News & Events
London Hearing Voices Network Meeting (online)
Colonial Legacies: Healing from White Supremacy at the Intersection of Disability, Class and Culture. Wed, 23 March 2022, 14:00 – 16:30 GMT
Hearing Voices & Alternative Realities Group Facilitation (3 days)
Suitable both for professionals and for those with lived experience of voices, visions or beliefs. For anyone looking to enhance existing facilitation skills or to learn from scratch. User-survivors, support workers, psychologists, nurses & O.T.'s all welcome.
Free Online Photography Course
We are running a 10-week free online photography course in partnership with Create! Charity.
Love~in~Knots display
Our members spent eight works working with different art mediums to create personal and experimental pieces. These extraordinary works will be displayed at the Foundling Museum until January 4th 2022.
Healthy Minds 2022 January to March programme
From creating digital poetry influenced by the changing face of Camden to threading trinkets inspired by the unclaimed tokens left behind at the foundling museum, you'll find something meaningful to do in the cold winter months ahead.
Co-Production in Mental Health as a Path to Race Equality
They diagnosed me a schizophrenic when I was just a Gemini: Race Equality and Mental Health
Resources & Links
Local Links in Camden & Islington
- Camden Council
- mentalhealthcamden.co.uk - information about mental health services and resources available in Camden
- Cindex - Camden Library Services database of over 6000 local organizations and services.
- Camden and Islington Mental Health and Social Care Trust
- The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
- Camden Clinical Commissioning Group
- Camden Mental Health User Involvement Service
- Voiceability Mental Health Advocacy Service
- Community & Hospital Advocacy services in Camden & Islington
- Camden & Islington Recovery College
- The Mary Ward Legal & Advice Service
- Talk For Health
National Links
- National Mind- for publications, campaigns, infoline and mental health legal helpline
- Hearing Voices Network - England's national network for people who hear voices
- National Paranoia Network - Information and resources on paranoia & distressing beliefs, including a discussion forum
- Voice Collective - Mind in Camden's service for young people who hear voices
- Intervoiceonline - An international resource about voice-hearing
Links to organisations providing low-cost therapy in North West London
iCope The Camden Psychological Therapies service
- Free, but can have long waiting times. Short term therapies (6-12 weeks). GP or self-referral
- Website: www.icope.nhs.uk/self-referral/
- Phone: 020 3317 5600
Women and Health
- Short term free counselling in Camden, also available for men, Thurs and Fri 5-9pm
- Website: https://www.womenandhealth.org.uk/talking-therapies/
- Phone: 0207 482 2786
Camden Listening and Counselling Centre
- Short term counselling, low cost
- Crisis listening – free
- Men’s talking therapy
- Website: http://www.camdenlistening.org.uk
- Phone: 020 7482 6200 (Mon: 6-9 & Wed: 3-9)
Camden Psychotherapy Unit
- Long waiting list, donations based psychoanalytic psychotherapy, longer term therapy available
- Website: www.cpu-london.com
- Phone: 020 7284 6558
Fresh Start Psychotherapy
- Longer term low-cost psychotherapy in Warwick Avenue
- Website: http://www.freshstartpsychotherapy.co.uk/
- Phone: 020 7691 7638 (leave your contact details on this answerphone – they may not get back immediately)
Fleet Counselling
- Low-cost therapy in Belsize Park
- Website: http://www.fleetcounselling.org/
- Phone: 020 7483 4482
Frontline Therapist
- Multicultural lower cost (£20+) therapy in North and East London
- Website: https://www.frontlinetherapist.com/
- Phone: 07808 015131
Nafsiyat
- Intercultural therapy, short term free, longer term charged
- Website: www.nafsiyat.org.uk
- Phone: 020 7263 6947
London Friend (LGBT)
- 12 weeks of low cost counselling, low cost, sliding scale
- Website: https://londonfriend.org.uk/counselling
- Phone: 020 7833 1674
LAPIS (London Accessible Psychotherapy Independent Service)
- Accessible low cost, open-ended specialist disability psychotherapy to any Londoner with a physical disability or learning disability. Self-referral as well as from all healthcare and mental health sectors.
- Website: www.thelapis.co.uk
- Phone: 07747 500957
Age UK Camden
- For those aged 55+ and registered with Camden GP
- Website: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/camden/our-services/counselling-psychotherapy-and-group-therapy/
- Phone: 020 7239 0400
Institute of Family Therapy
- Low cost family/group therapy in Euston
- Website: https://www.ift.org.uk/counselling-therapy-services/
- Phone: 020 7391 9150
Brandon Centre
- Free, confidential service for young people in Camden and Islington
- Website: https://brandon-centre.org.uk/services/counselling-and-psychotherapy
- Phone: 020 7267 1321
- Text: 07520 633477
AGIP – Fairbridge clinic
- In person appointments at time of writing (June 2021)
**2 month waiting list** - Low cost psychoanalytic psychotherapy offered - clients must be able to attend twice a week for two years. £8-£25 per session and £35 consultation fee. Self-referral
- Website: https://agip.org.uk/psychotherapy/psychotherapy-services
- Phone: 020 7272 7013
