Alternative Sources of Support | Richmond AID

Alternative Sources of Support:

Contents:

General Counselling Services
Domestic Violence
Young People and Adolescents
Women’s Services
Men’s Services
LGBT Services
Bereavement Services
Culture-Specific Services
Drug, Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services
Disordered Eating Services.
Local Samaritans + Crisis Services
Therapeutic Associations and Societies – Private Therapy

1. General Counselling Services

Organisation	Information	Contact
Anchor Counselling	Referral via Hounslow IAPT or GP only. Offers individual and group therapy.	Website: www.anchorcounselling.org Tel: 020 8867 7660 Email: [email protected]
The Caravan Drop-In	The drop-in offers a core service of listening and emotional support, which can – by arrangement – evolve into counselling. Sessions are 20-50 minutes long.	Website: http://www.thecaravan.org.uk/ Tel: 020 3137 9984 Email: [email protected]
Ealing Abbey Counselling Service	Offers individual and couples counselling Open from 8am-9pm Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings Offers counselling in a variety of east and west European languages, including Polish	Tel: 020 8998 3361 Email: [email protected]
Ealing Centre for Independent Living (ECIL)	Offers specialist counselling to carers and adults with physical disabilities	Website: www.ecil.org Tel: 020 8840 8717 Email: [email protected]
Freedom from torture	Offers specialist individual and group counselling for survivors of torture. Provides support groups, forensic documentation of torture and practical help, such as legal and welfare advice	Website: www.freedomfromtorture.org.uk Tel: 0207 697 7777
Freshstart Psychotherapy	Offers low-cost and subsidised counselling and psychotherapy For clients who require long-term or open- ended therapy	Website: www.freshstartpsychotherapy.co.uk Tel: 020 7691 7638 Email: [email protected] o.uk

HELP Counselling Centre	Offers individual counselling and psychotherapy 6 sessions with the possibility of extension	Website: www.helpcounselling.com Tel: 020 7221 9974 Email: [email protected]
Kingston Mind Counselling Service	Offers one to one counselling to people living, working or studying in Kingston (18 and over) Offers a maximum of 12 sessions, with the possibility of extension Each session lasts 50 minutes and takes place on a weekly basis	Tel: 020 8255 3939 Email: [email protected]
Metanoia Counselling and Psychotherapy Service (MCPS)	Offers low-cost counselling and psychotherapy in Ealing Each session is 50 minutes, offered Monday to Friday, 9.30am -9.30pm	Website: http://www.metanoia.ac.uk/therapy/ metanoia-counselling-and- psychotherapy-service/ Tel: 020 8832 3080 Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
MID: Mediation In Divorce	Offers counselling for children and adults involved in separation or divorce Children have up to 12 sessions (2-4 assessments and 8-10 counselling sessions) – Need to be age 3 and over	Website: www.midmediation.org.uk Tel: 020 8891 6860 Email: admin@midmediation.org.uk
Mind Hammersmith and Fulham (MiHF)	Time to Talk offers counselling to those 18 and over Duration of the sessions mutually agreed Offers low-cost and long term individual counselling	Website: https://www.hfehmind.org.uk/ Tel: 020 7471 0580 Email: [email protected]

Mind Hillingdon	Offers one to one and group therapy Counselling hours Monday to Saturday	Website: http://www.hillingdonmind.org.uk/ind ex.php/supportandservices/counsellin g Tel: 01895271559 Email: [email protected] (Counselling administrator) or [email protected].uk
OCD Action	Offers professional and peer led support groups	Website: www.ocdaction.org.uk Tel: 0845 390 6232 Email: [email protected]
Overeaters Anonymous	Offers group meetings, online meetings and phone meetings https://oa.org/find-a-meeting/?type=0	Website: www.oagb.org.uk Tel: 0700 0784 985 or 0758 3533 090 Email: [email protected]
Re…Root Counselling	Offers individual and couples therapy, family therapy and young peoples (16-25) therapy Sessions are 50 minutes long and occur weekly	Website: www.re-root.com Tel: 020 8948 5980 Email: [email protected]
Relate	Offers relationship counselling, sex therapy, family counselling and counselling for young people (5-21) Free counselling for children and young people aged 5-19 that live work or study in the London boroughs of Richmond and Kingston	Website: www.relatelondonsw.org Tel: 0333 320 2206 Email: [email protected]

