England

[Vera]

North

Barnsley Sexual Abuse & Rape Crisis Helpline

email: bsarch.bsarch@virgin.net

Helpline: 01226 298560

Open Tues, Wed, Thurs evenings 6 - 8pm

Website: http://www.bsarch.org

Barnsley Sexual Abuse & Rape Crisis Helpline

email: bsarch.bsarch@virgin.net

Helpline: 01226 298560

Open Tues, Wed, Thurs evenings 6 - 8pm

Website: http://www.bsarch.org

Darlington and Co. Durham RASACC

Rape & Sexual Abuse Counselling Centre

PO Box 106, Darlington, Co. Durham, DL3 7YS

Helpline: 01325 369933

Tuesdays and Thursdays: 6.30pm - 9pm

Hanley - Women's Rape and Sexual Violence Service in North Staffordshire

Based in Hanley, Stoke on Trent

Helpline: 01782 221000

Office: 01782 221005 (answerphone)

Mondays to Fridays: 10am - 4pm

info@wrsvs.org.uk

Kirklees Rape and Sexual Abuse Counselling Centre

PO Box 230, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD1 1BD

Helpline: 01484 450040

Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays: 1pm - 4pm

Sheffield Rape Crisis

SHEFFIELD Rape & Sexual Abuse Counselling Service

PO Box 34, Sheffield, S. Yorkshire, S1 1UD

Helpline: 0114 244 7936

Thursdays 6pm-8pm

Friday 1pm-3pm

email: info@srasacs.org.uk

Mid-England

Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre

Box R, 12 Mills Road, Cambridge, CB1 2AD

Helpline: 01223 245888

Wednesdays: 7pm - 9pm

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

Darlington and Co. Durham RASACC

DARLINGTON & CO DURHAM

Rape & Sexual Abuse Counselling Centre

PO Box 106, Darlington, Co. Durham, DL3 7YS

Helpline: 01325 369933

Tuesdays and Thursdays: 6.30pm - 9pm

GLOUCESTERSHIRE Rape Crisis (Gloucester)

PO Box 16, Gloucester, GL4 0RU

Helpline: 01452 526770

Mondays to Wednesdays: 7.30pm - 8.30pm

Thursdays: 11.30am - 12.30pm

Fridays: 7.30pm - 8.30pm

Leicester Rape Crisis

Rape Crisis Leicester Leicestershire and Rutland

PO Box 7402, Leicester LE1 6WD

Helpline: 0116 255 8852

Office: 0116 255 5962

Minicom: 0116 254 8277

Tuesdays - Fridays: 10am - 4pm

Wednesday evenings: 6.00pm - 9.00pm

Manchester Rape Crisis - Rape and Sexual Abuse Counselling Service

PO Box 336, Manchester M60 2BS

or

The Pankhurst Centre,

60 – 62 Nelson Street,

Manchester M13 9WP

http://www.manchesterrapecrisis.co.uk

[Survivors sanctuary]

Also, in Shropshire there is

AXIS .. http://www.axis-counselling.co.uk/

Also, at Bacup Lancashire, there is: THE MAGDALENE PROJECT http://www.btinternet.com/~uchm.org/index_...s/Magdalene.htm

[fataldream]

Thank you very much...!!!

One question, when it says helpline, does that mean it's confidential and you can talk? Or is it not that!!??

Thanks

Jade

[blossums]

I would have thought so, not completely sure though, I know I've phoned a helpline once before when I wanted some info, but I'd be surprised if they don't offer talking seervices

Best Wishes

[Atlantis]

Yes Rape Crisis are confidential and you can talk to somebody that will be extremely helpful. They will give you advice and send you out a Rape Crisis pack that helps you with hints and tips of how to get through your trauma and coping with nightmares / panic attacks.

After I reported the attack on me, they were brought in and contacted me regularly for several months to make sure I was okay and have told me if ever I find a difficult patch to ring them back.

It couldn't do any harm to give them a quick ring; they are not always available as they are a charitable organization and they are struggling for funds, but they are always willing to try and help out. Check on times and also if they are busy, you may get an answerphone. If you don't feel like giving any details, just explain that and could they possibly talk to you for a short while.

