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No rush, no pressure

Get in touch

If you’d like to ask something, you’re very welcome to send a message. There’s no obligation in it at all, and you don’t need to explain yourself or have your thoughts tidy first. If you’d like a consultation, that lives on the Book page.

A word about what this is

What I offer is peer support, from lived experience. It isn’t therapy, counselling, treatment or diagnosis, and I’m not a medical professional. If we record a consultation, that’s optional and only with your agreement, so you have a clear record.

Please don’t use this for urgent help

Free · not via me

I read messages when I can, but this isn’t monitored constantly and it isn’t a crisis service. If you need someone right now, please use one of these instead — they’re free, they’re there around the clock, and they have nothing to do with me.

  • Samaritans Call 116 123 Free from any phone, any time, day or night.
  • Shout Text SHOUT to 85258 Free, confidential, 24/7 text support. It won’t appear on your phone bill.
  • NHS 111 Call 111 and choose the mental health option For urgent help when you’re not sure what to do.
  • Emergencies Call 999 If life is at immediate risk, or someone is seriously hurt.

There’s fuller signposting, including FRANK for drugs and alcohol and NHS routes across the UK, on the resources page.

Send a message

This form is for questions and anything that isn’t a booking. A few words is plenty. Please don’t put detailed personal or health information in a first message — just enough for me to understand what you’re asking.

If you’d like a consultation, please use the booking form instead.

Please contact me to discuss rates for professional consultation — contact@mentalmatriarch.org.

I’m one person rather than an organisation, so replies aren’t instant. I’ll write back when I can, and if you’ve not heard from me in a while, do feel free to nudge me.

Before you send anything, you may want to read how I handle your information.

Choose the closest fit. Peer support consultations are on the Book page. Please contact me to discuss rates for professional consultation.
A first name or a nickname is absolutely fine.
So I have somewhere to reply to.
A little of what you’d like help with is useful. Please keep detailed personal and health details out of this first message.

By sending this you agree to me holding your message so I can reply. There is more detail in how I handle your information.

By email

If you’d rather write in your own email, here is the address. You can highlight it and copy it — you do not need a mail app on this computer for that.