Richmond Counselling and Psychotherapy Service (RCPS)	Offers short and long term therapy, couples therapy and therapy for adults/carers looking after disabled children	Website: https://richmond-counselling-psychotherapy.com Mobile: 07900 210829
Richmond AID Counselling Service	Offers 20 sessions of low cost therapy and open-ended long-term therapy for a range of presenting difficulties for anyone over the age of 18 living in the Richmond community	Website: https://richmondaid.org.uk/counselling/ Mobile: 07821 503 943 Email: [email protected]
The Maytree Sanctuary for the suicidal	A respite centre that offers a free 4 – night/ 5 – day stay and the opportunity to be befriended and heard in complete confidence Located in Finsbury park London	Website: www.maytree.org.uk Tel: 0207 263 7070 Email: [email protected]
The Minster Centre	Offer individual counselling and psychotherapy for adults (18yrs+) suffering from a range of emotional difficulties	Website: https://www.minstercentre.ac.uk/ Tel: 0207 644 6240 Email: [email protected]
West London Centre for Counselling (WLCC)	Offers counselling to those 18 and over living in Hammersmith and Fulham or are GP registered in the borough Offers individual and group counselling as well as couples and psychosexual counselling Up to 12 weekly individual sessions	Website: http://www.wlcc.org.uk/ Tel: 02085632159 or 0300 123 1156 (referrals for individual therapy) Email: [email protected]
West London Counselling and Psychotherapy Service	Offers consultation and referral service for those seeking private counselling in West London	Website: http://www.westlondoncounsellingps ychotherapy.co.uk/ Tel: 020 7565-4724
National Low Cost Counselling	Online sessions that can help with a wide variety of issues and can be accessed nationwide	Website: https://www.lowcost-counselling.com/ Tel: 07773 385165 Email: [email protected]
West London Counselling Services	Offers support for trauma, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, grief, loss and bereavement, anger management, intrusive thoughts, dwelling on the past, behavioural issues, struggling with relationships, friendships, battling addictions or other forms of self-destructive behaviour	Website: https://www.westlondonpsychotherapyandcounselling.london/ Tel: N/A Email: N/A Referral form available on website
Free Psychotherapy Network	Centralised directory of therapists sorted by geographical location covering the entire UK	Website: https://freepsychotherapynetwork.com/ Tel: N/A Email: [email protected]

2. Domestic Violence Support (see Women’s and Men’s Service)

Organisation	Information	Contact
Hestia – Life beyond Crisis	Provides domestic abuse support services in London and the south east, including domestic abuse refuges and community-based support	Website: https://www.hestia.org Tel: Main Reception: +44 (0) 20 7378 3100 Voicemail box: +44 (0) 20 3879 3700 Email: [email protected].
Kingston Women’s Hub	A partnership of organisations providing holistic support to enable women to thrive after experiencing domestic violence, the criminal justice system, abuse, or multiple disadvantages Crisis support, Individual support, Community support, Preventative work, Survivors Forums Located at Voices of Hope, 161A Clarence St, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1QT	Website: https://www.voh.org.uk/kingston-womens-hub/ Email: [email protected]
Respect – Men’s Advice Line	Support helpline for male victims of domestic abuse	Website: https://mensadviceline.org.uk Tel: 0808 8010327 Email: [email protected]
Refuge	Offers a domestic violence helpline, legal advocacy service, and emergency accommodation	Website: www.refuge.org.uk Tel: 0808 2000 247 Email: [email protected]
Women’s Aid	Provides dedicated support and telephone advocacy to women experiencing domestic abuse who face barriers in accessing a refuge space or safe accommodation	Website: https://www.womensaid.org.uk Email: [email protected]
Women’s Trust	The service is open to all women who are, or have been affected by domestic violence Offers one-to-one counselling to women in the boroughs of Kensington & Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham, Westminster, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Barking & Dagenham, Redbridge, Waltham Forest, Havering, Greenwich and Newham	Website: www.womanstrust.org.uk Tel: 020 7034 0303 Email: [email protected]

