Helplines:
- Age Concern – information and advice for the elderly about benefits, care, age discrimination and computer courses.
- Al-Anon – an organisation for the relatives and friends of alcoholics.
- Alcoholics Anonymous – a company aiming to help those with an alcohol addiction through support and meetings.
- Beat UK – a national charity helping those who suffer from eating disorders, help-lines, online support, a network of self-help groups to help adults and young people in the UK beat their eating disorder.
- British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy – the leading accrediting body of UK counsellors and psychotherapists.
- Bullying UK – is a national charity helping those who are suffering from a wide range of bullying problems.
- Childline – a free helpline for children and young people in the UK, call 0800 1111 to talk about any problem.
- Depression Alliance – is the leading UK charity for people affected with depression.
- Do You Panic – this site is dedicated to helping people who suffer at the hands of repetitve panic or anxiety.
- Gingerbread – a UK charity providing expert advice, practical support and campaigns for single parents.
- Home-Start – the UK’s leading family support charity
- Kent Mental Healthline – is an emergency contact number 0800 107 0160 available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
- Macmillan Cancer Support – a UK charity offering help and support to people with cancer.
- Mermaid UK – family and individual support for teenagers and children with gender identity issues.
- Mind – is the leading mental health charity for England and Wales.
- Nancy Verrier – provides detailed information for adoptees, birthmothers and adoptive parents.
- NSPCC – is the leading UK charity – National Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
- Rape Crisis – is a registered charity and organisation for Rape Crisis Centres across UK, call freephone 0808 802 9999
- Samaritans – a charity available 24 hours a day offering a confidential listening service to anyone in distress.
- SANDS (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society) – an organisation supporting anyone affected by the death of a baby.
- Stonewall – working for equality and justice for lesbians, gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning and ace (LGBTQ+) people everywhere.
- Sussex Mental Healthline – emergency contact number 0300 5000 101 Mon-Fri 5pm-9am. Weekends & Bank Holidays 24 hours.
- Terence Higgins Trust – is a registered charity providing information on HIV/AIDS, safer sex, online booklets and helpline.
- United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapists – the UKCP is a comprehensive register of psychotherapists in the UK.
- Victim Support – a national charity that helps anyone who has been affected by crime.
- Women’s Aid – a key national charity working to end domestic violence.
Helpful Books:
- Attachment Theory – John Bowlby
- Understanding and Healing Emotional Trauma – Daniela F Stieff
- The Drama of Being a Child – Alice Miller
- The Body Never Lies – Alice Miller
- Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving – Pete Walker
- Memories, Dreams, Reflections – C. G. Jung
- Man’s Search For Meaning – Victor Frankl
- Healing From Family Rifts – Mark Sichel
- The Gifts of Imperfection – Brene Brown
- Daring Greatly – Brene Brown
- The Human Magnet Syndrome: The Codependent Narcissist Trap – Ross Rosenberg
- Couples: The Truth – Kate Figes
- Women Who Love Too Much – Robin Norwood
- When You and your Mother can’t be Friends – Victoria Secuna
- Dibs in Search of Self: Personality Development in Play Therapy – Virginia Axline
- The Primal Wound: Understanding The Adopted Child – Nancy Verrier
- Why Be Happy When You Can Be Normal? – Jeanette Winterson
- Games People Play: The Psychology of Human Relationships – Eric Berne M.D
- Child Abuse and Neglect: Attachment, Development and Intervention – David Howe
- Bodies – Susie Orbach
- Fat is a Feminist Issue – Susie Orbach
- Getting Better Bit(e) by Bit(e) – Ulrike Schmidt and Janet Treasure
- An Apple A day: A Memoir of Love and Recovery from Anorexia – Emma Woolf
- The Optimum Nutrition Bible – Patrick Holford
- The Relate Guide to Sex in Loving Relationships – Sarah Litvinoff
- Relate – After The Affair: How to Build Trust and Love Again – Julia Cole
- The Verbally Abusive Relationship – Patricia Evans
- Love’s Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy – Irvin D. Yalom
- You’ll Get Over It: The Rage of Bereavement – Virginia Ironside
- Stop Walking on Eggshells (Borderline Personality Disorder) – Mason Kreger
- Understanding The Borderline Mother – Christine Ann Lawson
- Bi Polar Disorder: The Ultimate Guide – Sarah Owen & Amanda Saunders
- Narcissism – Alexander Lowen M.D
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder – David Veale & Rob Wilson
- Autism and Aspergers Syndrome (The Facts) – Simon Baron-Cohen
- Overcoming Depression – Paul Gilbert
- Potatoes Not Prozac – Kathleen Desmaisons
- Depressive Illness: The Curse of the Strong – Tim Cantopher
- Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking – Susan Cain
- The Dream of The Cosmos: A Quest for the Soul – Anne Baring
- Family Secrets – John Bradshaw
- The Art of Happiness – Dalia Llama
- On Death and Dying – Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
- Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to finding Peace in a Frantic World – Prof Mark Williams & Prof Danny Penman
- Kick The Drink…Easily! – Jason Vale
- Easy Way To Control Alcohol/Stop Smoking – Allen Carr
- Who Moved My Cheese: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change – Spencer Johnson
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