Mental health and counselling

Gamblers Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to do the same.

Gambling Therapy is a global service offering free practical advice and emotional support to anyone affected by problem gambling.

Being a compulsive gambler can harm your health and relationships, and leave you in serious debt. If you have a problem with gambling and you'd like to stop, support and treatment is available.

Grieftalk is the confidential helpline from Grief Encounter. You can telephone or use the webchat, at any time, Monday to Friday from 9am to 9pm.

Break old patterns, form new habits

Hart Gables is a specialised charity that aims to provide support to all those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or trans in the North East. <SEND>

Founded in memory of Russ Devereux, the Headlight Project aims to reduce the number of deaths by suicide in the Tees Valley area through therapy of those bereaved by suicide and preventative education and training.

Too often, people feel afraid to admit that they are struggling with their mental health. This fear of prejudice and judgement stops people from getting help and can destroy families and end lives. Heads Together wants to help people feel much more comfortable with their everyday mental wellbeing and have the practical tools to support their friends and family. Many of our Heads Together partners, and many other organisations, run confidential helplines and online services staffed by volunteers who can relate to the difficult times you or someone you know may be going through.

Your everyday mental health app, Headspace's mission is to provide every person access to lifelong mental health support.

Brain injury can challenge every aspect of your life - walking, talking, thinking and feeling - and the losses can be severe and permanent. It can mean losing both the life you once lived and the person you once were. Headway is a charity set up to give help and support to people affected by brain injury. <SEND>

Hoarding UK is the only UK-wide charity dedicated to supporting people affected by hoarding behaviours.

Hope Again is a website developed by Cruse Bereavement Care's Youth Involvement Project.

There is always hope... find support that's right for you.

Ieso Digital Health delivers cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) over the internet. You can see your therapist from wherever you chose. CBT can help you manage different situations or problems by changing the way you think and behave.

If U Care Share Foundation is UK registered charity that provides a range of services to help prevent suicide and support people affected by suicide. Our suicide prevention service is currently available in Durham, Newcastle, Gateshead, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland.

Impact on Teesside is the psychological therapies and wellbeing service working with people across Teesside. We provide life changing support and services to those struggling with depression, stress, anxiety, and other mental and emotional issues.

Jami is the specialist provider of mental health services in the Jewish community.

Knock Out Depression helps people with depression to feel like themselves again. We are in their corner, supporting them to understand the opponent that is beating them down and to come back punching; because we've been there, and we believe that nobody should have to fight alone.

Kooth is an online mental health service for children, young people and adults which offer a counselling and emotional well-being platform for children and young people, accessible through mobile phones, tablets and desktop computers and are free at the point of use. It gives children and young people easy access to an online community of peers and a team of experienced counsellors. Access is free of the typical barriers to support: no waiting lists, no thresholds, no costs, and complete anonymity. <SEND>

We help people help tackle low mood and depression, stress and anxiety at every stage in life, through widely trusted, award-winning Cognitive Behavioural Therapy educational life skills resources delivered in print and digital formats.

Look Good Feel Better is a national charity that works to help boost the physical and emotional wellbeing of people living with cancer. We offer support to young people, men and women with any type of cancer.

Women's Aid have launched the #LoveRespect website to support teenage girls at risk of relationship abuse and to challenge myths surrounding the nature of coercive control.

LUPUS UK is the national registered charity supporting people with lupus, assisting those approaching a diagnosis and funding research and specialist nurses. <SEND>

Macmillan is a source of practical, emotional and financial support, helping with all the things people affected by cancer want and need, and a force for change, pushing for better cancer care.

ManHealth is an organisation supporting men through difficulties in their mental and physical ill health, ultimately to prevent suicide.

The ManKind Initiative was the first charity in Great Britain to support male victims of domestic abuse. Our confidential helpline is available for male victims of domestic abuse and male victims of domestic violence across the UK. Male victims can be of any social or professional and of any age.

If you are living with a life-limiting illness and have been told that you may not get better - Marie Curie Cancer Care can help you.

Does the Access to Work Mental Health Support Service apply to me?

Men's Advice Line is a confidential helpline, email and web chat service for male victims of domestic abuse. We offer advice and emotional support to men who experience abuse, and signpost to other vital services that help men keep themselves (and their children) safe.

Mental Health Matters provides support for people with mental health needs across the UK through an innovative range of services. Our dedicated and experienced staff work with partner organisations to deliver a comprehensive service to suit individual needs.

Every year, the Anna Freud Centre works to improve the lives of thousands of children and young people with mental health problems. We provide specialist help, we train others, and we carry out innovative research.

Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families offer advice and guidance to parents and carers to help support children and young people who may be struggling with poor mental health. <SEND>

Mental Health UK supports people affected by mental health problems.

Mermaids is a support group originally formed in 1995 by a group of parents who were brought together as a result of their children's longstanding Gender Identity Issues.

Middlesbrough and Stockton Mind is the leading local charity that provides confidential services for people experiencing emotional or mental health problems and their families, including a research project to improve peoples' mental health who are affected by cancer.

Feeling lonely isn't in itself a mental health problem, but the two are strongly linked. Having a mental health problem can increase your chance of feeling lonely.

At Teesside Mind, we provide mental health services and training throughout Middlesbrough, Stockton, Redcar and Cleveland, and Hartlepool. Our services are tailored to circumstance and prioritise the mental wellbeing of individuals, implementing practical strategies and support networks to aid in mental health recovery.

Learn about mental health, how to support others and care for your own wellbeing.

MindEd is an e-learning tool aimed at people who are looking after a child or young person with learning disabilities and or autism. <SEND>

MindMate is a website for young people, their families and the professionals who support them. MindMate can to help you explore emotional wellbeing and mental health issues. <SEND>

Money Helper is free and impartial money advice service set up by government to help people make the most of their money, they give free, unbiased money advice to everyone across the UK - online, over the phone and web chat.

The Motor Neurone Disease Association provides information and support for people living with MND and SBMA, including for children and young people who may have family members, or know someone who has MND, and professionals who are helping someone with MND.

Nacro are a social justice charity that never gives up in our work to change lives.

The NCFED is an independent organisation set up to provide solutions for all types of eating disorders.

Our mission is to advance existing models of treatment and develop new models of psychological therapies for gamblers. The National Problem Gambling Clinic is part of the National Gambling Treatment Service and is jointly commissioned by GambleAware and NHS England. The system includes other providers such as The Northern Gambling Service, GamCare and The Gordon Moody Association. <SEND>

The Sleep Charity, incorporating The Sleep Council, provide advice and support to empower the nation to sleep better. We produce a wide range of evidence-based information on all aspects of sleep from triggers to treatments. Sleep problems can leave people feeling isolated and lonely. At any given time up to 40% of adults and 50% of children - rising to 80% with a SEND diagnosis - have difficulties with their sleep. <SEND>

We are an alliance of public, private, voluntary and community organisations in England who care about suicide prevention and are willing to take action to reduce suicide and support those affected by suicide. <SEND>

Nightline is a student listening service which is open at night and run by students for students.

No Panic is a registered charity which helps people who suffer from Panic Attacks, Phobias, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders and other related anxiety disorders including those people who are trying to give up tranquillisers.

The North East Migration Partnership (NEMP) provides strategic leadership and local support for Asylum Seekers, immigrants and refugees across the North East.