Mental health organisations


	Brett Kahr regrets that he cannot give professional advice or referrals over email. If you are seeking help for a mental health issue, or if you are in distress or looking for a reccommendation for a psychotherapist, please contact one of the following organisations who should be pleased to help you. Please note that Brett Kahr is not responsible for content on external websites.
	If you are in need of immediate help:
		The Samaritans (24 hour phone line: 08457 90 90 90 in UK, 1850 60 90 90 in ROI) Samaritans is available 24 hours a day to provide confidential emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicide. ChildLine (24 hour freefone line: 0800 11 11) ChildLine is the free 24-hour helpline for children and young people in the UK. Children and young people can call about any problem, at any time, day or night. ChildLine's counsellors are there to help you find ways to sort things out. ChildLine is confidential: nobody will be told you have called unless you want them to be. Saneline (12noon to 2am phone line: 0845 767 8000 ) Saneline is a national, 7 days a week, out-of-hours telephone help line for anyone coping with mental illness, whether they are sufferers, carers, or concerned relatives or friends.
	Other psychoanalytic organisations (for referrals and information):
		United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy Promoting the art and science of psychotherapy for the public benefit, promoting high standards of training and practice in psychotherapy, and the wider provision of psychotherapy for the public. The British Psychoanalytic Council Psychoanalysis, analytical psychology, psychoanalytic psychotherapy and child psychotherapy are disciplines that have served the public for a very considerable period of time and together they comprise the field of psychoanalytic psychotherapy. The establishment of the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) in 1993 developed from the decision of the societies representing those disciplines to create an institution that links them formally. Couple Psychotherapy Service The Society of Couple Psychoanalytic Psychotherapists (formerly the Society of Psychoanalytical Marital Psychotherapists)launched the first private service for psychoanalytic couple psychotherapy in Britain in 1997. The Couple Psychotherapy Service offers a confidential and secure way to locate a qualified and experienced couple therapist in the UK. Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships The Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships (formerly The Tavistock Marital Studies Institute) was founded in 1948 and aims to improve the quality of adult couple relationships, prevent family breakdown and enhance the lives of children. Society of Couple Psychoanalytic Psychotherapists The Society of Couple Psychoanalytic Psychotherapists (formerly the Society of Psychoanalytical Marital Psychotherapists) was founded as the professional organisation for those trained in marital psychotherapy at the Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships (formerly the Tavistock Marital Studies Institute). The Institute is acknowledged, nationally and internationally, as the leading authority on the psycho-analytical understanding of the couple relationship, with a history of over 50 years of research and training. The Couple Psychotherapy Service aims to bring the fruits of those years of training and research to a wider public. Blues Project at the Centre for Attachment-based Psychonalaytic Psychotherapy Operates a referral system where an experienced psychotherapist interviews and assesses with the client and the client's therapeutic needs. The client is then referred to a suitable psychotherapist. Centre for Child Mental Health For anyone interested in the emotional well-being of children and young people. Society of Couple Psychoanalytic Psychotherapists The Couple Psychotherapy Service offers a confidential and secure way to locate a qualified and experienced couple therapist in the UK (formerly the Society of Psychoanalytical Marital Psychotherapists). allaboutpsychotherapy.com The online resource for psychotherapy. Brett's column "Letters from London" is published here monthly.



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