Where to turn for support
Support & resources
Where to turn for support
A short directory of places I trust — for a crisis, for specific difficulties, and for the books, courses, and people I most often recommend. None of this is a substitute for therapy or for emergency services, but I hope it helps you find the right door more quickly. If you are in immediate danger, please call 999.
If you need urgent help now
If you are in crisis or worried about your safety, please reach out straight away.
- Emergency — 999 (If you or someone else is in immediate danger, or life is at risk, call 999 now.)
- Samaritans — 116 123 (Free, confidential, any time of day or night, if you are struggling to cope.) - https://www.samaritans.org
- NHS 111 (Urgent but non-emergency help, including for mental health — select the mental health option.) - https://111.nhs.uk
- National Domestic Abuse Helpline — 0808 2000 247 (Free and confidential, 24 hours a day, run by Refuge, for anyone experiencing domestic abuse.) - https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk
Domestic abuse & coercive control
- National Domestic Abuse Helpline (0808 2000 247, free and confidential, 24/7 (Refuge).) - https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk
- Surviving Economic Abuse (The UK charity dedicated to economic abuse, with practical guidance and a financial-support line.) - https://survivingeconomicabuse.org
- Therapy after narcissistic abuse (My article on what recovery work looks like.) - /learn/therapy-after-narcissistic-abuse
Work, stress leave & legal
- ACAS (Free, impartial advice on workplace rights, and the body to contact before any tribunal claim.) - https://www.acas.org.uk
- Citizens Advice — work (Free guidance on dismissal, resignation, and your rights at work.) - https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/work/
- GOV.UK — working, jobs and pensions (Official guidance on employment rights, dismissal, and tribunals.) - https://www.gov.uk/browse/working
- Stress leave and a toxic workplace (My article on why to take legal advice before resigning — and a solicitor I trust.) - /learn/legal-advice-before-stress-leave
Money & debt
- Rebel Finance School (An entirely free, ten-week course in how money works — no products, no upsells.) - https://rebeldonegans.com/finance/rfs/
- StepChange (Free, expert debt advice and managed plans.) - https://www.stepchange.org
- National Debtline (Free, independent debt advice over the phone and online.) - https://www.nationaldebtline.org
- Citizens Advice — debt & money (Free help with debt, benefits, and managing money.) - https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/debt-and-money/
- A free finance course I recommend (My article on the Rebel Finance School, and money as a barrier to leaving.) - /learn/free-finance-course-i-recommend
Mental-health self-help
- Centre for Clinical Interventions (CCI) (Free, evidence-based CBT workbooks for anxiety, depression, and more — see my Books & resources article for direct links.) - https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au
- Tools for emotional regulation (My article: five grounding skills, with a guide to making a Self-Soothing Care Box.) - /learn/tools-for-emotional-regulation
- EMDR and the Safe Place (My introductory guide, with a guided audio you can use at home.) - /learn/emdr-resources-safe-place
ADHD & neurodivergence
For adults wondering about, or living with, ADHD and other neurodivergence — trusted organisations and my own plain-language writing.
- ADHD UK (UK charity with a free adult self-screener, clear information, and video support groups including one for newly-diagnosed adults.) - https://adhduk.co.uk
- ADDA (Attention Deficit Disorder Association) (The largest international organisation for adults with ADHD — webinars, support groups, and a free WHO-based self-screening test.) - https://add.org
- An ADHD momentum system (My article: a five-part, low-friction system for managing admin, built on positive reinforcement.) - /learn/adhd-momentum-system
- Does body doubling actually work? (My article: an honest review of what the research does — and doesn't — show about body doubling for ADHD.) - /learn/does-body-doubling-work
- Sleep and the neurodivergent brain (My article: why ADHD and autistic brains struggle to fall and stay asleep, what helps, and an honest look at the evidence on melatonin.) - /learn/sleep-and-the-neurodivergent-brain
- Finance and a neurodivergent brain (My article: on late ADHD or autism diagnosis in high-performing professionals, and what to do with the discovery.) - /learn/neurodivergent-finance-late-diagnosis
- Adult autism assessment in London (My article: what a thorough, neuro-affirming adult autism assessment actually involves.) - /learn/adult-autism-assessment-london-what-to-expect
Reading, courses & other therapists
- Books and resources I recommend (My curated list — burnout, narcissism, dating, schema therapy, and free self-help.) - /learn/recommended-books-and-resources
- Therapists I recommend (Trusted colleagues I'm happy to recommend when I'm not available.) - /therapists-i-recommend
- All my articles (Plain-language writing on therapy, assessment, and related topics.) - /learn
The external organisations listed here are independent of my practice; I share them because I believe they are helpful, not as a formal endorsement, and I am not responsible for their content or services. Phone numbers and details can change — please check directly with each service.