• Consortium – https://www.consortium.lgbt/member-directory
  
• Stonewall – https://www.stonewall.org.uk/resources/support-services-in-the-sector 
   
• Switchboard – https://switchboard.lgbt/ 
  
  A support line (phone, email and online chat) to discuss anything related to sexuality and gender identity. 
  
• Gender Identity Research & Education Society (GIRES) – https://www.gires.org.uk/  
  
  GIRES is a UK wide organisation whose purpose is to improve the lives of trans and gender diverse people of all ages, including those who are non-binary and non-gender. 

• Meetup – https://www.meetup.com/ 
• Eventbrite – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/ 
• Queer events:
• OutSavvy – https://www.outsavvy.com/ 
• Consortium – https://www.consortium.lgbt/events/ 

• Advice from Mind on ‘How to find therapy or counselling’ – https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/talking-therapy-and-counselling/how-to-find-a-therapist/ 

• British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (UK only) – https://www.bacp.co.uk/about-therapy/using-our-therapist-directory/ 
  
• UK Council for Psychotherapy (UK only) – https://www.psychotherapy.org.uk/ 
  
• Psychology Today (worldwide) – https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/counselling (select your desired country) 

Getting in touch with a local charity (pick up the phone or just pop into a shop on your high street next time you’re passing by!) is a great way to explore volunteering opportunities. For more options, there are some great resources online:   

• Time Banking – https://timebanking.org/find-your-nearest-time-bank/ 
  
  In Timebanking, you help someone for an hour (or thereabouts) – for example by mowing their lawn or doing their shopping. For every hour of help you give, you earn an hour’s credit from your time bank, and you can spend your time credit by receiving an hour of someone else’s time. 
  
• NCVO – https://www.ncvo.org.uk/ (England only) 
  
  A membership community for charities, voluntary organisations and community groups in England, championing voluntary action. 
  
• Volunteering Matters – https://volunteeringmatters.org.uk/ 
  
  A charity on a mission to create a brighter future for communities across the UK through the power of volunteering 
  
• UK Council for Psychotherapy (UK only) – https://www.psychotherapy.org.uk/ 
  
• Psychology Today (worldwide) – https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/counselling (select your desired country) 

• The Silver Line – https://www.thesilverline.org.uk/ – support line for those aged 55 and above 
  
• South Asian Therapists – https://southasiantherapists.org/ – a directory of South Asian therapists  
  
• Men Who Talk – https://menwhotalk.org/ – supporting men to achieve good mental health through the medium of chat
  
• Black Minds Matter UK: https://www.blackmindsmatteruk.com/ – A registered charity connecting Black individuals and families with free 121 talking therapy delivered by qualified and accredited Black therapists. They also provide useful resources
  
• The Black, African and Asian Therapy Network: https://www.baatn.org.uk/ – The largest community of Counsellors and Psychotherapists of Black, African, Asian and Caribbean Heritage in the UK
  
• WISH: https://www.womenatwish.org.uk/ – A user-led women’s mental health charity developing pioneering support services for under-served women and campaigning together for social justice
  
• Sense: https://www.sense.org.uk/ – A UK charity that supports disabled people with complex needs to feel connected and included