run every Friday for 8 weeks, ending on the 22nd October.
Booking Please call 020 7812 1773.
Next date Tuesday 19th October from 6.30pm to 9.00pm
Continues The free group will run every Tuesday for 8 weeks, ending on the 7th December.
Booking Please call 020 7812 1773.
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  1. Think you need drugs for a good time?
  2. Only having sex on drugs?
  3. Feeling defensive, guilty or ashamed after using?
  4. Are drugs spoiling your sex life?
  5. Do you think you might have a drug problem? open
If you are experiencing any of the above, your drug taking could be having an overwhelming and damaging impact on your life and we may be able to help. Terrence Higgins Trust runs a free weekly group programme for gay men who feel that they have lost control of their relationship with the drugs that they are taking. Subject covered:
  1. Looking at our behaviour: addiction/acting out etc.
  2. Triggers and cravings
  3. Consequences of our behaviours
  4. Self-talk
  5. Action planning
  6. The cycle of addiction
  7. Lapse and relapse prevention
  8. Motivation to change - the cycle of change
Call yourself a sex addict? (FREE TO ATTEND)
Begins Thursday 21st October 2010 from 6.30pm to 9.00pm
Continues The free group will run every Thursday for 8 weeks, ending on the 9th December.
Booking Please call 020 7812 1773.
If you see yourself as a sex addict or a sexual compulsive and feel that your sexual behaviours are having an overwhelming and negative impact on your life, then we may be able to help. Terrence Higgins Trust is running 8 week group programmes for gay men who feel that their relationship with sex is somehow out of control. Subject covered:
  1. Looking at our behaviour: addiction/acting out etc.
  2. Triggers and cravings
  3. Consequences of our behaviours
  4. Self-talk
  5. Action planning
  6. The cycle of addiction
  7. Lapse and relapse prevention
  8. Motivation to change - the cycle of change
THT/Gaydar - HIV positive groupwork chatroom
Begins Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday from 5.30pm to 8.30pm
Continues AUGUST: 3rd, 11th, 19th, 24th. SEPTEMBER: 1st, 9th, 14th, 22nd, 30th.
Booking Please call 020 7812 1773.
Share your experiences of life with HIV, get support online and get answers to your questions. Login to www.gaydar.co.uk, click on chatrooms and search for the Community Room called "THT - HIV+ Groupwork" chatroom.
HEP C / HIV co-infection group
Begins tbc from 6.30pm to 9.00pm
Continues The free group will run for 6 weeks.
Booking Book a place.
When you are diagnosed with Hepatitis C and already have HIV, you could have lots of questions.
  1. What are my treatment options?
  2. What about sex and disclosure?
  3. How will I cope emotionally?
If you're looking for support with your dual diagnosis and a safe space to discuss it with other men, we can help. Terrence Higgins Trust runs a FREE weekly programme for gay men who have been diagnosed with both HIV and Hepatitis C. The programme runs regularly in central London over 6 weeks from 6.30pm to 9pm.
Keeping it hot (FREE TO ATTEND)
1 day Saturday 21st August 2010 from 10.00am to 5.00pm
Booking Book a place.
Sex can mean different things to different guys and it's not always easy to know how to keep it safe and hot. On this free one day workshop you'll learn how, and have a lot of fun doing it...Bring your mates too! Subjects covered:
  1. Why do we have sex?
  2. Sex - what does it mean to you?
  3. How your body works
  4. How HIV gets into the body
  5. How to prevent HIV getting into the body
  6. Getting pleasure from your arse
  7. Fucking and getting fucked
Mind your backs guys (FREE TO ATTEND)
1 day Wednesday 22nd September 2010 from 6.00pm to 9.00pm
Booking Book a place.
All you'll ever need to know about your arse and his. Whether you want to learn more about how to enjoy anal sex or have questions about the health of your arse, this free group is for you. Subjects covered:
  1. The in's and out's of your arse
  2. Getting pleasure from your arse and his
  3. Risks
  4. How to stop HIV getting into your body through your arse
  5. Better orgasms
  6. Fucking and getting fucked
Newly diagnosed group
Begins Wednesday 25th August 2010 from 6pm to 8.30pm
Continues The free group will run every Wednesday for 6 weeks, ending on the 29th September.
Booking Book a place.
The newly diagnosed group has been developed for anyone newly diagnosed with HIV. Terrence Higggins Trust provides a safe and friendly environment to meet and support other people who are learning how to live with their diagnosis.
Newly diagnosed gay men's group
Begins tbc from 6.30pm to 9.00pm
Continues The free group will run for 6 weeks.
Booking Book a place.
Have you recently diagnosed HIV positive? THT provides a safe, friendly environment where you can meet other men and be supported in coming to terms with your diagnosis. Programme:
  1. Week 1: Impact of diagnosis
  2. Week 2: Disclosure
  3. Week 3: Medical aspects of HIV
  4. Week 4: Sex, relationships, your health and HIV transmission
  5. Week 5: Coping with emotional issues
  6. Week 6: Looking to the future - learning how to live with HIV
Negative partners support group (FREE TO ATTEND)
Begins Tuesday 24th August 2010 from 6.30pm to 9.00pm
Continues The free group will run every Tuesday for 6 weeks, ending on the 28th September.
Booking Fully booked, but you can join a waiting list.
A 6 week programme that supports HIV negative people whose partner or someone close to them is living with HIV. Programme:
  1. Week 1: Living with your partner's diagnosis
  2. Week 2: Disclosure: "Telling other people"
  3. Week 3: Medical aspects
  4. Week 4: Sex, relationships and transmission
  5. Week 5: Coping with emotional issues
  6. Week 6: Looking to the future
Positive Self Management Programme (FREE TO ATTEND)
Begins Wednesday 27th October 2010 from 6.30pm to 9.00pm
Continues The free group runs every Wednesday for 7 weeks, ending the 8th December.
Booking Book a place.
The Positive Self-Management Program will not conflict with existing programmes or treatment and is designed to enhance regular treatment and HIV-specific education. The programme gives those living with HIV the skills to coordinate all the things needed to manage their health, as well as to help them keep active in their lives. Classes are highly participative, where mutual support and success build the participant’s confidence in their ability to manage their health and maintain active and fulfilling lives. The workshops are facilitated by two trained leaders, one or both of whom are non-health professionals with HIV. Subject covered:
  1. Techniques to deal with problems such as frustration, fear, fatigue, pain and isolation
  2. Appropriate exercise for maintaining and improving strength, flexibility, pain and isolation
  3. Communicating effectively with family, friends and health professionals
  4. Nutrition
  5. Evaluating symptoms
  6. Advanced directives
  7. How to evaluate new or alternative treatments
  8. How to best integrate medication regimes into daily life so they can be taken consistently
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