If you need more immediate support…

Because of the nature of distance work, I don’t work with clients who feel themselves to be at risk of harm to self or others. However, many of us have at some point thought about suicide without wanting to act on those thoughts. This is often referred to as suicidal ideation. Even when a strong desire to live on and push through remains, it is a good idea to support this practically with a Safety Support Plan. Please feel free to download this and use it to support your own self care.

If you are UK based, these are some contact numbers for organisations that can offer specialised support:

Emergency: 999

Unless it says otherwise, they’re open 24 hours a day, every day.

Samaritans – for everyone
Call 116 123
Email jo@samaritans.org

Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) – for men
Call 0800 58 58 58 – 5pm to midnight every day
Visit the webchat page

Papyrus – for people under 35
Call 0800 068 41 41 – Monday to Friday 10am to 10pm, weekends 2pm to 10pm, bank holidays 2pm to 5pm
Text 07786 209697
Email pat@papyrus-uk.org

Childline – for children and young people under 19
Call 0800 1111 – the number won’t show up on your phone bill

The Silver Line – for older people
Call 0800 4 70 80 90

If you are based anywhere in the world, Befrienders Worldwide will offer you phone support.