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organisations
British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
Globe Centre
PO Box 9
Accrington BB5 0XB
Tel: 01254 875277 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)
E-mail: babcp@babcp.com
Website: www.babcp.com
The leading body for cognitive-behavioural therapy in the UK. The website has a search facility to find an accredited therapist and gives information on how the therapy works.
Divorce Recovery Workshops
Tel: 07000 781 889
E-mail: drw@drw.org.uk
Website: www.drw.org.uk
Divorce Recovery Workshops run nationwide courses of six weekly evening sessions open to everyone that helps the individual come to terms with a relationship that has irretrievably broken down.
Gingerbread (the Organisation for Lone Parent Families)
307 Borough High Street
London SE1 1JH
Freephone Advice Line: 0800 018 4318 (Mon-Fri 10am-3pm)
Tel: 020 7403 9500
E-mail: advice@gingerbread.org.uk
Website: www.gingerbread.org.uk
Provides day-to-day support and practical help for lone parents and their children via a national network of local self-help groups. Call the helpline for advice on benefits, childcare, CSA, contact, divorce, employment, housing, maternity rights and lone parenthood.
The Human Givens Institute
Chalvington
East Sussex BN27 3TD
Tel: 01323 811662
E-mail: info@humangivens.com
Website: www.humangivens.com
The 'Human Givens' approach is based on the idea that we all have certain basic emotional needs but that our efforts to meet these needs sometimes do more harm than good. Practitioners work on helping people use their own inner resources to get their needs met more successfully.
Mind (National Association for Mental Health)
15-19 Broadway
London E15 4BQ
MindInfoline: 08457 660 163 (Mon-Fri 9.15am-5.15pm)
Tel: 020 8519 2122
E-mail: info@mind.org.uk
Website: www.mind.org.uk
Campaigns for better mental health services in England and Wales, through its national office and regional network. Publishes a range of helpful books and leaflets including one entitled How to cope with relationship problems.
Relate
Herbert Gray College
Little Church Street
Rugby CV21 3AP
Relateline: 0845 130 4010 (Mon-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm)
Relate Direct booking line: 0845 130 4016 (Mon-Fri 8.30am-4.30pm)
E-mail: enquiries@relate.org.uk
Website: www.relate.org.uk
Offers counselling and other services to help those experiencing difficulties in any adult couple relationship, including how to get over a break up. Relateline is for couples who wish to talk things through with an experienced Relate counsellor. Relate Direct is a telephone counselling service (see website for more details, including costs).
SupportLine
PO Box 1596
Ilford
Essex IG1 3FW
Tel: 020 8554 9004 (opening hours vary, please ring for details)
E-mail: info@supportline.org.uk
Website: www.supportline.org.uk
A confidential telephone helpline offering emotional support to any individual on any issue. SupportLine will enable the caller to talk over his/her feelings with a helpline worker who offers non-judgmental, caring, empathic support. The helpline is primarily a preventative service and aims to support people before they reach the point of crisis. It is particularly aimed at those who are socially isolated, vulnerable, at risk groups and victims of any form of abuse.
websites
Break Up Survival
http://beta.communities.msn.co.uk/BreakUpSurvival/welcome.msnw
Online community that aims to deal with loss in a way that promotes better self-awareness and improved mental health.
Divorce Aid
www.divorceaid.co.uk
Divorce Aid is an extensive self-help and support website for families going through separation and divorce. It aims to reduce the conflict and distress associated with the divorce process, thus enabling families to minimise legal costs.
It's all about egg on toast
www.itsallabouteggontoast.co.uk
A man's guide to surviving the break–up' – a site dedicated to providing support to recently separated men.
Splitting up: seven tips for survival
www.ivillage.co.uk/relationships/couple/split/articles/0,,152_158020,00.html
Tips on getting over a break up and moving on.
The Site – Relationships
www.thesite.org.uk/sexandrelationships/couples/relationshipissues
Run by YouthNet UK this site features articles about many aspects of relationships and break-ups.
reading
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After the Breakup: Women sort through the rubble and rebuild lives of new possibilities by Angela Watrous and Carole Honeychurch (MJF Books, 2002) |
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Don't Call That Man: A survival guide to letting go by Rhonda Findling (Hyperion, 2000) |
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Human Givens: a new approach to emotional health and clear thinking
by Joe Griffin and Ivan Tyrrell (HG Publishing, 2004) |
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How to Mend A Broken Heart by Christine Webber (Help Yourself, 2004) |
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Moving On: The gay man's guide for coping when a relationship ends by Dann Hazel (Kensington Books, 1999) |
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Starting Again: How to learn from the past for a better future by Sarah Litvinoff (Vermilion, 2001) |
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(February 2005)
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