Fortis celebrates launch of smart new centre

Alexis (third from right) and her team toast the success of the new facilities.

FORTIS Therapy and Training is celebrating the opening of its newly refurbished and expanded premises on Grimsby’s Abbey Walk.

Specially invited guests enjoyed a champagne reception before balloons were released to mark the official opening. Owner Alexis Powell-Howard thanked everyone for their support and said the new and improved facilities would help Fortis provide an even better service and help more people.

Alexis said: “Fortis Therapy and Training is passionate about supporting people of all ages and with various difficulties, providing effective therapy which includes talking therapies and creative therapies, and training to cope with mental health issues, emotional wellbeing, attachment and loss, psychologically informed environments, trauma, self-harm, self-care and creative interventions. We also provide supervision, reflective practice, mediation, coaching and conferences which look at issues such as work-related stress. 

“We work with businesses, schools, Police, Local Authorities, Solicitors, GPs and Employee Assistance Programmes either as they refer in or by arranging Service Level Agreements for individuals, families or couples who self-refer”. 

Fortis started off with two therapists in 2013 and is now owned by Alexis who works with 12 other people who are as passionate as she is about providing a good quality, ethical and accessible service – and now in its own premises.  

Several counselling rooms offer, cosy, homely surroundings, while others are packed with play equipment to allow children to communicate through role play. 

For more information, Fortis Therapy and Training can be contacted at 10-12 Abbey Walk, Grimsby, NE Lincs, DN31 1NB, or by telephone on (01472) 241794.

The comfortable Cedar counselling room.