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This study is looking at whether a mental health workshop can help people with Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic, lifelong disease of the nervous system characterised by demyelination of the nerve cells in the central nervous system. Demyelination is irreparable and can occur anywhere in the nervous system, thus, it is associated with any number of symptoms, depending on where the damage is located. The cause of MS is currently unknown and there is no cure. Approximately 2.3 million people are diagnosed with MS worldwide, with diagnosis twice as common in women as men. MS typically manifests between the ages of 20 and 40, with a sudden onset of symptoms - sometimes with large gaps of remission, while other cases are characterised by continuous deterioration. Symptoms can vary from mild sensational problems to severe disability. However, due to the often physiologically disabling nature of the illness, MS has long been associated with poorer wellbeing and characterised by a number of psychological impacts. For example, the stressful nature of MS symptoms has been linked with depression, affecting up to 50% of people living with MS in their lifetime. Furthermore, psychological issues could be responsible for further relapses and exacerbations of symptoms, Nervous System Diseases, or Multiple Sclerosis. Participants take part in a mental health workshop and complete follow-up assessments. Taking part may give some people access to a mental health workshop, but direct benefit is not guaranteed.