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Founded and led by Sheryl Tang and Sam Graham, our purpose is to disrupt the revolving door of substance misuse through a comprehensive, eclectic continuum of care, connection and service innovation.

Jon Roberts of Dear Albert in Leicester has played an important part in getting Gyre off the ground, providing mentorship and currently serving as our third director.

Sam and Sheryl are founding directors and Co-Chairs of Gyre Collective CIC.

Read Sheryl's bio

Sheryl holds a BSc (Hons) in Psychology and a Postgraduate Certificate (Distinction) in Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology, and is completing further training with the National Centre for Autism and Mental Health (NCAMH).

Drawing on this alongside her own lived experience of neurodivergence, Sheryl designed and leads Outside The Box, a peer support group for neurodivergent people with co-occurring mental health conditions, shaped by trauma-informed practice, DBT and occupational therapy approaches. She also develops accessible, neurodivergent-affirming psychoeducational resources to support the group.

Sheryl is a trained SMART Recovery facilitator, volunteers with the Club Drug Clinic and has previously volunteered with VoiceAbility in North West London. Through her links with Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, she advocates for better care for marginalised communities, particularly neurodivergent people.

We combine the authentic empathy of peer-led support with a rigorous, evidence-based psychological framework of group delivery and peer-led activity, designed to foster long-term, sustainable transformation. Our approach is positioned securely within the community setting while sitting alongside, but operating independently of, the more clinically orientated, larger services providers.    

Traditional addiction services can often rely on a single, more rigid pathway through and when existing structured treatment, which may fail to help service users adapt to what can be a fluid and chaotic reality of early recovery. Gyre Collective CIC addresses this systemic gap, which can lead to recovery stagnation or relapse post structured treatment, by deploying an integrated ecosystem that harmonises three distinct clinical approaches, ensuring that one framework’s limitation is another’s core strength:

i) Humanistic Foundation

We establish radical empathy, safety and non-judgemental containment to break through isolation and engage with individuals, including those hardest to reach.

ii) CBT Stabilisation

We provide immediate crisis intervention tools, empowering clients to identify triggers, manage acute cravings and achieve early physical and psychological stabilisation.

iii) ACT Transformation

We shift our peers’ core identity away from the stigma of addiction, cultivating psychological flexibility and a long-term recovery-focused identity. Abstinence alone creates a vacuum. ACT helps individuals to stop fighting their historic pain and current unwanted thoughts and feelings (Acceptance), separate their core self from the label of ‘addict’ (Defusion) and build a rich, meaningful life based on what they deeply care about (Committed Action).