Talking it over with someone
Everyone goes through a period of anxiety or distress at some
point in their lives and we know that people deal with it in
different ways but sometimes it helps to talk it over with a
trained counsellor.
Getting help in Blackburn with Darwen
We have a list of local and national support groups and
helplines who may be able to offer you help.
Support
groups and helplines
Your GP
You can talk to your GP about your problems. They may
refer you onto mental health services.
Mindcare
You can self refer yourself to the Mindcare single point of
access mental health service by calling 01254 226037.
Counselling
The British Association for Counselling (BACP) has an excellent
website and you can use the search facility to find other
counselling services.
Visit the BACP website
Or you can look on the Counselling Directory website for a local
counsellor
Visit the Counselling
Directory website
Maundy Relief Counselling
Maundy Relief in Accrington provides a free counselling
service. They are a professional organisation with over fifty
counsellors. They offer counselling to anyone who needs it, working
without judgement and respecting each individual fully.
Some of the concerns which their clients seek to address in
counselling include:
· Depression
· Anxiety
· Trauma
· Mental health issues
· Substance misuse
· Relationship problems
· Abuse
· Bereavement
· Suicidal feelings
· Self Harm
For more information please contact Maundy Relief.
Maundy Relief (physical, mental, emotional or spiritual needs)
Address: 29-31 Abbey Street, Accrington BB5 1EN.
Phone: 01254 232328
Web: www.maundyrelief.co.uk
Email: info@maundyrelief.co.uk
East Lancashire Women's Centres
East Lancashire Women's Centres provide support, information and
therapeutic services for women from crisis into education,
volunteering or employment. This includes counselling,
CBT, CCBT, group work for survivors of abuse and bereavement
support, free legal service, personal development courses, outreach
parenting courses, volunteering, and mentoring, advice with housing
and debt and library/information resources. They are a
BACP Accredited counselling service and all their interventions are
evidence based and adhere to NICE guidelines. They are a
Go Online Centre and offer support with basic IT skills to gain
accredited qualifications.
Counselling is available by appointment in the following
languages: - English, Urdu, Guajarati, and Punjabi.
Through their Vision project, they offer casework with women
with an offending history or at risk of offending and/or with
complex needs including substance misuse and services are free to
access.
Hours of opening - 10am to 3pm Monday to Friday (late
appointments available on Wednesdays). Also open in
Accrington and Burnley with outreach provision across the
county.
Lancashire Women
Address: 33 King Street, Blackburn BB2 2DH
Phone: 0300 330 1354
Web: www.lancashirewomen.org
Email: talktous@lancashirewomen.org
Please note: The organisations listed on this page are not endorsed or recommended by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and the contact details are provided for information only.