Headway Thames Valley
Headway Thames Valley is based at Brunner Hall in Henley on Thames and serves people in the Thames Valley area (Berkshire, Oxfordshire).
Services overview:
- Day centre based at Brunner Hall, Henley on Thames
This service runs four days a week and provides a variety of activities including Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy, cognitive stimulation, art and music therapy, trips out and therapeutic games.
- Satellites
Three satellites run in the local area extending our services to clients that are moving towards greater independence. These days include cooking, trips to the Oracle to practice new techniques and coping strategies, days out, gym sessions, cognitive exercises and much more.
- Clinical Counselling
Headway provides free, confidential professional counselling in a supportive environment either in a Headway centre or in the home for those with acquired brain injury and also for their families and carers.
- Living with Brain Injury Courses
This is a six or twelve week program run in Reading and Bracknell. The course aims to provide insight and information on clients’ conditions. Part of the course is for carers and families.
- Family and Carer Support
Headway provides support to families and carers as well as information and guidance through the minefield of legal and medical jargon and use of other available services.
- Raising Awareness
Headway works to raise awareness of brain injury and its effects. We are able to come along to meetings and events to talk about this and our work locally. If you would like us to come along to your meetings please contact us.
- Outreach and community support
There are many further clients who we maintain contact with and provide counselling, home and hospital visits and we also support their families and carers – these services are all provided free to the client and are open to anyone who contacts us.
