Karl O’Brien // Active for Mood Mental Health MTB & Bouldering interventions for 12 - 25yrs by Karl O'Brien https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood Bikes Climbing and Nerdy Stuff for Mental Health 🤪🤓 en-us 2021-03-30 12:33:20 UTC 2025-02-04 22:07:32 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f6b5-2642.png Karl O’Brien // Psychotherapist // MBACP 614807 karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1367734854 Enquiries to: karl.o’brien@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Give me a call: 07717 303 303]]> 2021-03-30 12:34:44 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1367734854 karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1367755084 Ooooo something random to add to this picture 🙄]]> 2021-03-30 12:40:50 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1367755084 MTB Trail Therapy !!! karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1367777334 We are beyond excited (and just a bit chuffed) to announce that after a considerable amount of work, we are recruiting a new member of our team to lead a brand new partnership initiative entirely focused on helping people recover from a sustained or acute period of mental ill-health with mountain biking at the very core.

After an extremely successful pilot project in the Tweed Valley in 2018, we have continued to press forward to ensure that the benefits of this type of complementary therapy can be adopted to help more people across Scotland.

This new project will offer two programmes with two distinct client groups under the banner of “Trail Therapy”. It has been made possible by funding from NatureScot, fully supporting their Our Natural Health Service initiative and will support and consolidate the therapeutic techniques delivered by mental health professionals.

It is a kick-start project that will result in novel preventative and therapeutic approaches, taking full advantage of Scotland’s amazing natural environment. It responds directly to the mental health crisis we are facing and as a project will lay the foundations for a structured, rigorously evaluated, nature-based solution to support our health service going forward.

If you are interested in this very special role within our team, have a look at the job advert, person specification and further details below about this exciting opportunity. Initially a fixed term, 1 year, post but we hope that there may be other opportunities to follow.
]]> 2021-03-30 12:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1367777334 Schools Well-being Mental Health Service Brighton and Hove.... karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1367803483 Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service - Schools Wellbeing Service (BHISS-SWS)
‘Promoting and supporting mental wellbeing in school communities’
We provide
Focused work to promote mental wellbeing in schools and reduce stigma around mental health. We achieve this through:
 Brief interventions to support children and young people’s mental health. This can be individual or with key adults
 Group work with children and young people
 Workshops and groups for parent/carers
 Mental health consultations to parents and professionals involved with children
and young people
 Training and reflective practice for professionals.
Benefits & Impact
We hope that schools will notice:
 A stigma free school
 More confidence in understanding and supporting mental health in a school
setting
 Systems and services in place in school that will be proactive in meeting the
mental health needs of its school community
 Children, young people and families having easier access to appropriate support
when needed
How can we support you?
 Training sessions
 Consultations
 Therapeutic interventions for children and young people
 Parent groups and workshops
 Group work with children and young people
How can I access?
Our service is free and can be accessed through the school (see school website).
Schools are welcome to fund additional support from our team above our offer of 2 days per week in each Secondary School.
Each Primary School has a minimum of 1⁄2 day per 1⁄2 term which is free of charge. Primary school clusters are encouraged to pool their time where appropriate e.g.

