Our Approach

Solid Ground was created for people who find busy, clinical or high-pressure environments overwhelming. Many of our members grew up around alcohol or drug misuse, unpredictability or emotional instability, and carry the long-term impact of that into adulthood. Others come because life has simply become too much to manage alone.

Our approach is steady and built around safety, routine and respect.

Trauma-Aware Support

We understand how early experiences shape the nervous system. Anxiety, shutdown, people-pleasing, overthinking or struggling to trust are not character flaws, they are survival responses. You decide what feels safe to share. You are never asked for details or personal history.

All three Solid Ground volunteers are trauma-informed trained, ensuring the space is held with care, understanding and consistency.

Low-Pressure Meetings

You will never be put on the spot. You can speak if you want to, stay quiet, or step out for a breather. We don’t go around the room. There is no pressure to disclose anything. The environment is calm, steady and predictable.

Solid Ground is peer support, not therapy. We don’t analyse, advise or challenge. There is no cross-talk and no debating anyone’s experiences. We hold the space, listen and offer understanding without trying to fix or rescue.

Consistency and Routine

We meet every Monday from 12 January 2026. Predictability helps people relax, especially when trust has been shaken by past experiences. Every session follows the same structure, including a short reading that sets the tone for the evening.

Respect and Boundaries

To keep the space safe for everyone:

everything shared stays confidential
people speak from their own experience
no interrupting or commenting on others
no pressure to participate
phones silent
the room is treated with care and respect

Clear boundaries create emotional safety and stability.

Peer-led and Volunteer-run

Solid Ground is run by three trauma informed trained volunteers.

We are a ratified not-for-profit community group, offering steadiness, compassion and a place where people can find solid ground again.

If you grew up carrying too much, or if life feels heavy and fast, you don’t need to cope alone. Solid Ground offers a calm, steady and human space where you can find your footing again at your own pace.