akt
Supports LGBTQ people aged 16-25 who are homeless or living in a hostile environment.
AVEN
International asexual community with resources and online forums.
BACP
Professional body for talking therapy and counselling. Provides information and a list of accredited therapists.
Brook
Provides wellbeing and sexual health information and support for young people.
Clare Project
Provides online information and online groups for trans, non-binary and intersex adults. Offers in person services for people living in Sussex.
Consortium
Directory of services and groups for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender.
FFLAG
Offers support to parents, friends and family members of those who identify as LGBT+.
Galop
Provides helplines and other support for LGBT+ adults and young people who have experienced hate crime, sexual violence or domestic abuse.
0207 704 2040 (LGBT+ hate crime helpline)
0800 999 5428 (LGBT+ domestic abuse helpline)
0800 130 3335 (Conversion therapy helpline)
email: help@galop.org.uk
Gender Construction Kit
Information for queer people about the legal and medical process of expressing your gender.
GIRES
Works to improve the lives of trans and gender non-conforming people of all ages, including those who are non-binary and non-gender.
Gendered Intelligence
Charity supporting young trans people aged under 25, and information for their parents and carers.
Hub of Hope
UK-wide mental health service database. Lets you search for local, national, peer, community, charity, private and NHS mental health support. You can filter results to find specific kinds of support.
Interconnected UK
Provide peer support and a safe space for people with intersex traits/variations of sex characteristics (I/VSC) and their loved ones.
LGBT Foundation
Advice, support and information for people identifying as LGBTQ+.
tel: 0345 330 3030
London Friend
Offers services to support LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing, including support groups and counselling. These are available online, as well as in person around London. And provides information for on topics including mental health, coming out, and drug and alcohol use.
Mermaids
Supports gender-diverse young people aged 19 and under, and their families and carers. Offers a helpline and and webchat.
tel: 0808 801 0400
MindLine Trans+
Free, confidential listening service for people identifying as trans or non-binary, and their friends and families.
tel: 0300 330 5468
MindOut
Mental health service run by and for LGBTQ people.
NHS talking therapies self-referral
Information about local NHS therapy services for certain mental health problems. You can self-refer (England only) but you must be registered with a GP.
Pink Therapy
Online directory of qualified therapists who identify as or are understanding of minority sexual and gender identities.
Rainbow Mind
Service run by two local Minds offering LGBTQ+ mental health support. Runs regular online support groups for LGBTQ+ people, including a dedicated group for young people aged 17-24.
Samaritans
Samaritans are open 24/7 for anyone who needs to talk.
freephone: 116 123
email: jo@samaritans.org
freepost: SAMARITANS LETTERS
Spectra
Provides online groups for trans and non-binary people open to anyone in the UK, as well as peer support services in London.
tel: 08000 50 20 20
Stonewall
Information and advice for LGBT people on a range of issues.
tel: 08000 50 20 20
Stonewall Housing
Specialist housing advice for anyone identifying as LGBTQ+ in the UK.
tel: 0800 6 404 404
Switchboard
Listening services, information and support for LGBTQIA+ people.
tel: 0800 0119 100
email: hello@switchboard.lgbt
Terrence Higgins Trust
Provides support for LGBT+ people worried about their sexual health, including via a listening service.
tel: 0808 802 1221
The Mix
Support and advice for under 25s, including a crisis messenger service, email and webchat.
85258 (crisis messenger service, text THEMIX)
Trans Unite
Resource for people in the UK to search for trans support groups
TransActual
Information for trans and non-binary people on healthcare and the law.
Traveller Pride
Support for LGBT+ Travellers. Offers a confidential listening service.
tel: 0800 233 5066
UKCP
Professional body for the education, training and accreditation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Provides online register of psychotherapists offering different talking treatments privately.
