Counselling PracticE

Directory

Requests for private counselling and psychotherapy can be sent to The Hill Counselling Practice at hello@thehillcp.com or via the contact tab. The Hill Counselling Practice is not a crisis support service but we know that it can be difficult to know where to turn for support and so this page is dedicated to listing a selection of local and national support services.

Please call 999 or your local crisis team if you are in urgent crisis

Alcohol and Drug Misuse Support:

Acorn

• www.acornrecovery.org.uk
• 0161 484 0000
• Emotional, social, lifelong recovery

Alcoholics Anonymous

• www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
• 0800 9177 650
• help@aamail.org
• Fellowship of men and women

FRANK

• www.talktofrank.com
• 0300 1236600
• Text: 82111
• Everything you need to know about drugs, their effects and the law

Inspire East Lancashire

• www.inspirelancs.org.uk/east-lancs
• 01254 495382
• eastlancs.info@cgl.org.uk
• Substance Misuse Service (including alcohol)

We Are With You

• www.wearewithyou.org.uk
• Free, confidential support with alcohol, drugs or mental health from a local service or online

Antenatal and Postnatal:

Snowdrop Doula

• www.snowdropdoula.co.uk
• 01282 926410
• Antenatal, postnatal services across Lancashire, Cumbria

Bereavement Services:

Cruse

• www.cruse.org.uk
• 0808 808 1677

The Good Grief Trust

• www.thegoodgrieftrust.org

Grief Chat

• www.griefchat.co.uk
• Live chat
• Transforming access to bereavement counselling

Pendleside Hospice

• www.pendleside.org.uk
• 01282 440102
• pendlesidehosp.referrals@nhs.net
• Bereavement support includes counselling, support groups, cookery + more

Children & Young People's Services

Brook 

• www.brook.org.uk
• 01282 416596
• Free and confidential sexual health service for young people aged 24yrs and under

Childline

• www.childline.org.uk
• 0800 1111
• Email or 1-2-1 counsellor chat available
• Free, private and confidential service for under 19’s in the UK. Talk about any issue they are going through

The Mix

• www.themix.org.uk
• 0808 808 4994
• 1-2-1 chat available
• Essential support for under 25’s

On My Mind

• www.annafreud.org/on-my-mind

Young Minds

• www.youngminds.org.uk
• Young people's mental health support

Community Projects

BFC in the Community Kitchen

• Burnley Community Kitchen - Burnley FC in the Community (burnleyfccommunity.org)
• Foodbank, community cafe, teaching space, a meeting space and an internet cafe

Citadel Colne

• www.colnecitadel.org
• 07422 344244
• Community support inc. counselling, mindfulness and therapies

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Church on the Street (COTS) Burnley

• www.cots-ministries.co.uk
• 01282 222203
• Cafe and community hub. Worship, recovery, food and friendship

Colne Open Door Centre

• www.opendoorcentre.org.uk
• 01282 860 342
• Drop in support centre offering help, guidance, caching and counselling. A community snack bar with free internet access for employment support

The Hub

• facebook/thehubatpadiham
• thehubatpadiham@gmail.com
• 97 Burnley Rd, Padiham
• Community Support inc. adult learning, activities, internet access

Eating Disorder Services

Beat

• www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk
• England: 0808 801 0677 (weekday 9am - midnight, weekends (inc. bank holidays 4pm - midnight)
• UK Eating Disorder Charity
• One-to-one web chat available

Lancashire Care Eating Disorder Service

• www.lscft.nhs.uk/our-services/service-finder-z/eating-disorder-service
• East Lancashire: 01282 657999

SEED

• www.seedlancashire.co.uk
• 01772 915735
• Support and Education for Eating Disorders

Financial Counselling

Step Change

• www.stepchange.org
• 0800 138 1111
• Debt Charity

Gamblers Anonymous

• www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk

North-West Helpline

• 07974668999

Homelessness

Gateway Burnley

• www.calicogateway.org.uk
• Essential support for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness

