Counselling and other sources of help

If you have a personal, emotional or psychological problem and do not know where to go, the University Counselling Service is a good place to start and provides free confidential help. To make an appointment to see a counsellor contact the service at:

Westwood House on Westwood campus (Number 18 on Westwood map)

Telephone: 024 7652 3761 internal 23761

Email: counselling@warwick.ac.uk

Website: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/tutors/counselling


The University also has a Student Mental Health Co-ordinator, Diane Cook, who can be contacted on 024 7655 0226.



During the night, from 9 pm until 9 am in term time you can speak to Nightline, a listening service run by students. Drop in to Nightline House (between old and new Rootes) or telephone 024 7641 7668, internal 22199

Email: nightline@sunion.warwick.ac.uk

http://www.sunion.warwick.ac.uk/socs/su222/


If the problem is urgent you should contact your doctor.

In a mental health crisis or emergency contact the Caludon Centre, the mental health unit at the Walsgrave Hospital:

Caludon Centre

Walsgrave Hospital

Clifford Bridge Road

Coventry

CV2 2TE

Telephone: 024 7653 5158 or 5159

If you want to see a counsellor privately you can get a list of ones in your area from:

British Association of Counselling

BACP House

35-37 Albert Street

Rugby

CV21 2SG

Telephone: 0870 443 5252

http://www.bacp.co.uk/seeking_therapist/index.html

Fees for private counselling can be £25 - £50 per session.

Other links

NHS Direct

Telephone: 0845 4647

http://www.nhsdirect.org.uk

Relate

Telephone: 0845 130 4010

http://www.relate.org.uk

Mind

Telephone: 0845 766 0163

Email: info@mind.org.uk

http://www.mind.org.uk

Mind provides information on mental health issues and has a wide range of booklets and factsheets that can be read online.

Depression Alliance

Telephone: 0845 123 2320

http://www.depressionalliance.org

Samaritans

Telephone: 0845 7 90 90 90

Email: jo@samaritans.org.uk

http://www.samaritans.org.uk

Coventry and District Samaritans

Telephone: 024 7667 8678

http://www.samaritans.org.uk/~coventry/

National Drugs Helpline

Telephone: 0800 77 66 00

http://www.talktofrank.com

Alcohol Problems

http://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk

Eating Disorders

http://www.edauk.com

Bullying

http://www.bullyonline.org/

Bereavement

Telephone: 0870 167 1677

http://www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk/index.htm

Mental Health and Mental Illness

http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/

http://www.rethink.org/