Atlantis

[John]

Aylesbury Vale Rape Crisis (Bucks)

PO Box 268

Aylesbury

Buckinghamshire

HP22 6SA

E-mail: mail@avrc.org.uk

support@avrc.org.uk

www.avrc.org.uk

Helpline: 01296 392468

Barnsley Sexual Abuse & Rape Crisis Helpline

email: bsarch.bsarch@virgin.net

Helpline: 01226 298560

Open Tues, Wed, Thurs evenings 6 - 8pm

Website: www.bsarch.org

Bradford Rape Crisis & Sexual Abuse Survivors Service including Project Jyoti

Helpline: (01274) 308270

Postal address: BRC&SASS, c/o 19-25 Sunbridge Road, Bradford, BD1 2AY

Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre

Box R, 12 Mills Road, Cambridge, CB1 2AD

Helpline: 01223 245888

Wednesdays: 7pm - 10pm

Saturdays: 11am - 2pm

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

Chester Rape Crisis

Phone: 01244 317922

Address: Chester Rape Crisis PO Box 280 Chester CH11FB

We offer a free, confidential support service with access to trained counsellors on an appointment only basis.

Advice is available on the phone:

Wednesdays 6:00pm – 7:00pm

Saturdays 10:00am –1.00pm

If you telephone at any other time please leave a message on our ansaphone and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Chesterfield SAIL

S A I L - Sexual Abuse and Incest Line - Chesterfield

PO Box 8, Chesterfield, DL3 7YS

Helpline: 01246 559889

Tuesdays & Thursdays: 7pm - 9 pm

Wednesdays: 1pm - 3 pm

LIFE CENTRE Supporting survivors of Rape & Sexual Abuse

PO Box 58, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8UD

Office Tel: 01243 786349

Email: info@lifecentre.uk.com

Website: www.lifecentre.uk.com

COLCHESTER Rape Crisis Line

PO Box 548, Colchester, CO3 3JX

Helpline: 01206 769795

Wednesdays: 7.30pm - 9.30pm

Sundays: 2pm - 4pm

Cornwall Women's RASAC

CORNWALL Women's Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre

PO Box 39, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 1XF

Helpline: 01208 77099

Mondays: 7.30pm - 10pm

Monday to Friday: 9am to 5pm

Coventry CRASAC

COVENTRY Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre

PO Box 2464, Coventry, CV1 1ZA

Helpline: 02476 277777

Admin No. 02476 277772

Website: www.crasac.co.uk

Face to face counselling hours:

Monday – Friday 9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.

Monday & Thursday evenings

Helpline Hours: Monday 10 a.m. – 12.00 & 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Tuesday No Helpline

Wednesday 10 a.m. – 12.00

Thursday 12.00 – 2 p.m. & 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Friday 10 a.m. – 12.00

Croydon RASASC

CROYDON Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Centre

PO Box 383, Croydon, Greater London, CR9 2AW

Helpline: 08451 221 331

Open: Weekdays 12:00 - 14:30 & 19:00 - 21:30

Weekends & Public Holidays 14:30 -17:00

E mail: info@rasasc.org.uk

Website: www.rasasc.org.uk

Office: 020 8683 3311

Answerphone at all other times

Darlington and Co. Durham RASACC

DARLINGTON & CO DURHAM

Rape & Sexual Abuse Counselling Centre

PO Box 106, Darlington, Co. Durham, DL3 7YS

Helpline: 01325 369933

Tuesdays and Thursdays: 6.30pm - 9pm

Doncaster RASACC

DONCASTER Rape & Sexual Abuse Counselling Centre

P.O. Box 470, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 3XW

Helpline: 01302 360421

Mondays: 5pm - 7pm

Tuesdays: 10am - 11am

Thursdays: 1pm - 2pm

East Kent Rape Crisis

EAST KENT Rape Line (Canterbury)

PO Box 353, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 3HD

Helpline: 01227 450400

Mondays to Thursdays: 6pm - 9pm

Gloucester Rape Crisis

GLOUCESTERSHIRE Rape Crisis (Gloucester)

PO Box 16, Gloucester, GL4 0RU

Helpline: 01452 526770

Mondays to Wednesdays: 7.30pm - 8.30pm

Thursdays: 11.30am - 12.30pm

Fridays: 7.30pm - 8.30pm

Guildford Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre

Guildford Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre is a busy helpline that is open 6 evenings a week, have a well used counseling service and self help groups. We are a registered charity and have been open for 12 years.

