Find more help to manage your relationships in a healthy way, including ways to support for your own emotional health and wellbeing.
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Relationship advice and support
Relate: The relationships people
Relate is the UK's Largest provider of relationship support. Get advice from the experts. Counselling near you. Relationship help. Find your nearest centre. Supporting all ages. Types: Telephone counselling, Live chat, Message a counsellor, Webcam counselling.
Family Lives
Family Lives provides targeted early intervention and crisis support to families who are struggling. The issues they support families with include family breakdown, challenging relationships and behaviour, debt, and emotional and mental wellbeing.
Tavistock Relationships
Tavistock Relationships is an internationally renowned charity for advanced practice, training and research to support couples, individuals and families. We provide a range of affordable counselling and psychotherapy services which support clients experiencing challenges in their relationships, their sexual lives and their parenting.
Visit Tavistock Relationships' website
Between Us app (by Tavistock Relationships)
The Between Us app by Tavistock Relationships can help you have a better relationship with your partner now or in the future.
The app provides individuals and couples with:
- A range of exercises
- Tips
- Videos
- Information
It allows you to better understand what’s going wrong in your relationship and do something about it.
Download the app from your device's app store.
Learn more about the Between Us app in this 1-minute YouTube video:
Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass)
The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) represents children in family court cases in England.
Cafcass independently advise the family courts about what is safe for children and in their best interests. They put their needs, wishes and feelings first, making sure that children’s voices are heard at the heart of the family court setting
Emotional health and wellbeing support
Looking after your emotional health and wellbeing is just as important as physical health, yet many people put off getting the support they need.
Sometimes it’s our own mental health that could be part of the reason we aren’t getting along with the people who are important to us.
Read about feelings and symptoms common with mental health problems (NHS)
Depression advice and support from the NHS
If you've been feeling down for more than two weeks, visit your GP to discuss your symptoms as this could be a sign of depression.
When your depressed, you can experience feelings of hopelessness and low self-esteem.
Find out ways to help with low self-esteem (NHS)
There are also different treatments for depression, including:
Learn more about treatments for depression in adults (NHS)
Talking therapies service
There are lots of different types of talking therapy, but they all involve working with a trained therapist.
Find an NHS talking therapies service (NHS)
You can also ask your GP or your local psychological therapies team about depression support groups in your area.
Every Mind Matters
Every Mind Matters, from the NHS, has simple and practical ways to ease anxiety, manage stress, lift your mood and sleep better, using proven approaches.
Learn more on the Every Mind Matters website (NHS)
Depression support groups
Depression can make you feel isolated. It can help to meet with other people who understand what it's like. This is sometimes called peer support.
Peer support groups allow people with depression to provide, as well as receive, help.
Find out how connecting with other people helps mental wellbeing (NHS)
Sitting and talking isn't the only thing that happens at meetings. Lots of groups organise social events and arrange special activities to help boost your mood and improve your wellbeing.
Going to a group for the first time can be daunting, but you can be sure of a warm welcome. People will understand how hard it can be to take that first step.
Find a support group near you (Mind charity)
The charity Mind can help you find support groups in your area.
Find a support group near you (Mind)
Support for carers (Carers Direct)
If you're a carer, affected by depression and want to meet other carers, telephone the Carers Direct helpline on 0300 123 1053
Other types of depression support
Attending a group and talking to other people who have experienced depression isn't for everyone. There are other kinds of peer support that can help you cope with depression.
You can visit online forums where you can read about other people's experiences. Or, write about your own and respond to other postings.
Togetherall
Togetherall is an online service for people who have common, distressing mental health problems.
Through social networking, a community of people are supported by trained "wall guides" so they can manage their own mental health.
Sane charity
Sane is a leading UK charity that has an online community providing emotional support and information to anyone affected by mental illness.
Pursue your interests
Being with other people who share your interests can also help you feel better. Use the internet or local newspapers to look up classes or activities in your area you might enjoy. Helping other people by doing voluntary work is also a good way to feel useful and valued.
Timebanking
Time banks are an innovative way of volunteering your time and skills. You offer your skills in return for credits, which you can then use to "buy" someone else's services.
For example, you could offer 3 hours of gardening and, in exchange, receive a 1-hour language lesson and a 2-hour beauty treatment from other members.
Find out what's available in your area at the Timebanking UK website