External counselling & support services

Alcohol & drug misuse

Addaction

Telephone (Glasgow): +44 (0) 141 558 3230
Website: www.addaction.org.uk

Al-Anon Family Groups

National helpline: 020 7403 0888 (1000 - 2200, open daily)
Email: enquiries@al-anonuk.org.uk
Website: www.al-anonuk.org.uk

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

Telephone (Glasgow): +44 (0) 141 226 2214 (0900 - 1700, Monday to Friday)
National helpline: 0800 9177 650
Email: help@aamail.org
Website: www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk

Drinkline

National helpline: 0300 123 1110 (0900 - 2000, weekdays; 1100 - 1600, weekends)

Drugline Scotland

National helpline: 0800 776 600 (1000 - 1400)

Families affected by drug and alcohol use (FASS)

Telephone: +44 (0) 141 420 2050 (0900 - 1600, Monday to Friday)
Email: marlene@fassglasgow.org or dot@fassglasgow.org

Glasgow Council on Alcohol (GCA)

Telephone: +44 (0) 141 353 1800
National helpline: 0808 802 9000
Website: www.glasgowcouncilonalcohol.org

Narcotics Anonymous (NA)

National helpline: 0300 999 1212 (1000 - 2400, open daily)
Website: www.ukna.org

Further links:

 

Anxiety/phobias/panic attacks/distress

Breathing Space

Opening hours:

  • Weekdays: Monday to Thursday, 1800 - 0200
  • Weekends: Friday 1800 to Monday 0600

Telephone: 0800 83 85 87
Website: www.breathingspace.scot

Lifelink

Telephone: +44 (0) 141 552 4434
Email: info@lifelink.org.uk
Website: www.lifelink.org.uk

No Panic

National helpline: 0808 808 0545

Samaritans of Glasgow

Opening hours: Monday to Sunday, 0900 - 2200
Telephone (Glasgow): +44 (0) 141 248 4488 (local call charges apply)
National telephone: 116 123 (free)
Email: jo@samaritans.org
Website: www.samaritans.org

Abuse & assault

Archway Glasgow (for victims within the past 7 days) 

Telephone: +44 (0) 141 211 8175 (1800 – midnight)

Breakthrough for women

Telephone: +44 (0) 141 552 5483 (0845 - 1645, Monday to Friday)

Galop (National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline)

National helpline: 0800 999 5428

Glasgow Womens Aid

Telephone: +44 (0) 141 553 2022
Website: www.glasgowwomensaid.org.uk

Health in Mind

Telephone: +44 (0) 131 225 8508
Website: www.health-in-mind.org.uk

Men's Advice Line:

National helpline: 0808 801 0327

Rape Crisis

Telephone: +44 (0) 141 331 4180
National helpline: 0808 801 0302

Glasgow Helpline: 08088 000 014 (1100 - 1400, Monday to Sunday; 1730 - 1930, Monday to Thursday)
Email info@rapecrisiscentre-glasgow.co.uk
Website: www.rapecrisiscentre-glasgow.co.uk

Sandyford Counselling & Support Services (SCASS)

Opening times: Monday to Thursday, 0900 - 2000, Friday 090 - 1600
Telephone: +44 (0) 141 211 6700
Website: www.sandyford.org

Scottish Domestic Abuse Helpline

Telephone: +44 (0) 0141 951 6234

Scottish Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline

National helpline: 0800 027 1234 (24hrs)

Shakti Women’s Aid Edinburgh

Telephone: +44 (0) 131 475 2399

Talk Now

Telephone: +44 (0) 135 545 8272
Website: www.talknow.org.uk

Further links:

Bereavement

Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland

National helpline: 0845 600 2227 (1000 - 1600, Monday to Wednesday; 1800 - 2100, Monday to Wednesday; 0900 - 2100, Thursday; 0900- 1600,  Friday; 1200 - 1500, Saturday)
Email: support@crusescotland.org.uk
Website: www.crusescotland.org.uk

Compassionate Friends Helpline (for bereaved parents)

National helpline: 0845 123 2304 (1000 - 1600 & 1830 - 2230)

Muslim Bereavement Counselling Project

Telephone: +44 (0) 141 585 8026

Petal Support Scotland

Telephone: +44 (0) 169 832 4502
Website: www.petalsupport.com

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide

Telephone: +44 (0) 115 944 1117 
National helpline: 0844 561 6855 (0900 - 2100)

Further links:

Eating disorders

B-eat beating eating disorders

National helpline: 0845 643 1414 (adults); 0845-643-7650 (youth)

Gerbera Eating Disorder Support (GEDS)

Telephone: 0808 801 0432 - for the rest of the UK please find numbers on the B-eat website.

