I would encourage any person considering counselling/psychotherapy to seek as much impartial information and advice as possible before entering a therapeutic relationship.
Information on counselling and psychotherapy can be obtained directly from:
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
BACP House, 15 St John's Business Park,
Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 4HB
All information is correct at current time, and where any changes are notified will be updated. If you are aware of any changes, or any broken web links please let me know. Thank you.
Useful Local Contacts:
The Southsea Centre for Complementary Medicine
023 9287 4748
www.sccm.co.uk
Off The Record
023 9247 4724 / 023 9281 5322
www.off-the-record.org.uk
Alcohol Advisery Service
023 9229 6467
Babyloss
023 9247 4724 / 023 9281 5322
www.babyloss.com
CAB (Cosham)
0870 1264 046
www.portsmouthcab.org.uk
CAB (Leigh Park)
023 9271 7700
www.citizensadvice.org.uk
CAB (Portsmouth)
0870 1264 036
www.citizensadvice.org.uk
E's Up Substance Misuse Service for Young People
023 9282 5140
www.es-up.org.uk
Inscape - 023 9229 8951
023 9229 8951
Portsmouth & S E Hants Multicultural Group
023 9286 2224
Portsmouth Area Rape Crisis Centre
Men: 023 9266 9516
Women: 023 9266 9511
Relate Portsmouth Distric
023 9282 7026
www.relate.org.uk
Samaritans (Portsmouth District)
08457 909090 / 023 9269 1313
Useful National Contacts:
Alcohol Concern
020 7395 4000
www.alcoholconcern.org.uk
Alcoholics Anonymous
0845 7697 555
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
Child Death Helpline
0800 282 986
www.childdeathhelpline.org.uk
Childline
0800 1111
www.childline.org.uk
Cruse Bereavement Care
0870 167 1677
www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk
Drugscope
020 7928 1211
www.drugscope.org.uk
Lone Parent Helpline
0800 018 5026
www.opfs.org.uk
Mind (The mental health charity)
0845 766 0163
www.mind.org.uk
Pink Therapy
020 7434 0367
www.pinktherapy.com
Runaway Helpline
0808 800 7070
www.runawayhelpline.org.uk
Stonewall
Office: 020 7593 1850
Info Line: 08000 502020
www.stonewall.org.uk
Terrence Higgins Trust
020 7812 1600
www.tht.org.uk