While our one-to-one therapy sessions provide a dedicated, private space to process your experiences and work toward healing, I believe in supporting your mental health holistically. This page is designed to connect you with trusted local services in Dorset and established national charities that can offer specialized care, peer support, and practical day-to-day tools alongside your private counseling.

Please note: Private counseling is not an emergency medical service. If you are experiencing an acute mental health crisis, feeling unable to keep yourself safe, or require urgent assistance outside of our scheduled clinic hours, please utilize the 24/7 crisis numbers or walk-in spaces listed below immediately.

If you or someone you know is in immediate danger of serious physical harm, please call 999 or go to your nearest A&E.

Shout Crisis Text Line

• Text: Text SHOUT to 85258

• Service: A free, confidential, 24/7 text message service providing immediate support for anyone experiencing an emotional crisis or intense anxiety.

• Partner organization: Runs The Mix for dedicated support and resources for young people under 25.

Dorset Connection Line

• Phone: 0800 652 0190 (Freephone)

• Website: Dorset HealthCare Access Mental Health

• Service: A 24/7 local mental health helpline for anyone living in or visiting Dorset. You can call if you are experiencing a crisis, need immediate advice, or are worried about a loved one

The Samaritans

• Phone: 116 123 (Freephone)

• Website: The Samaritans

• Service: Round-the-clock emotional support for anyone struggling to cope, feeling isolated, or experiencing suicidal thoughts

Dorset Mind

• Phone: 01202 315329

• Website: Dorset Mind

• Service: A local charity running peer-support groups, befriending schemes, and physical activity/nature wellbeing programs across Poole and Bournemouth to help challenge mental health stigma.

Access Wellbeing Poole Hub

• Address: First Floor, The Dolphin Shopping Centre, Poole, BH15 1SZ

• Phone: 0800 870 8222 (General Enquiries)

• Website: Access Wellbeing Dorset

• Service: A walk-in, no-referral-needed community space offering drop-in help. Wellbeing coordinators are on hand to support you with mental health, grief, social connections, or housing/money stress

Steps2Wellbeing (Dorset NHS)

• Phone: 0800 484 0500

• Website: Steps2Wellbeing

• Service: The primary NHS talking therapies service in Dorset for adults experiencing depression, generalized anxiety, panic, or OCD. Clients can self-refer directly online.

Beat (Eating Disorders Charity)

• Phone: 0808 801 0677

• Website: Beat Eating Disorders

• Service: The UK's premier eating disorder charity, hosting helplines, online peer-support groups, and webchats for anyone facing anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating disorders

Mind (National Charity)

• Phone: 0300 123 3393

• Website: National Mind

• Service: Offers extensive information on types of mental health conditions, treatment paths, legal advice regarding healthcare, and general signposting tools.

Anxiety UK

• Phone: 03444 775 774

• Website: Anxiety UK

• Service: A user-led charity specifically helping individuals dealing with generalized anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, or health-related anxiety.

YoungMinds

• Phone: Parents Helpline: 0808 802 5544 / Crisis Text: Text YM to 85258

• Website: YoungMinds

• Service: The UK's leading charity for children and young people's mental health. They offer an incredibly vibrant, youth-friendly library of resources on school stress, body image, and neurodiversity, alongside a dedicated advice helpline for worried parents.

Dorset Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)

• Phone: 01202 277000 (Central Access Point)

• Website: Dorset CAMHS

• Service: The local NHS service providing mental health support to children and young people under 18 across Dorset. Their website also hosts a dedicated "Discovery Web" packed with self-help guides for teens and parents.

Childline

• Phone: 0800 1111 (Freephone, 24/7)

• Website: Childline

• Service: A completely confidential, free support service for anyone under 19. Young people can talk to a counselor over the phone, via 1-to-1 online chat, or use their "1-2-1 counsellor text-style app" about any worry, big or small.

Tavistock Relationships

• Website: Tavistock Relationships

• Service: A globally recognized center providing highly specialized, low-cost online couples therapy. Their website also features excellent self-help toolkits, articles, and video resources for couples looking to reduce conflict and improve communication at home.

Relate Dorset & South Wiltshire

• Phone: 01302 380900 (Regional Hub)

• Website: Relate Dorset

• Service: The local branch of the UK's largest relationship charity. They offer specialized relationship counseling, marriage guidance, family mediation, and sex therapy for couples or individuals, available both online and at local venues.

National Family Mediation (NFM)

• Phone: 0300 4000 636

• Website: National Family Mediation

• Service: Supports couples going through separation or divorce. They provide mediation services to help couples cut down conflict, handle co-parenting challenges, and reach agreements out of court.

Frank (Honest About Drugs)

• Phone: 0300 123 6600 / Text: 82111

• Website: Talk to Frank

• Service: A confidential, non-judgmental national service providing honest information about drugs and alcohol. Features an extensive A-to-Z substance directory, live chat, and a local support finder tool.

EDAS (Essential Drug & Alcohol Services) – Poole & Dorset

• Phone: 01202 311600

• Website: EDAS Dorset

• Service: The primary local charity providing support for individuals experiencing substance misuse, alcohol dependency, and behavioral addictions in Poole and across Dorset. They offer one-to-one support, education, and family advice.

GamCare & The National Gambling Helpline

• Phone: 0808 8020 133 (Freephone, 24/7)

• Website: GamCare

• Service: The leading UK provider of information, advice, and free therapy for anyone affected by gambling harms. They operate the 24/7 helpline and offer live chat support, forum spaces, and tools to block gambling software.

Grounding & Anxiety Relief Tools

Resources offer a steady starting point, but you do not have to navigate complex emotional terrain entirely on your own. Individual therapy provides a confidential, supportive space tailored to your unique history.