Email: geds.team@gmail.com

Forced marriage

Forced marriage unit

National helpline: 020 7008 0151

General counselling service

Crisis Counselling

Telephone: +44 (0) 141 812 8474
Email: info@crisiscounselling.co.uk
Website: www.crisiscounselling.co.uk

Maggie’s Cancer Support Centre

Telephone: +44 (0) 141 357 2269
Website: www.maggiescentres.org/our-centres/maggies-glasgow

NHS Living Life

National helpline: 0800 328 9655 (1000 - 2100, Monday to Thursday; 1000 - 1800, Friday)

Nightline (SRC listening and information service)

Opening times: Instant messaging, Monday to Friday 19:00-00:00; Telephone, Monday to Friday, 19:00-07:00
Telephone: +44 (0)141 334 9516
Website: https://www.gunightline.org/

REACH Community Health Project

Opening times: 0900 - 1700, Monday to Friday
Telephone: +44 (0) 141 423 2289/2894 to make a counselling self-referral.
Email: zenib@reachhealth.org.uk or Asia Ali asia@reachhealth.org.uk
Website: www.reachhealth.org.uk

Stepping Stones

Website: www.stepstones.org.uk

Time and Space

Website: www.timeandspace.moonfruit.com

Tom Allan Counselling Centre

Opening times: 0900 - 2100, Monday to Thursday; 0900 - 1600, Friday
Telephone: +44 (0) 141 221 1535
Email: tomallan@crossreach.org.uk
Website: www.tom-allan.org.uk

Wellbeing Services South Glasgow

Telephone: +44 (0) 141 232 2555 (0830 - 1630 each day)
Email: South.PCMHT@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Website: www.wellbeing-glasgow.org.uk

Youth Counselling Service Agency (YCSA)

Opening times: 0900 - 1700, Monday to Thursday; 0900 -1600, Friday
Telephone: +44 (0) 141 420 6600
E-mail: info@ycsa.org.uk
Website: www.ysca.org.uk

 

 

 

 

Gambling

Gam-Anon

Scotland 24 hour Helpline: 0370 050 8881
Website: www.gamanonscotland.org

GamCare

Freephone: 0808 8020 133 (0800 to midnight, 7 days a week) for further information on counselling sessions within Glasgow.
Email: info@gamcare.org.uk
Website: www.gamcare.org.uk

Gamblers Anonymous Scotland

Telephone: +44 (0) 141 353 3223
GA Scotland 24hour Helpline: 0370 050 8881
Email: info@gascotland.org
Website: www.gascotland.org

Pregnancy support

Glasgow Pregnancy Choices

Opening times: 0900 - 1700, Monday to Friday
Telephone: +44 (0) 141 248 2667
Website: www.glasgowpregnancychoices.org

ARCH (Abortion Recovery Care & Helpline)

Opening hours: 0900 - 1700, Monday to Friday
Office number: +44 (0) 141 226 5407
Helpline number: 0845 603 8501 (0900 - 1700, Monday to Friday; 1900 - 2200, every evening)
Email: info@archtrust.org.uk
Website: www.archtrust.org.uk

Sexual health

Sandyford Initiative

You can find information on sexual health and book sexual health services including STI testing, at the Sandyford Initiative.

Archway

If you have experienced sexual assault, you can access medical assistance from the Sexual Assault Referral Centre (Archway).

This is open 24 hours a day to anyone in the Glasgow area who has been sexually assaulted. Archway offers a variety of services and support.

You can self-refer by phone on 0800 148 88 88.

Other external services

If you have been affected by sexual violence or harassment, the University's support pages has a list of external support services:

LGBT

LGBT Youth, Glasgow

Telephone: +44 (0) 141 552 7425