Additional Resources

Useful links to professional bodies

www.cpcab.co.uk 
www.bacp.co.uk
www.hpc-uk.org

Information about when counselling might be useful from the NHS.

The CPCAB webpage offers a huge amount of information about counselling that you may find useful.

Becoming a counsellor or psychotherapist

The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)’s student pages offer information on becoming a counsellor or psychotherapist, finding a counselling or psychotherapy job and developing a counselling or psychotherapy career:

Careers in counselling: Where therapists work and what they do

Mental health Helplines

Mind - The main website of the mental health charity Mind has lots of advice and support plus an information helpline and webchat service.

0300 123 3393 (Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–6 p.m.)

Samaritans - Samaritans provides support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair.

116 123 (free 24-hour helpline)

Papyrus - Young person suicide prevention charity.

0800 068 4141 (Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. and 7 p.m.–10 p.m. plus 2–5 p.m. at weekends)

Information

The NHS website has information on common mental health difficulties, including information on helplines and useful websites, and forms of self-help.