Helpline number: 01483 546400

Website http://www.rasasc-guildford.org/

Herts Area Rape Crisis

HERTS AREA Rape Crisis (Ware)

PO Box 256, Hatfield, AL10 0NE : Office/Admin number: 01707 276539

Helpline 01707 276512

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

Email: admin@harcsac.fsnet.co.uk

Thursdays: 7.30pm - 9.30pm

Hounslow Women's Counselling Service

PO Box 315, Hounslow TW3 1QF

Helpline

020 8572 0100 Mondays 6.30pm - 9.30pm

Face to Face Counselling

020 8572 0100 (Mondays 6.30pm - 9.30pm)

Hull Rape Crisis

PO Box 40, Hull HU1 3BJ

Helpline: 01482 39990

Mondays: 10.30am - 12.30pm

Thursdays: 5.30pm - 7.30pm

24 hours answer machine at all other times

Kirklees Rape and Sexual Abuse Counselling Centre

PO Box 230, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD1 1BD

Helpline: 01484 450040

Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays: 1pm - 4pm

Leicester Rape Crisis

Rape Crisis Leicester Leicestershire and Rutland

PO Box 7402, Leicester LE1 6WD

Helpline: 0116 255 8852

Office: 0116 255 5962

Minicom: 0116 254 8277

Tuesdays - Fridays: 10am - 4pm

Wednesday evenings: 6.00pm - 9.00pm

Manchester Rape Crisis - Rape and Sexual Abuse Counselling Service

PO Box 336, Manchester M60 2BS

Or

The Pankhurst Centre, 60 – 62 Nelson Street, Manchester M13 9WP

Or

Visit us at www.manchesterrapecrisis.co.uk

Merseyside RASA Centre for Women

PO Box 35, Birkenhead, CH42 4RX

Helpline: 0151 666 1392

Mondays, Thursdays: 7pm - 9pm

Wednesdays: 2pm - 5pm

Sundays: 3pm - 5pm

Norwich Rape Crisis

PO Box 47, Norwich, NR3 1HA

If you are a survivor of sexual abuse or rape, recently or in the past, and need help ring us. We offer help through counselling, support or information for you or friends and family.

Helpline 01603 667687

Tuesdays: 7pm - 9pm

Fridays: 12 noon - 2pm

Nottingham Rape Crisis Centre

C/O Women's Centre, Chaucer Street, Nottingham, NG1 5LP

Helpline: 0115 9410440

Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays: 10am to 12noon

Tuesdays: 1.30pm to 7pm

Oxford Sexual Abuse Rape Crisis Centre

PO Box 20, Oxford, Oxon, OX4 1HQ

If you are a survivor of sexual abuse or rape, recently or in the past, and need help ring us. We offer help through counselling, support or information for you or friends and family.

Helpline: 01865 726295

Mondays and Thursdays: 7pm - 9.30pm

Wednesdays: 3.30pm - 6pm

Sundays: 6pm - 8.30pm

.

Peterborough Rape Crisis and Counselling Group

129 Dogsthorpe Road, Peterborough, PE1 3AH

Helpline: 01733 311311

Tuesdays: 7.30pm - 9.30pm

Saturdays: 10am - 12 noon

Plymouth Rape Crisis (Devon)

C/O PO Box 227, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 0YX

Helpline: 01752 223584

Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays: 7pm - 9.30pm

Redcar & Cleveland Women's Aid

Sexual Violence Support Service

2nd Floor, Craigton House, High Street, Redcar TS10 1DL

Helpline Telephone: 01642 835079

Sheffield Rape Crisis

SHEFFIELD Rape & Sexual Abuse Counselling Service

PO Box 34, Sheffield, S. Yorkshire, S1 1UD

Helpline: 0114 244 7936

Thursdays 6pm-8pm

Friday 1pm-3pm

email: info@srasacs.org.uk

South Essex RICC

SOUTH ESSEX Rape & Incest Crisis Centre (Grays)

