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Requests for private counselling & psychotherapy can be sent to The Hill Counselling Practice at hello@thehillcp.com
Listed below are a selection of other local & national support services*

Alcohol & Drug Misuse Support

Acorn 

www.acornrecovery.org.uk

0161 484 0000

Emotional, social, lifelong recovery

Alcoholics Anonymous

www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk

0800 9177 650

Email: help@aamail.org

Fellowship of men and women. Find a meeting

FRANK 

www.talktofrank.com

0300 1236600

Text: 82111

Everything you need to know about drugs, their effects and the law.

Inspire East Lancashire 

www.inspirelancs.org.uk/east-lancs

01254 495382

Substance Misuse Service (including alcohol) 

email: eastlancs.info@cgl.org.uk

We Are With You 

www.wearewithyou.org.uk

Free, confidential support with alcohol, drugs or mental health from a local service or online

Antenatal and Postnatal

Snowdrop Doula

www.snowdropdoula.co.uk

01282 926410

Antenatal, postnatal services across Lancashire, Cumbria 

Bereavement Services

Cruse 

www.cruse.org.uk 

0808 808 1677

The Good Grief Trust 

www.thegoodgrieftrust.org 


Grief Chat 

www.griefchat.co.uk

Live chat

Transforming access to bereavement counselling

Pendleside Hospice 

www.pendleside.org.uk

01282 440102

Bereavement support includes counselling, support groups, cookery + more

email: pendlesidehosp.referrals@nhs.net 

Children & Young People's Services

Brook 

www.brook.org.uk

01282 416596

Free & confidential sexual health service for young people aged 24yrs and under

Childline

www.childline.org.uk

0800 1111

email or 1-2-1 counsellor chat available

Free, private and confidential service for under 19’s in the UK. Talk about any issue they are going through

The Mix 

www.themix.org.uk

0808 808 4994

1-2-1 chat available

Essential support for under 25’s

On My Mind 

www.annafreud.org/on-my-mind


Resources for young people

Young Minds

www.youngminds.org.uk

Young people's mental health support 

Community Projects

BFC in the Community Kitchen

Burnley Community Kitchen - Burnley FC in the Community (burnleyfccommunity.org)

Foodbank, community cafe, teaching space, a meeting space and an internet cafe

Citadel Colne

www.colnecitadel.org

07422 344244

Community support inc. counselling, mindfulness & therapies

Church on the Street (COTS) Burnley

www.cots-ministries.co.uk

01282 222203

Cafe and community hub. Worship, recovery, food & friendship

Colne Open Door Centre

www.opendoorcentre.org.uk

01282 860 342

Drop in support centre offering help, guidance, caching and counselling. A community snack bar with free internet access for employment support

The Hub 

facebook/thehubatpadiham

email: thehubatpadiham@gmail.com

97 Burnley Rd, Padiham

Community Support inc. Adult Learning, Activities, Internet Access

Eating Disorder Services

Beat 

www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk

England: 0808 801 0677 (weekday 9am - midnight, weekends (inc. bank holidays 4pm - midnight) 

UK Eating Disorder Charity

One-to-one web chat available


Lancashire Care Eating Disorder Service

www.lscft.nhs.uk/our-services/service-finder-z/eating-disorder-service

East Lancashire: 01282 657999

SEED

www.seedlancashire.co.uk

01772 915735

Support and Education for Eating Disorders

Financial Counselling

Step Change

www.stepchange.org

0800 138 1111

Debt Charity

Gamblers Anonymous

www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk

North-West Helpline

07974668999

Homelessness

Gateway Burnley 

www.calicogateway.org.uk

Essential support for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness

LGBTQ+ 

Stonewall

www.stonewall.org.uk

Information, support and guidance on LGBTQ+ inclusion. Including Young Stonewall

Lancashire LGBT

www.lancslgbt.org.uk

Support for LGBTQ+ people across Lancashire

Hidayahlgbt+

www.hidayahlgbt.com

Gender, Sexuality and Islam

LGBT Foundation

www.lgbt.foundation

0345 330 30 30

Advice, Support & Information

Menopause

Balance

www.balance-menopause.com

App also available

Essential website for all things menopause

Menopause Matters

www.menopausematters.co.uk

Independant website with up to date support and guidance

Mental Health & Wellbeing Services

Anxiety UK

www.anxietyuk.org.uk

03444 775 774

or text: 07537 416 905

National charity helping people with anxiety

CALM

www.thecalmzone.net

0800 58 58 58

Campaign Against Living Miserably

Mind

www.mind.org.uk

infoline: 0300 123 3393

Mental Health Charity

Mindsmatter 

www.lscft.nhs.uk

Burnley: 01282 657268

Pendle: 01282 657927

Free psychological therapies to people aged 16+ in Lancashire. Self-refer online

Lancashire Mind

www.lancashiremind.org.uk

Mental Health Urgent Response

24/7 - 0800 953 0110


SHOUT 

www.giveusashout.org

Text ‘SHOUT’ to 85258

24/7

Free, confidential mental health text support

Samaritans

www.samaritans.org

116 123

email: jo@samaritans.org

Whatever you’re going through, you can call any time from any phone for FREE

East Lancashire NHS Access to Mental Health Support 

www.lscft.nhs.uk/accessingmentalhealthsupport/east-lancashire

0800 0130 707

24-hour access to mental health care, advice, support and treatment.

Positive Action in the Community

www.p-a-c.org.uk

Projects include: 

Be Free: Support for adults affected by domestic abuse

Be Free: Support for children & young people)

Safespace: 24hr supported accommodation for 16-21yr olds at risk of becoming homeless

EVOLVE: Counselling & life skills service for all PAC users

Men’s Support

Andy’s Man Club, Burnley

www.burnleyfccommunity.org/community-welfare-inclusion/andys-man-club/

email: m.payne@burnleyfc.com

Talking group for men

Turf Moor. Monday evenings

Men’s Den Colne 

www.dencolne.org

contact@dencolne.org

Mens peer support group

Wednesday 6-7:30pm

Men's Mental Health 

www.burnleyfccommunity.org/community-welfare-inclusion-claret-in-mind/

Weekly football session

Men’s Shed

www.menssheds.org.uk

01282 715574

email: simon.gill@linkbridgecentre.com

Community spaces where men can enjoy practical hobbies.

Support for Domestic Violence 

Lancashire Women

www.lancashirewomen.org

0300 330 1354

email: talktous@lancashirewomen.org 

Empowering women to live safer, happier & more positive lives. Employment, mental health, money advice, justice & safety, domestic violence & homelessness

Safenet

www.safenet.org.uk

0300 3033 581

Empowering you to live free from domestic abuse

Self-Harm Support 

RightLines 

Clitheroe 

www.right-lines.co.uk

For young people who feel the need to self harm

Harmless

www.harmless.org.uk

Help overcoming issues related to self harm and suicide

Veteran Support 

Healthier Heroes CIC

www.healthierheroescic.co.uk

01282 966730

Providing veterans and their families with help around mental health and wellbeing

Op Courage 

www.nhs.uk/opcourage


The Veterans mental health and wellbeing service

PTSD Resolution


0300 302 0551

Counselling forces veterans and reservists 

* all contact details were correct at the time of publishing

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