Courts & Mental Health
Help & Support Contacts:
Association for Cognitive Analytic Therapists (ACAT)
Web: acat.me.uk
Information about cognitive analytic therapy. This resource includes a list of accredited therapists.
British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
Web: babcp.com
Information about cognitive behavioural therapy and related treatments. This resource includes details of accredited therapists.
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
Web: bacp.co.uk
Professional body for talking therapy and counselling. This resource includes information and a list of accredited therapists.
British Association of Play Therapists (BAPT)
Web: bapt.info
Professional body for play therapists. This resource also provides information and details of accredited therapists.
British Psychological Society (BPS)
Web: bps.org.uk
Information about psychology, as well as a list of chartered psychologists in your area.
Counselling Directory
Web: counselling-directory.org.uk
The online directory of professionally registered counsellors and psychotherapists.
Cruse Bereavement Care
Tel: 0808 808 1677
Web: cruse.org.uk
Information and support concerning matters of bereavement.
Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT)
Web: nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-psychological-therapies-service
Information about local NHS therapy and counselling services.
Law Society
Web: lawsociety.org.uk
The professional association for solicitors in England and Wales. This resource includes a searchable directory of solicitors.
Mental Health Matters (MHM)
Provides helplines and talking therapies across the UK.
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Web: nice.org.uk
Produces guidelines on best practice regarding healthcare.
Rape Crisis England & Wales
Tel: 0808 802 9999
Web: rapecrisis.org.uk
Support for women and girls affected by rape, sexual abuse or any form of sexual violence. This resource also provides details of local centres.
Relate
Tel: 0300 003 0396
Web: relate.org.uk
Provides help and support with such as relationships, counselling, telephone counselling, and anonymous live chat.
The Bar Council Direct Access Portal
This resource contains a list of direct access barristers who can provide legal advice and/or help you with your case, without the delay or expense of a solicitor.
The Clinic for Boundaries Studies
Web: professionalboundaries.org.uk
Support services for those who may be harmed by a professional in a position of trust.
Turning Point
Web: turning-point.co.uk
Provides health and social care services for those with drug, alcohol or mental health problems.
UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
Web: psychotherapy.org.uk
This is the professional body for the education, training, and accreditation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. This resource also provides online register of psychotherapists offering different talking treatments privately.
Are you struggling with your mental health? Feeling failed by a health or government service? Need an advocate? A volunteering placement? Something else? We’ve got you covered with our Support Directory - a comprehensive contact list for anything you may need or may be battling with (UK. only).
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