Applying for PIP:
PIP Mental Health Guide The information here about applying for PIP is excellent. I am more than happy to write a supporting letter and/or provide additional evidence for your claim. If you are eligible, you can use PIP to cover the cost of weekly therapy plus transport costs.
Other places to find counselling:
Counselling Directory and Psychology Today are the most used listings of counsellors in the UK.
Dissociation and trauma:
Carolyn Spring (used to be PODS-online): making recovery from dissociative disorders a reality through training, informing & supporting. Great information for partners and carers too. Some training is accessible to those experiencing dissociation.
ISST-D public fact sheets and support sheets: Information for helping others, managing your social media use, understanding dissociation and trauma,
Help and support in crisis:
www.samaritans.org/ Phone, webchat, text or visit in person.
Dial House/Leeds Survivor-Led Crisis Service. Connect Helpline open 6pm-2am 0808 800 1212. Support and sanctuary in times of crisis. An alternative to hospital admission and statutory provision for people in acute mental health crisis.
Other:
www.ncps.org The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society holds my professional registration.
holisticinsurance.co.uk I have full professional indemnity insurance.
Recommended books:
'A Different Kind of Super Hero', by Tracy Werner. £20, available from her website only. For explaining to children about Dissociative Identity Disorder, but a great read for everyone.
PIP Mental Health Guide The information here about applying for PIP is excellent. I am more than happy to write a supporting letter and/or provide additional evidence for your claim. If you are eligible, you can use PIP to cover the cost of weekly therapy plus transport costs.
Other places to find counselling:
Counselling Directory and Psychology Today are the most used listings of counsellors in the UK.
Dissociation and trauma:
Carolyn Spring (used to be PODS-online): making recovery from dissociative disorders a reality through training, informing & supporting. Great information for partners and carers too. Some training is accessible to those experiencing dissociation.
ISST-D public fact sheets and support sheets: Information for helping others, managing your social media use, understanding dissociation and trauma,
Help and support in crisis:
www.samaritans.org/ Phone, webchat, text or visit in person.
Dial House/Leeds Survivor-Led Crisis Service. Connect Helpline open 6pm-2am 0808 800 1212. Support and sanctuary in times of crisis. An alternative to hospital admission and statutory provision for people in acute mental health crisis.
Other:
www.ncps.org The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society holds my professional registration.
holisticinsurance.co.uk I have full professional indemnity insurance.
Recommended books:
'A Different Kind of Super Hero', by Tracy Werner. £20, available from her website only. For explaining to children about Dissociative Identity Disorder, but a great read for everyone.
