Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)

The World Centre for Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) was set up by its founder Gary Craig, and their website is at http://www.emofree.com/ EFT is also described at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_Freedom_Technique Important: Whilst EFT can produce results, you must ultimately take responsibility for your own health and well-being. Under NO circumstances must you cease taking prescribed medication without [...]

COSCA (Counselling & Psychotherapy in Scotland)

As the professional body for counselling and psychotherapy in Scotland, COSCA seeks to advance all forms of counselling and psychotherapy and the use of counselling skills by promoting best practice and through the delivery of a range of sustainable services.   COSCA’s Aims:   Enhance public protection and increase accessibility to counselling and psychotherapy Develop [...]

Talking2Ourselves

The Talking2Ourselves website aims to provide help and information on mental health issues to young people who are either having difficulties themselves, or are worried about a friend or relative or just want to know more about mental well being. The Talking2Ourselves site is for young people aged 12-14, but it is hoped that all ages will find [...]

Scotland’s Mental Health First Aid

One in four people in Scotland will experience a mental health problem at some point in their life.   Chances are you know someone who may need help…   Scotland‘s Mental Health First Aid is a 12 hour course that will teach you the skills to help someone who is developing a mental health problem [...]

Scottish Recovery Network

The Scottish Recovery Network (SRN) aims to engage communities across Scotland in debate on how best to promote and support recovery from long-term mental health problems.   Recovery is about more than the mere absence of symptoms and is a deeply personal process. It has been shown that developing an expectation of recovery and an understanding of [...]

Heart to Heart – Recovery from Divorce or Separation

Heart to Heart is an organisation that offers confidential support to Men and Women who have been affected by divorce or separation, and offers support to help individuals toward recovery. Being the only group of this kind in Scotland, Heart to Heart offers a unique support service which aims to help the isolation pain and [...]

National Self Harm Network

The National Self Harm Network (NSHN) was originally established to build a network of support groups for individuals who self harm and campaign for their rights. Since its founding however, the charity has grown and evolved. The charity now focuses on support and distraction enabling people to seek alternatives to self harm. The charity aims [...]

Five Areas CBT Self Help Resources

What is the Five Areas approach? Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is an effective and practical way of helping people tackle: Depression Anxiety, Panic Obsessions Health anxiety and long-term health problems Plan ways of returning to work A major problem with CBT is that the traditional language used is complicated, and also there are often significant waiting lists [...]

Home-Start

Home-Start provide informal and friendly support for families with young children which is a lifeline to thousands of parents and children in numerous communities across the UK

Psychological Self-Tools – Online Self-Help Book

This document is directly concerned with helping people learn methods for helping themselves manage and even overcome various troubling mental health, wellness and life issues. Self-help for mental health and wellness issues consists of learning about the nature of distressing issues, learning how to measure or assess those issues and how they can be resolved, [...]