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Counselling
Adur District Council does not provide a counselling service.
The following range of links will take you to a number of organisations that can help you find counselling on a range of topics.
Important notes about the sites linked to below - please read these BEFORE visiting any of the links below or using any of their services :
- Adur District Council does not recommend or endorse any of the services or advice the websites or organisations listed below may offer or provide.
- Adur District Council cannot be held responsible for the content of, or advice given, or services offered, on other websites.
- Some of the organisations listed below are free, but some may make a charge for some or all their services or advice. It is up to you to establish any costs you may be liable for before you enlist their help in any way.
- You should always make full enquiries into the expertise of any counsellor before attending a counselling session or following their advice.
- Whichever counsellor you decide to see, or service you decide to use, always ask for proof of their qualifications and insurance and ask to see their registration details with their recognised body.
Bereavement counselling :
Cruse
Bereavement Care offers confidential counselling for people who are bereaved.
It also offers practical advice and social support.
- For more help or advice please contact your
local branch of Cruse on :- Brighton : (01273) 234007 or
- Worthing : (01903) 507755
- Or on their national numbers :
- Day by Day Helpline : 0870 167 1677
- Young People between the age of 12 and 18 should call
Freephone : 0808 808 1677
- or via the contact details on the Cruse Bereavement Care website (www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk)
The Samaritans :
The Samaritans website offers useful advice and helpful links to organisations that cover a wide range of subjects where you may be able to get help and advice on a wide range of subjects, eg divorce, drugs, alcohol, bullying, depression, mental health, prison, health, sexuality, etc.
- Visit their website at : www.samaritans.org
Facing Bereavement :
Trying to deal with the death of a loved one can seem impossible. The Facing Bereavement website offers you guidance and advice on how to get through it and look to the future.
- Visit their website at : www.facingbereavement.co.uk
The Counselling Directory :
The Counselling Directory website is a comprehensive database of UK counsellors, with information on their training and experience, areas of counselling covered, fees and contact details. The directory covers a wide range of topics including : abuse, addictions, anger management, anxiety, bereavement, career counselling, debt management, dementia, depression, eating disorders, relationship/personal, personality disorders, marriage counselling, schizophrenia, sexuality, stress, tourette's syndrome.
- Visit their website at : www.counselling-directory.org.uk
Debt advice :
The following websites may be able to help provide
you with useful advice :
(Adur DC cannot
be held responsible for the content of, or advice given on, other websites)
- Directgov website : the Money, tax and benefits section contains useful
information and advice on: Managing debt;
Help with your debt; Debts and arrears; Bankruptcy; Debt repayment options;
Recover debts owed to you; and Debt and you (young people's section)
Visit the Directgov website (www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/ManagingDebt/index.htm) - Martin Lewis : Debt Problems - Where to start,
what to do, where to get help... (as featured on Radio 2's 'Most Useful
Website of the Year')
Visit his website : www.moneysavingexpert.com/loans/debt-help-plan - See also our : Credit Crunch section - with useful external links