The Hall, West Street, Grays, RM17 6LL

Helpline: 01375 380 609

Tuesdays: 8pm - 10pm

Thursdays: 12 noon - 4pm

Fridays: 10am - 12 noon

Website: www.thurrock-community.org.uk/sericc

Southampton Rape Crisis & Sexual Abuse Counselling Service

SOUTHAMPTON Rape Crisis

PO Box 50, Head Post Office, Southampton, SO15 2QX

Helpline: 02380 636313

Tuesdays: 10am - 1pm

Thursdays: 1pm - 4pm

Sundays and Mondays: 7pm - 10pm

Minicom: 023 8077 8313

Tyneside Rape Crisis Centre - Sexual Assault Counselling & Information Service

Third Floor, Bolbec Hall, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE

Helpline: 0191 232 9858

Website: www.tynesidercc.org.uk

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday: 6 - 8pm

Friday: 11am -

Watford Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Centre

C/O CVS, 149 The Parade, Watford, WD1 1NA

The Watford Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Centre is a service for women - run by women.

Helpline: 01923 674674

Mondays and Saturdays: 10am - 12 noon

Wednesdays: 8pm - 10.30pm

Women's Rape and Sexual Violence Service in North Staffordshire

PO Box 254, Stoke on Trent, ST1 4RE

Helpline: 01782 221000

Mondays to Fridays: 10am - 4pm

Worcestershire RSASC

PO Box 40, Worcester, WR1 2LF

If you are a survivor of sexual abuse or rape, recently or in the past, and need help ring us. We offer help through counselling, support or information for you or friends and family.

Helpline: 01905 724514

Mondays and Thursdays: 7.30pm - 9.30pm

Wycombe Rape Crisis

C/O The Priory Centre, 11 Priory Road, High Wycombe, HP13 6SL

Helpline: 01494 462222

Mondays: 7pm - 9pm

Tuesdays: 12 noon - 2pm

Wednesdays: 10am - 12 noon

Thursdays: 7pm - 9pm

York Rape Crisis

c/o 7 Goodram Gate, York, YO1 7LJ

Helpline: 01904 610917

Thursdays: 7pm - 9pm

Women Against Rape

http://www.womenagainstrape.net/

Crossroads Women's Centre

230a Kentish Town Rd

London NW5 2AB

Tel: 020 7482 2496

Fax: 020 7209 4761

Email: war@womenagainstrape.net

Survivors UK (support for male survivors)

http://www.survivorsuk.org/

UK National Helpline 0845 122 1201

(Tuesday & Thursday 7pm-10pm)

info@survivorsuk.org

Survivors UK, 2 Leathermarket Street, LONDON, SE1 3HN

Childline

Tel: 0800 11 11

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

The Roofie Foundation

specialised agency dealing with the issues surrounding drug rape

24 hour help line - 0800 783 2980

Registered office:

1 Prime Parkway

Prime Enterprise Park

Derby

DE1 3QB

http://www.roofie.com/

Refuge

0808 2000 247

http://www.refuge.org.uk/

Women’s Aid

0808 2000 247

helpline@womensaid.org.uk

http://www.womensaid.org.uk/default.asp

Victim Support

0845 30 30 900

supportline@victimsupport.org.uk

http://www.victimsupport.org.uk/vs_england_wales/index.php

Samaritans

08457 90 90 90

jo@samaritans.org

If you are in crisis and need to write about how you are feeling, you can write to Samaritans at:

Chris

P.O. Box 90 90

Stirling

FK8 2SA

http://www.samaritans.org.uk/

[Becky]

[hollygolightly]

A new support group for female students in Oxford will be set up soon. It will be completely confidential with some help from the University Counselling Service. If you are interested or have further questions, please pm me!

Also, we are looking for a name!

Holly

[nate]

Bristol

website: http://www.kinergy.org.uk/

email: contact@kinergy.org.uk

Adress

Kinergy

41 Britannia Road

Kingswood,

Bristol

BS15 8BG

Phone: 0117 908 7712

[dodo]

http://talktoacounsellor.co.uk/

This is not a free service - but you can phone - using a credit card -

karen

[Atlantis]

There is a very useful site called Headroom. This is the link to it:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/headroom/whatisheadroom/

There is some very useful help and information on this site which is part of the BBC and Open University, and it is all to do with all kinds of ways to deal with our emotions. Take care, I haven't read or seen anything too triggering myself, but view it with caution just in case.

