Resources
Helplines
Help for those with an alcohol addiction through support and meetings.
Anorexics and Bulimics Anonymous >
ABA uses a Twelve-Step Program to address the mental, emotional, and spiritual components of the disorders of anorexia and bulimia.
Childline >
A free helpline for children and young people in the UK, call 0800 1111 to talk about any problem.
Surviving Rape and Sexual Abuse.
Cruse Bereavement Care >
Help and support for those who have suffered a loss.
Helping families and individuals support and strengthen their stepfamilies.
Headspace >
Everyday Mindfulness and Meditation for Stress, Anxiety, Sleep, Focus, Fitness, and More.
Home-Start >
The UK's leading family support charity.
LGBTQ Youth Club in Surrey .
Helps couples establish more connected, passionate and joyful relationships.
Maytree >
Residential respite centre for people who are feeling suicidal.
An organisation offering private menopause consultations for individuals via telephone or video.
Helping gender diverse kids, young people and their families.
Mind >
The leading mental health charity in England and Wales.
National Eating Disorder Centre >
Effective help and treatment for sufferers.
NHS-Every Mind Matters >
Practical tips and advice to help take care of mental health.
OCD Action >
Support and information for anyone effected by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
PANDAS >
Pre and PostNatal depression advice and support
Relate >
The biggest organisation specialising in relationship counselling and support in the UK.
Rape and Sexual Abuse survivor support.
Samaritans >
A charity available 24 hours a day offering a confidential listening service to anyone in distress.
Self-compassion.org >
Provides practical advice, guided meditations and exercises.
A service for Children, young people and their families who have been affected by sexual abuse.
A specialist organisation providing help for Compulsive Sexual Behaviour Disorder (CSBD), Sex and Porn addiction.
Find a Transgender support group near you.
Supporting the mental health of young people and their families.
A charity which promotes choice in recovery through a national network of mutual-aid meetings and online training.
Victim Support >
A national charity that helps anyone who has been affected by crime.
Reading
8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery, Babette Rothschild (2010)
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A New Earth: Create a better life, Eckhart Tolle (2009)
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Atomic Habits, James Clear (2018)
Atlas of the Heart, Brene Brown (2021)
Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom,
Rick Hanson (2009)
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead, Brene Brown (2015)
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, Gabor Mate (2018)
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It's Not Always Depression: A New Theory of Listening to Your Body, Discovering Core Emotions and Reconnecting with Your Authentic Self, Hilary Jacobs Hendel (2018)
Man's Search For Meaning: The classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust,
Viktor E. Frankl (2011)
Non-Violent Resistance: A New Approach to Violent and Self-Destructive Children, Haim Omer (2021)
Overcoming Insomnia and Sleep Problems: A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques, Colin A. Espie (2006)
Skills-based Caring for a Loved One with an Eating Disorder: The New Maudsley Method
Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder
The Asperkid’s (Secret) Book of Social Rules, Jennifer Cook O’Toole (2012)
The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma, Bessel van der Kolk (2015)
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The Mind/Body Prescription, John Sarno (1999)
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Videos
Further information
British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) >
The BACP is the leading accrediting body for UK counsellors and psychotherapists.
Association for Counselling and Therapy Online (ACTO) >
ACTO is the association for therapists and counsellors working online therapeutically.
The EMDR Association UK is the professional body for EMDR clinicians and researchers seeking the highest standard of EMDR clinical practice in the United Kingdom.