Other useful contacts
Emergencies
If you or anyone you do know, needs emergency assistance, please call 999 or go to A&E now if:
Someone’s life is at risk (e.g. they have seriously injured themselves or taken an overdose)
You do not feel you can keep yourself or someone else safe
Counselling West Lothian only sees people by appointment.
Other organisations that we recommend
Bridge Community Project
The Bridge Community Project provides a range of wellbeing services. It currently offers an affordable, generic counselling service, group-based wellbeing work through Stepping Stones to Wellbeing and support for Financial Wellbeing.
S.M.I.L.E.
S.M.I.L.E. offers a counselling service for young people aged 11-24 years old in West Lothian. They aim to help young people who are having problems with family, school, anxiety, depression and anger, or if they just need to talk to someone.
Cruse Bereavement Care
Cruse supports bereaved people at one of the most difficult times of their lives. They offer support through their website, national helpline, live chat, group, Zoom, telephone or one-to-one in-person support.
Breathing Space
Breathing Space is a free, confidential phone and web-based service for people in Scotland experiencing low mood, stress, depression or anxiety.
Samaritans
Samaritans provides support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope, or at risk of suicide throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland.
SAMH
SAMH works hard every day to ensure people are talking about mental health. Their phone line is open Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm.
Wellbeing Scotland
Wellbeing Scotland works with both children and adults. They offer client-centred, holistic, trauma-informed therapeutic services and have a specialism in abuse, trauma work and mental health.