There are some useful print-out sheets and video interviews on there, etc.

I've found Ruby Wax's interviews that you can watch very helpful. Also there are a list of things like depression, agerophobia, etc.

TC

Atlantis

[Wolfie]

For non-abusing mothers and fathers of survivors:

MOSAC

http://www.mosac.org.uk/how-we-help/

0800 980 1958

"We provide a safe place for parents and carers to come following the trauma of discovering that their child or children have been abused.

We offer practical and emotional support in a number of ways."

Services Include:

Telephone helpline

Advice Sessions

Advocacy Service

Befriending Service

Therapeutic Service

Workshops and Training

Support Groups

Information

Email Service

[blossums]

The havens are specialist centres in London for people who have been raped or sexually assaulted. At the havens we help everyone, men and women, young people and children of all ages. You can expect to be believed and be treated with dignity and respect. And you can use our services without having to report the assault to the police.

If you know which one you want to go to you can ring for an appointment

Camberwell: 020 3299 1599

Paddington: 020 3312 1101

Whitechapel: 020 7247 4787

[nycgirl]

This may be helpful and easier for our UK Members to find a Rape Crisis Organization.

Rape Crisis England and Wales

http://www.rapecrisis.org.uk/

On this website you will find: information about how

to get help if you've experienced sexual violence, including details of your
nearest Rape Crisis organisation; information for friends, partners, family and
other people supporting or wanting to help a sexual violence survivor; more
information about rape and other forms of sexual violence, including reports
and stats that might be of use and interest to students, journalists etc.; more
about RCEW and its members, including latest news and how to support our work.

The NHS Choices website also provides a postcode search facility for other sexual violence services and
Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs).

Find a centre:

Name
of centre

Select...Aylesbury Vale Rape CrisisBarnsley Sexual Abuse & Rape Crisis ServicesBirkenhead & Wirral RASABradford Rape Crisis & Sexual Abuse Survivors ServiceBrighton Survivors NetworkCambridge Rape Crisis CentreCanolfan Gefnogaeth trais a Cham-drin Rhywiol (Gogledd Cymru)Cheshire & Merseyside RASASCCheshire East Rape and Sexual Abuse Support CentreCheshire West & Chester Rape and Sexual Abuse Support CentreChester Sexual Abuse Support ServiceCleveland Eva Rape Crisis ServiceCornwall Women’s Rape & Sexual Abuse CentreCoventry Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre LtdDarlington & Co Durham Rape & Sexual Abuse Counselling CentreDevon Rape Crisis ServiceEast Kent RapelineEast London Rape Crisis ServiceEssex Centre for Action on Rape and AbuseGloucestershire Rape and Sexual Abuse CentreHalton Rape and Sexual Abuse Support CentreHerefordshire Rape and Sexual Abuse Support CentreHerts Area Rape Crisis & Sexual Abuse CentreHerts Womens CentreHull Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse ServiceKirklees Rape and Sexual Abuse Counselling CentreKnowsley Rape and Sexual Abuse Support CentreLeeds Support After Rape and Sexual ViolenceLeicester Rape CrisisLincolnshire Rape CrisisLiverpool RASA (Rape & Sexual Abuse) CentreManchester Rape CrisisNorth London Rape CrisisNorthamptonshire Rape and Incest Crisis CentreNorthumberland Rape Crisis, GraceNottinghamshire Rape Crisis CentreOxford Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis CentrePeterborough Rape Crisis Care GroupSefton Rape and Sexual Abuse (RASA) CentreSheffield Rape and Sexual Abuse CentreSomerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse SupportSouth Essex Rape and Incest Crisis CentreSouth London Eaves for WomenSouth London Rape Crisis (Croydon RASASC)Southend SOS Rape CrisisSt Helens Rape and Sexual Abuse Support CentreStaffordshire SavanaSuffolk Rape CrisisTeesside ARCH North EastTrafford Rape CrisisTyneside Rape Crisis CentreWarrington Rape and Sexual Abuse Support CentreWest Cumbria Rape CrisisWest London Rape Crisis Centre (Women and Girls Network)West Wirral RASAWorcestershire Rape & Sexual Abuse Support CentreWycombe, Chiltern & South Bucks Rape Crisis