joint staff development, joint parent workshops etc. This can be accessed by negotiating with the school link worker. This offer is complemented by the Family Practitioner team in BHISS offering parent book-ins, training, and child & family case work.
Did you know?
We are part of the wider mental health service in Brighton & Hove and have strong links with Specialist CAMHS and the Community Wellbeing Service.
We work with third sector partners to find creative ways to support young people’s mental health. For example we have co-delivered groups with music therapists to build resilience.
We had more than 1500 appointments last year with young people.
We delivered more than 500 individual support and advice appointments to parents and school staff.
Our schools say
“So helpful to be able to reflect on a difficult CP case and how best to support the student with different strategies”
“Your advice was really useful and helped me get the parents on board in rethinking their approach to their daughter’s phobias”
Contact the Team
BHISS telephone number: 01273 293481 Email: BHISS@brighton-hove.gov.uk
o Team Lead, Schools Wellbeing Service: Elizabeth Freeman o Assistant Principal Educational Psychologist: Tracey Williams
 ]]> 2021-03-30 12:53:45 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1367803483 What is Mental Health? karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1367815875 2021-03-30 12:57:19 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1367815875 MTB Active for Mood Intervention karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1367852026 How being active impacts mood, thinking and interactions 🤓🤙]]> 2021-03-30 13:07:06 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1367852026 Bouldering Intervention karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369743815 Bouldering Active for Mood (Anxiety and Depression) Mindfulness]]> 2021-03-30 21:17:56 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369743815 karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369764713 Hot day at Harrison’s Rocks ]]> 2021-03-30 21:28:55 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369764713 Little people climbing the walls at Boulder Brighton karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369766405 2021-03-30 21:29:51 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369766405 Hanging out 🤓 karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369770039 2021-03-30 21:31:49 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369770039 Hove Park School karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369776922 Mental Health and Wellbeing Champions Training 
Educating Young People in a meaningful way about having good conversations about MH, spot the signs and know how to respond 🤘]]> 2021-03-30 21:35:24 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369776922 Psychotherapy / Mental Health Consultation and Training karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369779377 2021-03-30 21:36:43 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369779377 Mental Health and Well-being Champions Training 2 Day karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369785037 Support young people spot the signs and know how to feel confident to reach out and access support ! These guys rocked 🤘]]> 2021-03-30 21:39:30 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369785037 Nerdy stuff that makes me happy karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369790600 First Warhammer Terminator Grey Knight 🤓🥰]]> 2021-03-30 21:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369790600 Nerdy stuff that makes me happy karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369793874 Terminator with Daemon left over bits I had knocking about 🤪]]> 2021-03-30 21:44:35 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369793874 PSHE Lesson BA and COVID karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369823733 Using Behavioural Activation approaches to supporting the rebalancing of well-being post lockdown and coming back to school]]> 2021-03-30 22:01:29 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369823733 Sure I left it here somewhere karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369825826 Nope..]]> 2021-03-30 22:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369825826 Das Gruber Bunker karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369829105 Yep, climbing anti aircraft bunkers in Berlin 🤓]]> 2021-03-30 22:04:28 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369829105 Nerdy happy stuff karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369837561  Took me an age but done and chuffed with it 🤓😌]]> 2021-03-30 22:09:29 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369837561 Nerd alert karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369844628 Making stories #warhammer tau empire 💪]]> 2021-03-30 22:13:45 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369844628 Whole School Approach to Mental Health karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369847165 So how do we do it, Think Connect Before Direct 🥰]]> 2021-03-30 22:15:22 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369847165 Happiness karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369853172 More grey knights 🖤🤓]]> 2021-03-30 22:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369853172 Bikes karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369858544  This is my bouncy one 🤓]]> 2021-03-30 22:22:31 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369858544 Bouldering at Stone Farm karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369861050 Well drinking tea and eating biscuits but hey...🤗]]> 2021-03-30 22:24:09 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369861050 Brrrrr cold riding karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369863758 2021-03-30 22:25:53 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1369863758 Active for Mood // Bouldering karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1371007903 Talk to us about setting up something sustainable in your area 🤘]]> 2021-03-31 08:17:37 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1371007903 Volume 1 Climbing karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1371010207 Busting some shapes with Pooky ]]> 2021-03-31 08:18:31 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1371010207 Balance through the experience of being active karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1371013158 It’s a constant balancing act 🥰]]> 2021-03-31 08:19:57 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1371013158 Fontainebleau karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1371018666 The hike in with pals to the Boulders🥰]]> 2021-03-31 08:22:26 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1371018666 White Spider karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1371022219 Where’s Wally ..? Clinging to a stalactite ]]> 2021-03-31 08:23:59 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1371022219 High Sports Brighton karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1371024220 Climbing the walls again 🤪]]> 2021-03-31 08:24:54 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1371024220 MTB Mental Health karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1724256497 2021-09-08 08:18:43 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1724256497 British Medical Council Research on Bouldering for Depression 🤙 karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1724262959 2021-09-08 08:21:49 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1724262959 Strange what you’ll find out on a ride 🤓 karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1724278772 2021-09-08 08:29:40 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1724278772 Whinslatter Osprey karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1724284267 🤘]]> 2021-09-08 08:32:39 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1724284267 Whinslatter RED Alpine Trail North Lakes karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1724288033 It is an EPIC ride 🤘]]> 2021-09-08 08:34:41 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1724288033 We don’t need roads where we’re going ! karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1724290702 Gisburn Forest Trail Centre 🤓🥰 well close by in this shot ! ]]> 2021-09-08 08:35:59 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1724290702 The North Face RED Trail Grisdale Lake District karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1724298645 This one was a bucket lister for me and was true adventure….no other pics as too busy riding it 😩😆👍💪❤️🤙]]> 2021-09-08 08:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1724298645 Trail Therapy DMinS karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1724306492 Something similar but maybe in your area. Paul and his team are great at what they do and we are very happy to be working with them 👍]]> 2021-09-08 08:43:51 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1724306492 British Cycling MTB Leadership Award karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1789025322 Allen at RideLines Innerleithen was an epic course leader. A very tough few days mentally and physically 💪🤓🤔 a lot learnt and even more to practice and consolidate 🤓🤘]]> 2021-10-04 09:19:43 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/1789025322 Active 4 Mood karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/2206049722 Smiles and fun Bouldering and Mountain Biking 🤪🤓😍]]> 2022-05-31 13:09:38 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/2206049722 karl_obrien000 https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/2206057085 British Cycling Coach Anthony and group looking a the physical impact of stress ]]> 2022-05-31 13:14:35 UTC https://padlet.com/karl_obrien000/active4mood/wish/2206057085