Young People and Adolescents

Organisation	Information	Contact
Hounslow Youth Counselling and Information service (HYCIS)	Offers one to one counselling for young people aged between 11-25 living, working or studying in Hounslow Only take self-referrals, but can offer information to parents, guardians and professionals	Website: www.hycscounselling.co.uk Tel: 020 8568 1818 Mob: 07784481308 Email: [email protected]
Off The Record Twickenham	Offers counselling to young people aged between 11-24 living, working or studying in Richmond Borough	Website: http://otrtwickenham.com/ Tel: 020 8744 1644 Email: [email protected]
Supportive Action for Families in Ealing (SAFE)	Formerly Ealing Youth Counselling and Information Service (EYCIS) A free & confidential counselling service for young people between the ages of 11 and 18 years All the referrals need to be through Ealing Children’s Integrated Response Service (ECIRS) 020 8825 8000	Website: http://www.youngealing.co.uk/useful- services/health/ Tel: 020 8825 8000 Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

Women’s Services – (see also Domestic Violence)

Organisation	Information	Contact
Kingston Women’s Centre	Assessment appointments for counselling are made by phone only (Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday 10am-1pm)	Website: http://kingstonwomenscentre.org.uk/ Tel: 020 8541 1941. Email: [email protected]
Kingston Women’s Hub	A partnership of organisations providing holistic support to enable women to thrive after experiencing domestic violence, the criminal justice system, abuse, or multiple disadvantages Crisis support, Individual support, Community support, Preventative work, Survivors Forums Located at Voices of Hope, 161A Clarence St, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1QT	Website: https://www.voh.org.uk/kingston-womens-hub/ Email: [email protected]
West London Rape Crisis Centre	Offers counselling to women (Age 14+) who have experienced historic or recent sexual violence Services offered to women in Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon and Hounslow	Website: https://www.wgn.org.uk/our-services/west-london-rape-crisis-centre Tel: 020 8567 7347 Email: [email protected]
Women’s Therapy Centre	Offers individual and group psychoanalytic psychotherapy to women	Website: http://www.womenstherapycentre.co. uk/ Tel: 020 7263 7860 Email: [email protected]
Women’s Trust	The service is open to all women who are, or have been affected by domestic violence Offers one-to-one counselling to women in the boroughs of Kensington & Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham, Westminster, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Barking & Dagenham, Redbridge, Waltham Forest, Havering, Greenwich and Newham	Website: www.womanstrust.org.uk Tel: 020 7034 0303 Email: [email protected]

Men’s Services (see also Domestic Violence)

Organisation	Information	Contact
Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)	Aims to prevent male suicide Offers support to suicidal men and those affected by male suicide	Website: https://www.thecalmzone.net/ Helpline: 0808 802 58 58
The Everyman Project	Offers support services for men who want to stop behaving violently or abusively, and for the people affected by their violence or abuse The counselling programme is a seven-month therapeutic programme Following the assessment, each man attends thirteen weekly one-to-one counselling sessions with a male counsellor, followed by sixteen weekly group counselling sessions	Website: http://www.everymanproject.co.uk/ Tel: 0207 263 8884 Email: [email protected]
The Men’s Centre	Offers counselling and psychotherapy to men who are abusive or violent towards women and children	Tel: 0207 267 8713 Email: [email protected]

LGBTQI+ Services

Organisation	Information	Contact
London Friend	Offers 12 weeks of one to one counselling Offers free counselling to individuals from the LGBT community who have experienced domestic abuse	Website: http://londonfriend.org.uk/ Tel: 020 7833 1674
akt	Supports LGBTQ people aged 16-25 who are homeless or living in a hostile environment	Website: http://akt.org.uk
The Pink Therapy Register	An online directory of therapist specialising in counselling for the LGBT community	Website: http://www.pinktherapy.com/ Tel: 07971205323 Email: [email protected]

