RESOURCES
Below we have a collection of external services that we hope you'll find useful.
Alternative therapies
What Are Body Image Concerns
And Eating Disorders?
Body image concerns
Body image concerns can include ongoing negative thoughts or feelings about your body, weight, shape or appearance. This might look like:
Constant comparison with others
Feeling ashamed or unhappy with your body
Avoiding mirrors or social situations
Tying your self-worth to how you look
Body image concerns
Eating disorders are complex mental health conditions that can affect anyone. They may involve:
Restricting food or over-exercising
Binge eating
Purging behaviours
Obsessive thoughts around food, weight or control
You don’t need a diagnosis to struggle - and you don’t need to be “unwell enough” to deserve support.
If something doesn’t feel right, that’s enough.
If this sounds like you, we might be able to help you access support.
Crisis Support
If your life is at risk, you feel unsafe, or need urgent mental health support,
please reach out to:
Emergency Services
Call: 999
Mental Health Helpline
Call: 111
England only
The Samaritans
Call: 116 123 or 988
SOS Silence of Suicide
Call: 0808 115 1505
Weekdays: 8pm to 12pm
Weekdends: 4pm to 12pm
Shout
Text "SHOUT" to: 85258
Mental Health Support
NHS Talking Therapies
To help alleviate symptoms of stress and worry, and to support those with disorders including anxiety, depression and PTSD.
CALM
Call: 0800 58 58 58
Free helpline or web chat available everyday between 5pm-12pm for people over 15 years old. They provide accessible guides on a variety of mental health and life challenges, including support and self-help information, as well as help for carers/loved ones.
SANE
Call: 0300 304 7000
Free call SANEline between 4pm-10pm daily. You can also join the SANE community, access email and text services and find useful resources to support your mental health. Support is also available for carers and loved ones.
Better Help
The world’s largest therapy service, operating entirely online to remove traditional access barriers to mental health support.
MIND
The UK’s most prominent mental health charity offering a range of resources and specific support for different mental health disorders. Also includes help for loved ones.
Rethink Mental Illness
Rethink provides expert advice, information and resources about the rights and restrictions available to people affected by mental health issues, in addition to a range of online and in-person support.
Scottish Association for Mental Health
Scotland’s leading mental health charity offering online and in-person mental health support and resources for people in Scotland.
Turning Point
Resources, advice and support for people struggling with mental health, sexual health, addiction and other challenges.
Hub of Hope
A directory of support for individuals and carers experiencing a range of life challenges and mental disorders.
Eating Disorder Support
BEAT
The UK’s primary eating disorder charity providing a wealth of resources, helplines and support groups for those suffering with ED and their carers and loved ones.
Call, chat and email helplines are available from 3pm-8pm on weekdays.
The National Centre For Eating Disorders
Find out more about eating disorders, connect with a breakthrough transformation counsellor, and access online support.
SEED
Support and Empathy for People with Eating Disorders – “although not a Clinical Service, Seed will do their best to support, advise and signpost sufferers, carers and loved ones appropriately, by giving people the tools to enable them to cope on a daily basis”.
Talk Ed
A national Peer-led charity offering resources, befriending, and nutritional coaching for ED.
PRIVATE
The Body Image Treatment Clinic
Online or in person treatment for body image and eating disorders including compassion-based psychotherapy, body image treatment programmes and tailored dietetic support.
PRIVATE
The London Centre
Offering a range of therapeutic, psychological and psychiatric support for body image and eating disorders online or face-to-face, for individuals, couples and families of all ages.
PRIVATE
Treating Disorders
Online eating disorder therapy.
PRIVATE
ORRI
Providing online, face-to-face and blended support for eating disorders, as well as an extensive range of resources and blog posts to aid further understanding of EDs and recovery.
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Body Dysmorphic Disorder Foundation
The only charity in the world that exclusively supports people with BDD, providing education resources, raising awareness and hosting online support groups.
They also provide a private therapist database alongside useful tips for finding a therapist who specialises in BDD.
Anxiety Support
Anxiety UK
Resources to help you learn and understand more about anxiety.
You can ‘Ask Anxia’ if you have any queries about anxiety. They also have a call and text service
Young People Support
The Mix
For people aged 11-25. They provide 1:1 online chats (4pm-11pm on weekdays), email support, and counselling services.
Young Minds
Mental health support, resources, training and consultancy for young people up to age 25. They also provide a parent helpline for parents with children who are struggling with their mental health.
LGBT+ Community
LGBT Foundation
Free call between 9:00am-8:30pm on weekdays; 10:00-5:30pm weekends
Call: 0345 3 30 30 30
Gendered Intelligence
A trans-led, trans-inclusive charity aiming to ensure trans, non-binary and gender questioning individuals live healthy, safe and fulfilled lives.
They offer a database of trans-friendly therapists, as well as youth groups, individual and family support, and helpful resources.
Pink Therapy
Connect with accredited therapists from the LGBT+ community. They also offer a range of different types of therapy including Art Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Body Psychotherapy.
Alternative Therapies
Yoga
Yoga is an ancient Indian spiritual practice. Regular practice has long been established as physically, mentally and spiritually beneficial.
The Calm Space
The Importance of practising yoga for mental health
Do Yoga With Me
Free, on-demand yoga classes suitable for beginners through to advanced practitioners.
Meditation & Mindfulness
The NHS recommend meditation/mindfulness to help people cope with anything from general every day stressors to mental health conditions, including body dysmorphia
Every Mind Matters
A gentle introduction to meditation with signposting to further resources.
Insight Timer
A free app that contains over 200,000 meditations covering everything from anxiety and depression to sleep and body image issues. Suitable for beginners through to experts.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a form of complementary medicine derived from traditional Chinese medicine where thin needles are inserted into the body at strategic points stimulating chemical releases that promote healing, relieve pain, and rebalance the body’s vital energies and activities.
British Acupuncture Council
A directory to find an accredited acupuncturist
British Acupuncture Federation
A directory to find an accredited acupuncturist
Reiki
Reiki is a type of energy healing that aids wellbeing and aims to support people physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. It is typically used as a complementary practise alongside more conventional therapies.
First Steps
What is Reiki and how does it work?
The Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council
A directory to find an accredited Reiki practitioner as well as other accredited practitioners of complementary medicines and practices.
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