Mental Health

Talking Therapies

Problems such as anxiety, depression, stress and phobias are very common. Talking Therapies is a friendly and approachable service which helps people with these problems.

Visit the Talking Therapies website

Time To Talk

Time to Talk (West Berkshire) provides free confidential counselling services to young people in need aged 11 to 25.

Visit the Time To Talk website

No5

No5 offers confidential listening to support children and young people, and those around them, through its free counselling service for those aged 10 to 25 in the Reading area.

Visit the No5 website

Emotional Health Academy

Helping children, young people and families find support for emotional well-being earlier, faster and more easily within West Berkshire.

• Phone: 01635 519018
• Email: emotional.health.triage@westberks.gov.uk

Berkshire Children, Young Peoples and Families Services

Providing care and support to children, young people and their families, Berkshire Children, Young Peoples and Families Services offers specialist children’s services, mental health and therapy.

Visit the Berkshire Healthcare website

Open for Hope

A volunteer led group whose aims are to combat isolation, loneliness and improve mental wellbeing.

Held at:

Memorial Hall
Tudor Court
Brownsfield Road
Thatcham
RG18 3HB

from 1pm to 4pm on Tuesdays.

• Phone Jackie Wilkinson, Coordinator on 07391194102
• Email: sec.wbiln@gmail.com

Sport in Mind

Sport in Mind® is the independent Berkshire mental health sports charity formed in Reading in 2011 to use sport and physical activity to help aid the recovery of people experiencing mental health problems and encourage individuals to move their lives forward in a positive direction.

• Phone or Text: 07341 267740
• Email: info@sportinmind.org

Mind

Mind provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. They campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.

Visit the Mind website

Rethink Mental Illness

Rethink Mental Illness improve the lives of people severely affected by mental illness through a network of local groups and services, expert information and successful campaigning. The goal is to make sure everyone affected by severe mental illness has a good quality of life.

Visit the Rethink website

Anxiety UK

Anxiety UK was formed in 1970, by Katharine and Harold Fisher as a result of Katharine’s experience of agoraphobia and her desire to develop support for others similarly affected.

Visit the Anxiety UK website

Samaritans

Samaritans offer a safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you. You don’t have to be suicidal. Call Samaritans free, 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

Visit the Samaritans website

Combat Stress

Combat Stress is the UK’s leading charity for veterans’ mental health. For a century, they’ve helped former servicemen and women with mental health problems such as anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Visit the Combat Stress website

CALM (Campaign against living miserably)

The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is leading a movement against male suicide, the single biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK.

Visit the CALM website

Young Minds

Young Minds is leading the fight for a future where all young minds are supported and empowered, whatever their challenges.

Visit the Young Minds website

Heads Together

Heads Together is a mental health initiative spearheaded by The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, which combines a campaign to tackle stigma and change the conversation on mental health with fundraising for a series of innovative new mental health services.

Visit the Heads Together website

Kooth

Free anonymous online chat for young people to discuss their mental health issues.

Visit the Kooth website