Counselling Resources

A list of counselling organisations, support groups and help-lines based in the UK

Counselling Organisations

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

UK's professional membership association for counsellors and psychotherapists.

Holds lists of counsellors, counselling and psychology organisations throughout the UK. Write, enclosing a stamped addressed envelope, to:

BACP House, 35-37 Albert Street, Rugby, Warks CV21 2SG

Tel: 0870 443 5252

British Association for Sexual and Relationship Therapy (BASRT)

Holds lists of professional and specially trained psychosexual counsellors and psychotherapists.

Tel: 020 8543 2707

"Counselling"

A Registered Charity Caring for Emotional Health

A Professional Body of counsellors and psychotherapists with its own Code of Conduct and Independent Complaints Procedure

Website http://www.counselling.ltd.uk/

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Abuse counselling

Witness (formerly known as POPAN)

Works with people who have been abused by health or social care workers, including counsellors, psychotherapists and hypnotherapists.

Witness, Delta House, 175-177 Borough High Street, London SE1 1HR

Help line 08454 500 300

Rape And Sexual Abuse Counselling

Free and confidential listening, for WOMEN AND MEN. Also face to face counselling.

WOMEN'S HELP LINE 01962 848024

MEN'S HELP LINE 01962 848027

National association for people abused in childhood

Telephone 0800 085 3330

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Bereavement counselling

CRUSE Bereavement Care

A charity which offers free information and advice to anyone who has been affected by a death; provides support and counselling one to one and in groups; offers education, support, information and publications to anyone supporting bereaved people; increases public awareness of the needs of bereaved people through campaigning.

Help line 0870 167 1677

Support After Murder And Manslaughter SAMM

For families and friends, who have been bereaved as a result of murder and manslaughter, through the mutual support of others who have suffered a similar tragedy.

Cranmer House, 39 Brixton Road, London SW9 6DZ

Telephone 020 7735 3838

SANDS National Help Line

Support for parents and families whose baby is stillborn or dies soon after birth

Telephone 020 7436 5881

9.30am - 5.30pm, Monday - Friday

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Mental health

Mind (National Association for Mental Health)

Information about mental health and related topics. Mind is a national UK charity with many regional branches

Telephone information line (infoLine) Open Monday to Friday 9.15am to 5.15pm -0845 766 0163

Samaritans

24hr help line offering emotional support for people at crisis point

Telephone 0845 790 9090

Rethink

'Rethink' is the new operating name for the 'National Schizophrenia Fellowship'

Head Office , 30 Tabernacle Street, London EC2A 4DD

Telephone 0845 456 0455

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Domestic Violence

Women's Aid National Domestic Violence

This is a national charity whose aim is to end domestic violence against women and children.

Women's Aid National Domestic Violence 24 Hour Helpline 08457 023 468

MEDA - Men Experiencing Domestic Abuse

Telephone (24 hrs) 01686 629114

Website http://www.familycrisis.co.uk

Refuge

A National Domestic Violence Charity

2-8 Maltravers Street, London WC2B 3EE

Telephone 0990-995-44324

24-Hour National Domestic Violence Help-line: 0870-599-5443

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Parents and Families

Home-Start UK

A national organisation that offers volunteer help for families with babies and pre-school children and drop-in sessions for support.

2 Salisbury Road, Leicester, LE1 7QR

Telephone 0116 233 9955

The Association for Post-Natal Illness

Provides support to mothers suffering from post-natal illness

145 Dawes Road, Fulham, London, UK, SW6 7EB

Help line (UK) 0207 386 0868

Childline

Telephone 0800 1111

Website http://www.childline.org.uk

The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

Telephone 0800 800 500

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Counselling organisations
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Abuse counselling
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Bullying
Domestic Violence
Parents and families
Legal Advice
Gender Counselling
Mediation

Infertility counselling

British Infertility Counselling Association

69 Division Street, Sheffield S4 1GE

Tel (Information Line): 0114 263 1448

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Bullying

BullyOnLine

This web site deals in particular with work-place bullying. The site aims to help a variety of people around bullying issues: employees being bullied, an employer dealing with bullying, a concerned family member, a union rep, counsellor, professional, researcher, journalist, etc.

Website http://www.bullyonline.org/

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Legal

Citizens Advice Bureaux

Provide free, confidential and independent advice

Website http://www.adviceguide.org.uk

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Gender

The Gender Trust

Registered Charity in the United Kingdom that specifically helps adults who are Transsexual, Gender Dysphoric or Trangender i.e. those who seek to adjust their lives to live as women or men, or to come to terms with their situation despite their genetic background.

Information about trained counsellors, psychologists and psychotherapists, and advise on initiating the proper referral procedure to a choice of psychiatrists.

Telephone 07000 790 347

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Mediation

Birmingham District Family Mediation Service

Help for couples, married or unmarried who are in the process of separation and divorce

First Floor, Coleridge Chambers, 177 Corporation Street, Birmingham B4 6RG

Telephone 0121 233 1999

National Family Mediation

A network of local not-for-profit mediation services in England and Wales.

Head Office telephone number: 01392 271 610

Website http://www.nfm.org.uk

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Site last updated: 9th April 2010
Contact us Monday to Friday between 9am and 9pm and Saturday between 9:30am and 5pm*.
Daytime, evening and weekend appointments are available.
Tel: 01455 612 167
* Please note that we cannot arrange appointments or consultations via email. However without any obligation on your part we will be happy to answer your telephone enquiries.

Andrea Sheehy offers relationship and individual counselling from her professional practice in Hinckley town centre, which means that you can easily reach her from Leicester, Coventry and the surrounding areas of Leicestershire and Warwickshire.