If you feel like you might attempt suicide or cause yourself serious harm
Call 999 for an ambulance
Go straight to A&E
This is a medical emergency.
Local NHS urgent mental health helpline
0800 012 6549
The Samaritans
Mind - Mental health charity
www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/
Charities can offer much needed, low cost counselling, however there does tend to be a long waiting list.
Vine Counselling in Congresbury
Wellspring Counselling in Nailsea
https://wellspringcounselling.org.uk/
You can search for counsellors on any of these websites:
Counselling Directory https://www.bacp.co.uk/search/Therapistshttps://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/
Psychology Today
https://www.psychologytoday.com/gbhttps://www.thrivingautistic.org/npn/
Association of Neurodivergent Therapists
https://neurodivergenttherapists.com/directory
Headstu
You can search for counsellors on any of these websites:
Counselling Directory https://www.bacp.co.uk/search/Therapistshttps://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/
Psychology Today
https://www.psychologytoday.com/gbhttps://www.thrivingautistic.org/npn/
Association of Neurodivergent Therapists
https://neurodivergenttherapists.com/directory
Headstuff Therapy
Clare Kingsbury (Children and young people)
https://clarekingsburycounselling.co.uk/
Joanne King (Children and young people) https://jkingtherapy.com/
Clare Atyeo (over 16s)
https://www.cacounselling.com/
Dave Somerton (0ver 16s) https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/counsellors/dave-somerton
Norma Lawrence (over 16s)
Clare Kingsbury (Children and young people)
https://clarekingsburycounselling.co.uk/
Joanne King (Children and young people) https://jkingtherapy.com/
Clare Atyeo (over 16s)
https://www.cacounselling.com/
Dave Somerton (0ver 16s) https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/counsellors/dave-somerton
Norma Lawrence (over 16s)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/counselling/norma-lawrence-weston-super-mare-eng/481235
Sally Ellis (Individuals and couples)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/counselling/sally-ellis-bristol-eng/399577
Nicola Perry (Couples counselling)
The ultimate autism resource
NHS Signs of Autism
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/signs/adults/
NHS signs of ADHD
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/symptoms/
Signs of ASD in women
You can asked to be referred by your GP for an NHS diagnosis via 'Right to Choose'. https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/about-the-nhs/your-choices-in-the-nhs/
You can go privately with an agency such as Psychiatry UK https://psychiatry-uk.com/
or via an independent psychiatrist such as this
https://www.berkeleypsychiatrists.co.uk/
Please note th
You can asked to be referred by your GP for an NHS diagnosis via 'Right to Choose'. https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/about-the-nhs/your-choices-in-the-nhs/
You can go privately with an agency such as Psychiatry UK https://psychiatry-uk.com/
or via an independent psychiatrist such as this
https://www.berkeleypsychiatrists.co.uk/
Please note that if you choose the private route for ADHD medication, you will pay for it until your GP takes over prescribing via a shared care agreement. Not all GP practices accepted shared care though, so worth checking with them first.
Kieran Rose's excellent autism training
https://theautisticadvocate.com/onlinelearning
Clare Kingsbury's fantastic ADHD training
https://clarekingsburycounselling.co.uk/training/
National Autistic Society
ADHD UK
https://adhduk.co.uk/diagnosis-pathways/
National Autistic Society
https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance
ADHD magazine
ADHD in women
https://www.adhdcentre.co.uk/adhd-for-women/
Weighted blankets available from
Advice on EHCPs
https://www.sendandyou.org.uk/
Parent carer support in North Somerset
N. Somerset Council Disable Children's Team
https://nsod.n-somerset.gov.uk/kb5/northsomerset/directory/service.page?id=ao0i5PS251w
Children's mental health support
(North Somerset)
Advice on EHCPs
https://www.sendandyou.org.uk/
Parent carer support in North Somerset
N. Somerset Council Disable Children's Team
https://nsod.n-somerset.gov.uk/kb5/northsomerset/directory/service.page?id=ao0i5PS251w
Children's mental health support
(North Somerset)