Counselling

External link opens in new tab or windowwww.bacp.co.uk

The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. 


External link opens in new tab or windowwww.bpc.org.uk

The British Psychoanalytic Council.




Addiction

External link opens in new tab or windowwww.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk

AA is concerned solely with the personal recovery and continued sobriety of individual alcoholics.


External link opens in new tab or windowwww.gamblersanonymous.org.uk

A fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to do the same.


External link opens in new tab or windowwww.ukna.org

Narcotics Anonymous.  For recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean.


External link opens in new tab or windowwww.talktofrank.com

Support for drug and solvent misuse.


Crime

External link opens in new tab or windowwww.prisonadvice.org.uk

PACT runs a range of services which are designed to support the children and families of prisoners.


External link opens in new tab or windowwww.victimsupport.org.uk

Support if you have been affected by crime.


Domestic Violence

External link opens in new tab or windowwww.hertsdomesticabusehelpline.org

Free to anyone resident in Herts who is experiencing or affected by domestic abuse.


External link opens in new tab or windowwww.mensadviceline.org.uk

Advice and support for men experiencing domestic violence and abuse.


General

External link opens in new tab or windowwww.samaritans.org

Offers a safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you. You don’t have to be suicidal.


Menopause

External link opens in new tab or windowwww.menopausesupport.co.uk

Menopause Support provides private support via telephone and video consultations and bespoke menopause training and support solutions for businesses and organisations and menopause training days for therapists and well-being professionals. There are lots ofExternal link opens in new tab or window free resources available on the website, plus details of their closed Facebook group.


Mental Health

External link opens in new tab or windowwww.hertsmindnetwork.org

Offering support to anyone in the county who is over the age of 18 and facing a mental health problem, or caring for those who are.


Sexual Abuse

External link opens in new tab or windowhttps://napac.org.uk/

Support and information for people abused in childhood.


External link opens in new tab or windowhttps://rapecrisis.org.uk/

Get help if you've experienced rape, child sexual abuse and/or any kind of sexual violence.  Information for friends, partners, family and other people supporting a sexual violence survivor.


Help for sexually abused men as well as their friends and family, no matter when the abuse happened.


Suicide

External link opens in new tab or windowwww.zerosuicidealliance.com

The Zero Suicide Alliance (ZSA) is a collaboration of National Health Service trusts, charities, businesses and individuals who are all committed to suicide prevention in the UK and beyond. They are an alliance of people and organisations coming together around one basic principle: "Suicide is Preventable".  Very good training videos.