Somerset Talking Therapies have a website where you will find information on guides to self help that can help you to overcome common mental health problems and links to other information and advice that could be helpful.
Covering anxiety, depression, PTSD and other long-term health conditions, Talking Therapies have advice for you.
Somerset Counselling Centre (SCC) provides a safe space to talk to a skilled counsellor, who will listen and help you understand how past experiences, worries about the future, or lack of self-confidence may be affecting your life. They offer flexibility; providing counselling in-person, online and over the phone.
Counselling helps you explore the way you think and act; to see how you may be repeating unhelpful patterns of behaviour or thinking. SCC’s counsellors come from a range of different trainings and incorporate a variety of counselling models including psychodynamic, person centred, integrative and humanistic.
Whether you’re looking for individual counselling, relationship counselling or counselling for a young person, SCC will enable you to get help with problems that may seem too difficult to share with anyone else.
For more information, visit their website or get in contact on the details below.
In Charley’s Memory is a Highbridge-based counselling service that offers 1:1 support for children and young people aged 11-25 who might be struggling with their mental health, and have recently expanded their services to help support anyone aged 26+.
They aim to make support services more accessible to young people who might be suffering with issues such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders or suicidal thoughts. They also strive to advance education and knowledge around mental health in the wider community.
If you feel you or a loved one needs help, then please get in contact by phone or email to arrange a initial assessment, or visit their website for more information.
FCT Somerset delivers low-cost counselling services for children & young people aged 4-18 and their families in Somerset. Sessions are with qualified and experienced psychological therapists and start from as low as £5.
FCT Somerset is currently accepting referrals from GPs, schools & other professionals working with children, as well as from parents, carers and families. Please visit their website to request help or email flo-somerset@familycounsellingtrust.org.
A sensitive, professional & confidential counselling service in the Bridgwater area.
Kooth.com is a free, safe, confidential and non-stigmatised way for young people to receive counselling, advice and support on-line. Kooth delivers thousands of counselling sessions each year to young people aged 11-18. Available until 10pm each night, 365 days per year. Free.
A young person can access Kooth by going to www.kooth.com and signing up to use its features.
Somerset Partnership have produced self help information leaflets on a number of topics. See link below to their website where you can find their leaflets on topics such as anxiety, anger, depression, low mood, eating disorders, OCD, panic, self harm, shyness and social anxiety and stress.
Mandala Therapy are a team of qualified and experienced creative arts and play therapists dedicated to providing meaningful support for children who have experienced trauma in early life.
Working closely with parents, carers and key professionals, they provide gentle, nurturing therapeutic support to help children recover from trauma they have experienced and promote a better understanding of their needs.
They specialize in supporting children and families affected by; domestic abuse, parental mental health, bereavement, neglect, sexual abuse and supporting adoption placements and offer a range of services tailored to fit specific needs with a high level of in-service clinical supervision and professional development.
The Green House supports children and young people aged 0-18 who have experienced sexual abuse, and their families. This support includes professional consultation (indirect work with the professional network around the family), nature-based therapy groups, short- and long-term therapy and online support.
For those on our waiting list, we can offer self-guided resources, parent groups and family connection days. Our services are free of charge, transport costs not included. We can only work with families based in Bristol, Bath, North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
Talk to us any time you like, in your own way, and off the record about whatever’s getting to you. You don’t have to be suicidal. We know a lot about what can help you through tough times. We can help you explore your options, understand your problems better, or just be there to listen.
It doesn’t matter who you are, how you feel, or what has happened. If you feel that things are getting to you, get in touch. We’re here 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
To find information about your local branch, search the map here.
The Counselling Directory are passionate about counselling and want to promote the huge benefits talking therapy can have. They know how important it is to find the right counsellor and are dedicated to making that process as simple as possible.
Working closely with counsellors and psychotherapists, the Counselling Directory have over 16,000 qualified counsellors listed, ensuring the right path forward is there for you.
You can search for a counsellor using the link below, or call their phoneline Monday – Friday, 10am – 4pm for more information.
Talking Therapies offer a wide range of treatments for adults 18 years of age and over who are registered with a GP surgery in the Somerset area, in a variety of different ways. Their aim is that the therapies should intrude as little as possible in your everyday life, but still have the best chance of delivering positive outcomes for you.
You can make a self referral to Talking Therapies if you are:
• Experiencing depression, anxiety or PTSD
• Over 18 years old
• Ready to start working on your problems and able to attend regular appointments
• Registered with a GP in Somerset, see the map above
• Not currently receiving support from other mental health services.
If you are registered with a GP outside of Somerset please contact your GP and ask to be referred to your local Talking Therapies service or use this link to find a service local to you Find a Psychological Therapies Service.
Relate provide relationship counselling, family counselling, mediation, children’s counselling, young people’s counselling and sex therapy. We also provide friendly and informal workshops for people at important stages in their relationships. They’re there to help you make the most of your couple and family relationships, past, present or future.
To find which services would best suit your needs or to find your nearest Relate centre, visit their website.