Bereavement Services

Organisation	Information	Contact
At a Loss	UK’s signposting bereavement website. They can help you find bereavement services and counselling. They also have resources on practical help and coronavirus pandemic bereavement	Website: https://www.ataloss.org/
The Bereavement Journey – Teddington	Run in 6 sessions and small facilitated discussion groups, The Bereavement Journey uses films and discussion to help guide people through the most common aspects of grief. It is for anyone who has been bereaved at any time, and although often run by churches, it is for people of any faith or no faith, as all the faith content is confined to the optional 6th and final session which looks at bereavement from a Christian perspective	Email: [email protected] Peter & St Paul Centre 4 Church Road Teddington TW11 8PB
Bereft Bereavement Support	Offers specialist bereavement counselling and support to residents of Ealing Borough over the age of 16	Website: http://www.bereftbereavementsupport.co.uk/ Tel: 020 8896 2800 Email: [email protected]
Cruse Bereavement Care (Richmond)	Offers bereavement support, advice and information to children, young people and adults	Website: https://www.cruse.org.uk/ Tel: 0749 577 7401 Helpline: 0808 808 1677 Email: [email protected]
Healthwatch	Healthwatch’s page has a range of organisations, they also cover social media options as well as Death Cafes	Website: https://www.healthwatch.co.uk/advice-and-information/2022-04-27/someone-i-love-has-died-where-can-i-find-support
Kingston Bereavement Service	Offers support to children, young people, adults and families who have been bereaved Offered to those working, living, studying or registered with a GP in Kingston	Website: www.kingstonbereavementservice.org.uk Tel: 020 8547 1552 Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
Space2Grieve	Space2Grieve offers support that can help with exploring and reflecting on losses and changes and help find a path forward Provides support in a series of free, confidential one-to-one support sessions with trained volunteers	Website: https://space2grieve.org.uk/ Tel: 07519 376363 Email: [email protected]

Culture-Specific Services

Organisation	Information	Contact
Asian Family Counselling Service	Aimed at South Asian communities aged 16 and over Offers relationship counselling and family therapy, telephone counselling and self- help groups	Website: www.asianfamilycounselling.org Tel: 02085713933 or 02088139714 Email: [email protected]
Immigrant Counselling and Psychotherapy (ICAP)	Offers counselling to the Irish community Referral via application form to email address	Website: www.icap.org.uk Tel: 02072727906 Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
NAFSIYAT Intercultural Therapy	Offer subsidised therapy to individuals, couples and groups Recognises differences and similarities of culture Referral via application form	Website: www.nafsiyat.org.uk Tel: 020 7263 6947 Email: [email protected]

Drug, Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services

Organisation	Information	Contact
Alcoholics Anonymous	Offers support groups to people suffering with alcoholism Offers a 12-step programme	Tel: 020 7407 0700 Email: [email protected]
Phoenix Counselling	Offers adult counselling, relationship counselling, counselling for children and schools as well as online counselling	Website: http://www.phoenixcounselling.org/ Tel: 0208 890 3133 Email: [email protected]
Addiction Support and Care Agency (ASCA)	Offers counselling for drug and alcohol misuse and addictive behaviours, a carers service and other services, such as yoga Services situated in Richmond and Surbiton	Website: http://www.addictionsupport.co.uk/ Tel: 020 8940 1160 (Richmond) or 020 8339 9899 (Surbiton) Email: [email protected]
Richmond Integrated Recovery Service	Promotes recovery, health and wellbeing to those affected by drug and alcohol misuse Offers a range of services including recovery support, workshops and yoga	Website: https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-6313828360/contact Tel: 020 8891 0161 Email: [email protected]

Disordered Eating Services

Organisation	Information	Contact
Anorexia and Bulimia Care (ABC)	Provides on-going care, emotional support and practical guidance for anyone affected by eating disorders and eating distress Telephone and email helplines, and other support services are available to those struggling personally, their family, carers and friends	Website: https://www.anorexiabulimiacare.org.uk/ Tel: 03000 11 12 13 Email: [email protected]
Beat (formerly Eating Disorders Association)	Offers support to people struggling with disordered eating Offers support online or by phone	Website: www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk Helpline: 0808 801 0677 Email: [email protected]
National Centre for Eating Disorders (NCFED)	Provides training for professionals and resources for those struggling with eating disorders Situated in Esher, Surrey	Website: https://eating-disorders.org.uk/ Tel: 0845 838 2040 Email: [email protected]
Overeaters Anonymous (OA)	Community who support each other in order to recover from compulsive eating and food behaviours Meeting face to face, online or over WhatsApp Based on the twelve step recovery programme	Website: https://www.oagb.org.uk/ Local face to face meeting: Friday 7:30 PM St James’s Rd The Hall, Hampton Hill London (Hampton), TW12 1DQ England Contact: Angela +44 7791 806525

