If you need emergency support right now, you can find ways to access it on our website.

We can’t provide 1:1 or emergency support for people in a crisis. If this is what you need right now, you can find ways to access it on our website.

I need urgent help

Supported self-help is a free, 6-week guided programme. We give you the materials to understand and manage your feelings. And we call you regularly to give you support.

You don't need a GP referral to sign up for supported self-help.

This is a one-to-one guided self-help service, not a counselling service. But our practitioners do use counselling-based skills in their support. It incorporates some Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) style tools but also provides other kinds of support.

In this video you can find out more about the programme, from local Mind practitioner Helen. You can also hear from Christian about the difference that supported self-help has made for him.

Does it work?

In a recent survey: 

  • The service was rated 9/10 by clients and nearly all would recommend it 
  • 85% of people said they had improvement in feelings of anxiety
  • 86% felt improvement in feelings of depression
  • 84% reported an improvement in their mental wellbeing

Who is it for?

  • You'll need to live in England or the Channel Islands and be over 18.
  • It doesn't matter if you’re on a waiting list for mental health support. But if you are currently receiving another form of support such as counselling, please complete your treatment first and then come back to us if you’d still like some support.
  • We don't care if your problem isn’t ‘serious’ enough. Mental health services often tell us our problems aren't serious enough for them to help. Supported self-help is a service for anyone who feels their emotions are getting on top of them.
  • You don't need to have a diagnosed mental health problem to access this service. If you have different needs, your practitioner will put you in touch with other services that might be able to help.

How do I sign up?

Sign up for supported self-help by chatting with Limbic, our virtual referral assistant.

Click the button below to get to our Supported Self Help web page, and Limbic should pop up on your screen.

Limbic will walk you through the referral process, helping you understand if supported self-help is right for you.

It will take around 8 minutes to complete

Talk to Limbic