Town/City

Select...AltrinchamAylesburyBarnsleyBirkenheadBodminBradfordBrightonBristolCAERNARFONCambridgeCanterburyCheshireChesterColchesterCoventryDarlingtonGloucesterHatfieldHigh WycombeHoylakeHuddersfieldIpswichLeedsLeicesterLincolnLiverpoolLondonManchesterMaryportMiddlesbroughNewcastle upon TyneNorthamptonNottinghamOxfordPeterboroughRedcarSheffieldSouthend-on-SeaSt HelensStoke on TrentThurrockWarringtonWorcester

rape crisis centres

http://www.rapecrisis.org.uk/centres_show.php

[nycgirl]

I came across this very helpful interactive link by the Metropolitan Police in London.

Very easy to use

My Decision-Metropolitan Police London

http://www.mydecision.co.uk/

A step by step guide for rape and sexual assault victims. The site is set up by the Metropolitan police and gives clear guidance about how to report a rape or
sexual assault and how/where to get help

[BrightSide]

NHS talking therapies

Talking therapies, or psychological therapies, are effective and confidential treatments delivered by fully trained and accredited NHS practitioners. They can help with common mental health problems like stress, anxiety and depression.

You can access talking therapies on the NHS.

A GP can refer you, or you can refer yourself directly to an NHS psychological therapies service (IAPT) without a referral from a GP.

NHS talking therapies services are also known as Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services. These services are still open and accessible during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

 

If you live in England and are aged 18 or over, you can access NHS psychological therapies (IAPT) services.

• talking therapies, such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), counselling, other therapies, and guided self-help for -
• depression
• generalized anxiety
• social anxiety
• panic and agoraphobia
• other phobias
• obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
• post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
• body dysmorphic disorder

You can self refer here 

https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-psychological-therapies-service/

 

But if you need urgent support in England follow this link

https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/mental-health/find-an-urgent-mental-health-helpline

 

Wales, Ireland and Scotland do not have this service

The Scottish Association for Mental Health website has an email where you can enquire about local services, 

You can also enquire with your local Womens Aid (Cyfannol in Wales) who can offer support, peer support and counselling if you have experienced sexual assault or childhood sexual abuse.

[Pink Sky]

14 minutes ago, BrightSide said:

NHS talking therapies

Talking therapies, or psychological therapies, are effective and confidential treatments delivered by fully trained and accredited NHS practitioners. They can help with common mental health problems like stress, anxiety and depression.

You can access talking therapies on the NHS.

A GP can refer you, or you can refer yourself directly to an NHS psychological therapies service (IAPT) without a referral from a GP.

NHS talking therapies services are also known as Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services. These services are still open and accessible during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

 

If you live in England and are aged 18 or over, you can access NHS psychological therapies (IAPT) services.

• talking therapies, such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), counselling, other therapies, and guided self-help for -
• depression
• generalized anxiety
• social anxiety
• panic and agoraphobia
• other phobias
• obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
• post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
• body dysmorphic disorder

You can self refer here 

https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-psychological-therapies-service/

 

But if you need urgent support in England follow this link

https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/mental-health/find-an-urgent-mental-health-helpline

 

Wales, Ireland and Scotland do not have this service

The Scottish Association for Mental Health website has an email where you can enquire about local services, 

You can also enquire with your local Womens Aid (Cyfannol in Wales) who can offer support, peer support and counselling if you have experienced sexual assault or childhood sexual abuse.

I'm having trauma CBT through NHS Talking Therapies at the moment and have the most incredible T. It was almost a 6 month wait, but I'm getting 12 weeks now for free and it's the best experience I've ever had with therapy. I think it is quite hit and miss with NHS therapists, I had standard CBT through them in 2020, when I thought I was just suffering from anxiety, but I didn't build a relationship with the therapist at all. Some of the exercises we did were helpful but overall it felt quite superficial. 

Local Mind centres also offer free therapy, including ACT and other talking therapies. They even have a Rainbow Mind service in London, which I accessed ACT through with very little wait. That helped tide me over til the NHS stuff came through! You don't have to disclose anything about your gender or sexuality to access it but all the therapists are queer. It's a great service.

[BrightSide]

Thank you for sharing your experience @Pink SkySky 

I'm so glad you are finding it helpful