LGBTQ+

Stonewall

• www.stonewall.org.uk
• Information, support and guidance on LGBTQ+ inclusion. Including Young Stonewall

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Lancashire LGBT

• www.lancslgbt.org.uk
• Support for LGBTQ+ people across Lancashire

Hidayahlgbt+

• www.hidayahlgbt.com
• Gender, Sexuality and Islam

LGBT Foundation

• www.lgbt.foundation
• 0345 330 30 30
• Advice, Support & Information

Menopause

Balance

• www.balance-menopause.com
• App also available
• Essential website for all things menopause

Menopause Matters

• www.menopausematters.co.uk
• Independent website with up to date support and guidance

Mental Health & Wellbeing Services

Anxiety UK

• www.anxietyuk.org.uk
• 03444 775 774
• Text: 07537 416 905
• National charity helping people with anxiety

CALM

• www.thecalmzone.net
• 0800 58 58 58
• Campaign Against Living Miserably

Mind

• www.mind.org.uk
• infoline: 0300 123 3393
• Mental Health Charity

Mindsmatter

• www.lscft.nhs.uk
• Burnley: 01282 657268
• Pendle: 01282 657927
• Free psychological therapies to people aged 16+ in Lancashire. Self-refer online

Lancashire Mind

• www.lancashiremind.org.uk

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Mental Health Urgent Response

• 24/7 - 0800 953 0110

SHOUT

• www.giveusashout.org
• Text ‘SHOUT’ to 85258
• 24/7
• Free, confidential mental health text support

Samaritans

• www.samaritans.org
• 116 123
• jo@samaritans.org
• Whatever you’re going through, you can call any time from any phone for FREE

East Lancashire NHS Access to Mental Health Support

• www.lscft.nhs.uk/accessingmentalhealthsupport/east-lancashire
• 0800 0130 707
• 24-hour access to mental health care, advice, support and treatment.

Positive Action in the Community

• www.p-a-c.org.uk

Projects include:

• Be Free: Support for adults affected by domestic abuse
• Be Free: Support for children & young people)
• Safespace: 24hr supported accommodation for 16-21yr olds at risk of becoming homeless
• EVOLVE: Counselling & life skills service for all PAC users

Men’s Support

Andy’s Man Club, Burnley

• www.burnleyfccommunity.org/community-welfare-inclusion/andys-man-club/
• m.payne@burnleyfc.com
• Talking group for men
• Turf Moor. Monday evenings

Men’s Den Colne

• www.dencolne.org
• contact@dencolne.org
• Mens peer support group
• Wednesday 6-7:30pm

Men's Mental Health

• www.burnleyfccommunity.org/community-welfare-inclusion-claret-in-mind/
• Weekly football session

Men’s Shed

• www.menssheds.org.uk
• 01282 715574
• simon.gill@linkbridgecentre.com
• Community spaces where men can enjoy practical hobbies.

Support for Domestic Violence

Lancashire Women

• www.lancashirewomen.org
• 0300 330 1354
• talktous@lancashirewomen.org
• Empowering women to live safer, happier & more positive lives. Employment, mental health, money advice, justice & safety, domestic violence & homelessness

Safenet

• www.safenet.org.uk
• 0300 3033 581
• Empowering you to live free from domestic abuse

Self-Harm Support

RightLines

• Clitheroe
• www.right-lines.co.uk
• For young people who feel the need to self harm

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Harmless

• www.harmless.org.uk
• Help overcoming issues related to self harm and suicide

Veteran Support

Healthier Heroes CIC

• www.healthierheroescic.co.uk
• 01282 966730
• Providing veterans and their families with help around mental health and wellbeing

Op Courage

• www.nhs.uk/opcourage

The Veterans mental health and wellbeing service

• PTSD Resolution
• 0300 302 0551
• Counselling forces veterans and reservists

*All contact details were correct at the time of publishing.