It is clear that the impact of this virus is very significant. For many people already in a state of anxiety and stress from work, the environment, politics, family issues, the pandemic is not going to help. And the steady and unrelenting messaging and media focus on the pandemic is exacerbating anxiety and fear and increasing isolation.
The fear is real and what we know is that what people believe will become their reality. And in terms of the field around COVID-19, we need to be held, supported, and feel like we’re not alone. Meanwhile, what’s being prescribed is the opposite… social distancing, to isolate ourselves, quarantine, and stay home.
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While there are already many local initiatives across the country to help with shopping and care for the most vulnerable at a physical level and help lines from organisations like MIND for the anxious and fearful. The latter cannot be overestimated, because when anxiety and fear take over, the most important thing we can do is to have someone to talk with.
At the Institute of psychosynthesis, we are available to do just that. Our students, faculty and graduates are trained to listen, and we are there to do so and to help at this difficult time.
We have therefore organised the following: A team of individuals (who speak a number of different languages) will be available by phone to listen and help you talk through your anxieties about COVID-19.
Coronavirus Support Team
| Name | Contact details | Availability (local time) | Languages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abigail |  +44 (0)7809 591 394 | Monday to Wednesday, 2pm – 6pm | English |
| Aisha | +44 (0)7538 805 190 +44 (0)1603 625 176 | Monday & Tuesday, 10am – 2.30pm Wednesday to Friday, 10am – 6pm | English |
| Ali | +44 (0)1433 670 602 | Friday, 11am – 6pm | English |
| Ally | +44 (0)7534 109 776 | Wednesday, 10am – 12pm | English |
| Amanda | +44 (0)7957 632 013 | Monday to Friday, 9.30am – 12pm | English |
| Amelia | +44 (0)7931 786 419 | Monday to Sunday, 1pm – 7pm | English Spanish |
| Ashley | +44 (0)7703 534 467 | English | |
| Bea | +44 (0)7746 631 730 | Monday to Wednesday, 4pm – 7pm Saturday, 4pm – 7pm | English |
| Bernadette | +44 (0)7788 912 641 | Tuesday & Thursday, 9pm – 11pm | English |
| Beth | +44 (0)7816 659 101 | Monday to Sunday, 9am – 11am | English |
| Bristena | +44 (0)7463 428 999 | Monday to Thursday, 3pm – 5pm | English Romanian |
| Charlie | +44 (0)7988 622 312 | Varied availability between 10am – 8pm | English |
| Chris | +44 (0)7769 558 456 | Monday, 9.30am – 10.30am Friday, 9.30am – 10.30am | English |
| Damian | +44 (0)7984 728 443 | Tuesday, 1.30pm – 4.30pm | English Portuguese |
| Danielle | +44 (0)7949 856 848 | Tuesday to Wednesday, 10am – 1pm | English |
| Deena | +44 (0)7710 866 202 | Wednesday, 11am – 1pm | English |
| Elmira | +44 (0)7939 442 027 | Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday, 6pm – 9pm | English Russian |
| Emma-Jayne | +44 (0)7736 547 178 | Tuesday & Wednesday 5pm – 7pm Sunday, 6pm – 8pm | English |
| Gerald | +44 (0)7824 967 936 | Tuesday, 3pm – 4pm | English Ibo |
| Gertrude |  +353 (0)872 220 983 | Tuesday, 11am – 1pm, 6.30pm – 7.30pm Thursday, 6.30pm – 7.30pm Friday, 2pm – 5pm | English |
| Harriet | +44 (0)7779 017 991 | Monday, 10am – 11am Tuesday, 5.30pm – 6.30pm | English |
| Jane | +44 (0)7815 632 051 | Wednesday, 2pm – 5pm Thursday, 5pm – 8pm | English |
| Jane | +44 (0)7545 503 974 | Monday, 10am – 12pm, 2pm – 5pm Friday, 10am – 12pm, 2pm – 5pm | English |
| Jasenka |  +385 (0)98 452 134 | Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday, 10am – 11am | English Croatian |
| Jenny | +44 (0)1458 241 205 | Monday – Thursday, 10am – 1pm | English |
| Jessi | +44 (0)7518 498 093 | Thursday, 7pm – 8pm Sunday, 5pm – 6pm | English German Spanish |
| Juanita | +44 (0)7852 582 965 | Tuesday, 11am – 1pm | English |
| Judy | +44 (0)7808 137 091 | Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, 2pm – 4pm | English |
| Karen | +44 (0)7966 576 806 | Monday to Saturday, 7am – 9am Monday to Friday, 4pm – 6pm | English |
| Lenore |  +33 (0)633 693 547 | Monday to Friday, 11am – 7pm | English French |
| Lesley | +44 (0)7770 995 699 | Sunday, 10am – 12pm, 8pm – 10pm Monday, 9am – 11am Wednesday, 7pm – 9pm | English |
| Lucinda | +44 (0)7803 020 089 | Tuesday, 10am – 12pm | English |
| Maggie | +44 (0)1142 580 758 | Monday & Tuesday, 9am – 12pm, 3pm – 6pm | English |
| Mahita | +49 (0)171 147 0376 | Monday to Sunday, 11am – 5pm | English Arabic French Spanish |
| Maya | +44 (0)7947 791 152 | Tuesday to Thursday, 12pm – 2pm | English French Tunisian Arabic |
| Melanie | +44 (0)7810 048 739 | Friday, 10:30am – 11:30am | English |
| Neil | +44 (0)7974 077 276 | Monday, 7pm – 9pm | English |
| Randy | +44 (0)7941 292 566 | Monday, 10am – 11am Tuesday, 3pm – 4pm | English |
| Rinat | +44 (0)7879 863 525 | Monday, 2pm – 4pm Thursday, 3pm – 5pm | English Russian |
| Sahdeea | +44 (0)7581 492 615 | Tuesday, 2pm – 4pm Monday to Friday (excluding Tuesday), 6pm – 7pm Saturday and Sunday, 10 am – 12pm | English |
| Shachi | +44 (0)7876 522 872 | Saturday & Sunday, 4pm 6pm | English |
| Steff | +44 (0)7770 607 597 | Thursday, 10am – 12pm | English |
| Sue | +44 (0)7502 290 284 | Mondays, 6pm – 8.30pm | English |
| Tatjana |  +386 (0)40 885 457 | Monday & Thursday, 10am – 12pm | English Slovenian Croatian Serbian |
| Tina | +44 (0)7552 372 026 | Wednesday, 10.30am – 12pm | English |
| Tina | +44 (0)7704 716 119 | Monday, 11am – 1pm Friday, 2pm – 4pm Sunday, 6pm – 8pm | English |
| Toby | +44 (0)7803 598 724 | Saturday, 10am – 12pm | English |
| Tracy | +44 (0)7590 253 374 | Thursday, 7pm – 9pm Saturday, 6pm – 8pm | English |
| Trish | +353 (0)879 073 972 | Sunday, 10am – 12pm | English |
| Ula |  +48 607 375 171 | Monday to Friday, 2.30pm – 3.30pm | English Polish |
