Children's mental health

Advice for parents

Children and bereavement

Charity counselling services

  • Headspace

    A new charity based in Bourton-on-the-Water offering free counselling and wellbeing activities to support young people aged 11 to 19.

    Website
    www.myheadspace.org.uk

  • Tic+ (formally Teens in Crisis)

    Online and face to face counselling for young people (aged 9-21 yrs) in Gloucestershire.

    Phone
    01594 546117 (open daily except Saturdays)

    Mobile
    07977 334433

    Website
    www.ticplus.org.uk

  • Lumi Nova: Tales of Courage

    Scientific, fun and stigma-free digital therapy for childhood anxiety. Lumi Nova: Tales of Courage is an engaging child-led, parent/guardian supported therapeutic intervention that can be used on most smartphones or tablets.
    It facilitates graded exposures (the active ingredient of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) with psychoeducation to empower 7-12 year olds with mild to moderate needs to learn to self-manage fears, worries and anxiety.
    It is practical, age appropriate, non-stigmatising, encourages self management and provides user progress and health outcomes data in real time to authorised professionals.

    Website
    www.luminova.app/glos

  • Cotswold Counselling

    Offers confidential counselling which takes place at their Centre in Cirencester:
    – Types of counselling offered include counselling for primary school children and young people: 11-18 years
    – As a registered charity, the service is offered at an affordable rate (financial contribution negotiable if there is difficulty with payment)

    Phone
    01285 885 830

    Website
    Cotswold Counselling

    E-mail
    admin@cotswold-counselling.org.uk

Private counselling services

  • Private Services

    All individuals have a right to make choices about their care, this includes the right to opt for private services. We are not affiliated with any private services, however, information about some of the private services available has been included to help you make a fully informed decision.

  • AchievingGoals…Now

    ..Now! is a Psychotherapy and Coaching practice providing psychotherapy by Franeen McDonald for children, and family therapy.

    Phone
    07766 878 693

    Website
    www.achievinggoalsnow.com

    Email
    franeenmcd@gmail.com

Local services

  • Mental Health Services for Children and Young People in Gloucestershire

    Mental Health Services for Children and Young People in Gloucestershire.

    Download
    Mental Health Services (PDF)

Charity support services

  • Kooth

    Kooth is a free, safe and anonymous online mental wellbeing community, accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
    It includes: magazine, discussion boards, messages or live chat with their team, a daily journal you can fill in. Advice and support for parents also offered.

    Website
    www.kooth.com

  • Bullying UK

    Provide advice on all aspects of bullying, with a specific section for young people

    Phone
    0808 800 2222 (7am – Midnight, free from landlines)

    Website
    www.bullying.co.uk

  • Young Gloucestershire

    Offers support to 11-25 years olds providing learning opportunities and social support.

    Phone
    01452 501008

    Website
    www.youngglos.org.uk

    Email
    hello@youngglos.org.uk

  • Gloucestershire Young People’s Advice – The Door, Stroud

    Christian-based youth project, focussed on ages 11-25.
    Provides mentoring and personal support, learning to express anger more positively.

    Phone
    01453 756745
    (Monday to Friday, 8:45am to 5pm)

    Website
    www.thedoor.org.uk

    Email
    info@thedooryouthproject.org.uk

  • Gloucestershire Young Carers

    Offers support groups and activities, opportunities to talk in confidence with someone, training and carers forum for young carers (up to 25 yrs old) in Gloucestershire.

    Phone
    01452 733060

    Website
    www.glosyoungcarers.org.uk

  • Self Injury Support

    For girls & young women up to 24yrs in the UK affected by self-harm.
    Text and email support service and support groups.

    Text
    0780 047 2908
    (Sunday to Friday, 7am to 9pm)

    Website
    www.selfinjurysupport.org.uk

  • Papyrus – Prevention of Young Suicide

    Papyrus draw from the experience of many who have been touched personally by young suicide across the UK and speak on their behalf in our campaigns and in our endeavours to save young lives.

    Phone
    0800 068 41 41 
    (Monday to Friday, 10am to 10pm, weekends, 2pm to 10pm)

    Website
    www.papyrus-uk.org

  • ChildLine

    You can contact ChildLine about anything. No problem is too big or too small. Whatever your worry it’s better out than in.

    Phone
    0800 1111

    Website
    www.childline.org.uk  

  • Young Minds

    Support to young people with mental health problems and empowering their parents and carers.
    Website has audio files, podcasts, downloadable booklets.

    Parents Helpline
    0808 802 5544 
    (Monday to Friday 9:30am to 4pm)

    Website
    www.youngminds.org.uk

    Email
    parents@youngminds.org.uk

  • The Mix (formally Get Connected)

    Provides support for people under the age of 25 for a wide range of difficulties from mental health to homelessness
    Provide sign-posting to appropriate sources of specialist help from their ‘database of 10,000 trusted organisations’
    They also have a free downloadable app.

    Phone
    0808 808 4994 
    (11am to 11pm everyday)

    Text service
    80849 (free calls and text)

    Website
    www.themix.org.uk

Helpful books

  • Books on prescription for young people

    Details of books targeted at children and young people on topics including:
    – Anger, negative thinking
    – Anxiety and phobia, shyness/social anxiety
    – Bereavement
    – Bullying
    – Body image, self esteem/confidence
    – Depression, isolation/loneliness
    – Eating disorders, healthy living
    – Family problems
    – Parenting: general
    – Self-harm, sexual abuse

    Website
    Books on prescription for young people – Tameside MBC

  • Reading Well

    Reading Well for children provides quality-assured information, stories and advice to support children’s mental health and wellbeing.
    Books have been chosen and recommended by leading health professionals and co-produced with children and families.

    Website
    www.reading-well.org.uk

Mobile Apps

  • Chill Panda

    Learn to relax, manage your worries and improve your wellbeing with Chill Panda.
    The app measures your heart rate and suggests tasks to suit your state of mind. Tasks include simple breathing techniques and light exercises to take your mind off your worries.
    This app is free can be downloaded for iPhone and Android Phones.

    Website
    Chill Panda

  • BlueIce

    BlueIce is an evidenced-based app to help young people manage their emotions and reduce urges to self-harm.
    It includes a mood diary, a toolbox of evidence-based techniques to reduce distress and automatic routing to emergency numbers if urges to harm continue.
    This app is free and can be downloaded for iPhone and Android Phones.

    Download
    BlueIce: (AU) deter self-harm on the App Store
    BlueIce – Apps on Google Play