11. Local Samaritans + Crisis Services

Organisation	Information	Contact
Ealing Samaritans	26 Junction Road, Ealing London, W5 4XL No appointments needed	Website: http://www.samaritans.org/branches/ealing- samaritans Tel: 020 8560 2345 Email: [email protected]
Kingston Upon Thames Samaritans	2 Wheatfield Way, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 2QS	Website: http://www.samaritans.org/branches/kingston- samaritans Tel: 020 8399 6676 Email: [email protected]
Inner South West London Samaritans	14 Princeton Court, 53-55 Felsham Road, Putney, SW15 1AZ	Website: http://www.samaritans.org/branches/inner-south- west-london-samaritans Tel: 020 8789 9121 Email: [email protected]
Journey Recovery Hub	18+ face to face, out of hours crisis support Kingston Hub (Mon, Tue, Weds, Fri 6-10pm + Sat 2-10pm): Alfriston Centre, 3 Berrylands Road, KT5 8RB Twickenham Hub (Tue, Thu, Fri 6-10pm + Sun 2-8pm): 32 Hampton Road, Twickenham, TW2 5QB	Website: https://www.rbmind.org/support-for-adults/journey-recovery-hub/ Tel: 020 3137 9755 Email: [email protected]

12. Therapeutic Associations and Societies – Private Therapy

Organisation	Information	Contact
Association for Cognitive Analytic Therapy	Offers information and a list of local private therapists specialising in CAT http://www.acat.me.uk/page/find+a+priv ate+cat+therapist	Website: www.acat.uk Tel: 01305 263511 Email: [email protected]
British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapist s (BABCP)	Offers information and a list of local therapists specialising in CBT http://www.cbtregisteruk.com/Default.as px	Website: https://babcp.com/ Tel: 0161 705 4304 Email: [email protected]
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)	Offers information and a list of therapists http://www.itsgoodtotalk.org.uk/	Website: www.bacp.co.uk Tel: 01455 883300 Email: [email protected]
British Association of Psychotherapists	Offers information and a list of therapists http://www.britishpsychotherapyfoundati on.org.uk/find-a-therapist/	Website: www.britishpsychotherapyfoundation.org.uk Tel: 020 8452 9823 Email: [email protected]
British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC)	Offers information and a list of local therapists specialising in psychoanalysis https://www.bpc.org.uk/find-a- therapist/search	Website: www.bpc.org.uk Tel: 020 7561 9240 Email: [email protected]
London Therapy Foundation	Offers information and a list on qualified psychotherapists and counsellors in London https://londontherapyfoundation.com/fin d-a-therapist.html Offers therapy for children	Website: https://londontherapyfoundation.com Tel: 0208 408 1000 Email: [email protected]

British Psychological Society	Offers information about psychology, including research topics, terminology and a history of psychology	Website: www.bps.org.uk Tel: 0116 254 9568 Email: [email protected]
The Society of Analytical Psychotherapy	Offers information and a list of local therapists specialising in Jungian analysis and psychotherapy http://www.thesap.org.uk/cmsms/find_a _therapist	Website: www.thesap.org.uk Tel: 020 8452 9823
United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy	Offers information on different types of psychotherapy and how to choose the right one Offers a list of local psychotherapists https://www.psychotherapy.org.uk/find- a-therapist/	Website: www.psychotherapy.org.uk Tel: 020 7014 9955 Email: [email protected]
Westminster Pastoral Foundation	Offers group therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy and psychoanalytic psychotherapy	Website: www.wpf.org.uk Tel: 0207 378 2000 Email: [email protected]