About us

Changes East Lothian is a charity that aims to enable people to achieve and maintain good mental health and wellbeing through support groups and courses, one-to-one therapy, and wellbeing activities. Take a look at the video below to find out more about how our team works within the East Lothian community:

About Changes

Changes is a community health project in East Lothian, here to help you achieve and maintain positive mental health and wellbeing. We provide support to anyone over the age of 16, living, or registered with a GP in East Lothian.

We offer a wide range of services and activities including:

• One-to-one therapy
• Support groups and courses
• Healthy living activities
• Training
• Volunteering opportunities

Our services are free and open to everyone. We can help with a variety of challenges which may include:

• Stress
• Panic
• Low mood
• Low self-esteem
• Anxiety
• Worry
• Depression
• Negative thinking

Our groups and courses are friendly, welcoming and inclusive and offer opportunities to meet new people, get active and get involved in your local community.

Our vision

Our vision is that everyone in East Lothian enjoys positive mental health and wellbeing.

Our mission

Changes has grown from within the community to enable people to achieve and maintain good mental health and wellbeing through:

• Support groups and courses
• Therapy from experienced therapists as well as therapists in training
• Healthy living activities
• Training our community to support others

Our values

Compassion, Welcoming and Community – we live and breathe these values! 

Our history

Changes Community Health Project was established in 1996 to promote the positive wellbeing of people living in East Lothian. Growing from a local community initiative, over the years Changes has developed a range of tried and tested self-help groups and courses, counselling and cognitive behavioural therapy services, mental health awareness training, together with well supported volunteer opportunities, where volunteers co-facilitate groups and courses and lead the Healthy Living Project activities.