Nine guides – from crisis contacts to the harder conversations – so you can find the right one quickly.
Calm support
If things are urgent right now, skip straight to the Support directory.
If it’s not that urgent, but you don’t know where to start, click the link below that seems closest to your situation.
None of this replaces talking to a real person – a GP, a crisis line, someone who already knows you. It’s just here to help you find them faster, and to go in knowing what to say.
Support directory
You don’t have to carry this alone. Current, verified contact details for UK mental health support – crisis lines, specific charities, and peer support groups.
Finding a therapist
Counsellor, psychotherapist, clinical psychologist, psychiatrist – the titles overlap more than they should. What each one means, and where to find someone properly accredited.
NHS Talking Therapies
Free therapy from the NHS, and in most of England you don’t need a GP appointment to get it. How self-referral works, what the assessment involves, and what to expect next.
Preparing for GP appointment
A GP appointment is often just ten minutes, and it’s easy to walk out having said half of what you meant to. How to book it, what to lead with, and what to ask for.
Understanding therapy options
CBT, counselling, psychodynamic therapy, EMDR – the acronyms rarely explain what any of it is actually like in the room. A plain-English guide to each, and a rough steer on what might suit you.
Talking to your employer
Whether to say anything at work, how much to share, and who to tell first – all genuinely difficult calls. What you’re actually entitled to, and how reasonable adjustments work in practice.
Supporting someone else
Wanting to help is instinctive. Knowing how – without taking over or quietly burning yourself out – is the harder part. What to say, when to step back, and what’s genuinely yours to carry.
Supporting a child or teenager
Worrying about a child means deciding how much to step in, when to involve their school, and how to balance privacy against safety – often sideways, not face to face.
When someone refuses help
You’ve noticed something’s wrong. You’ve said so. They’ve said no, or shut the door on the conversation. What’s still within your control when someone won’t accept support, and where that control ends.