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ARBOURS CRISIS CENTRE
41 Weston Park, London N8 9SY
0208 340 8125
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Email

Funding: Private, Health Authorities and Social Services
Clientele: M/F aged 18-65 .Emotional distress. Borderline Personality Disorder.Eating Disorders. Self Harm. Depression.
Features: Individual therapy, group house meetings 4 days a week, art & movement therapy, three live-in therapists. Linked with Arbours long-stay therapeutic communities.
Referral: Self-referral, family, Social Worker, Psychiatrist.

ARBOURS ASSOCIATION ARBOURS COMMUNITIES
6 Church Lane, London N8 7BU
0208 340 7646

Funding: Contracts for individuals from Health Authority
Clientele: M/F 18+ with mental health issues
Features: 3 Therapeutic Communities each with 26 clients, art & movement therapy, group house meetings 2 days a week. Individual psychotherapy 2 days a week
Referral: Self, Social Worker, GP, Health Care Professionals.

BRENCHLEY THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY
The Courtyard, Pudding Lane,
Maidstone,Kent ME14 1PA
01622 - 776355

Funding: NHS
Clientele: M/F 18+ with mental health issues
Features: Three days/week.
Referral: Consultant Psychiatrist.

BRIDGER HOUSE
22 Summer Road, Acocks Green
Birmingham, B27 7UT
0121 301 3330
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Funding: NHS
Clientele: M/F aged 17-55 Severe personality disorders
Features: Two days a week. There are daily community meetings, art therapy and small psychotherapy groups. 

CASSEL HOSPITAL
1 Ham Common, Richmond, Surrey, TW10 7JF
0208 237 2947
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Funding: NHS
Clientele: Family & child; adolscents 16-20 M/F; adults M/F with Borderline and other Personality Disorders.
Features: Individual and group therapy. Family Therapy. Living as a Therapeutic Community. Psychosocial nursing.
Referral: Social Worker, Family Division of Family High Court for families with children at risk.

CHARTERHOUSE GROUP
Station House (Pear Place), 150 Waterloo Road,
London, SE1 8SB
0207 803 0550
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Funding: Private
Clientele: Emotionally troubled M/F children & adolescents (between ages of 5-18.)
Features: On-site education. Psychodynamic Therapy. Different groups for different ages.
Referral: Social Services, Educational Health.

COLUMN CARE
Column Care, 40 Carlin Gate, Blackpool, FY2 9QT
01253 596369

Funding: NHS and private
Clientele: M/F aged 18-65 with mental health problems.
Referral: GP or Consultant

COMMUNITY HOUSING AND THERAPY
Bishop Creighton House, 378 Lillie Road,
London, SW6 7PH
0207 381 5888
Email

Funding: Social Services & Health Authorities
Clientele: M/F aged 18-65 with mental health problems. Willing to accept those with psychosis and/or substance misuse problems.
Features: Runs six TCs; CBT basis combined with psychoanalytic therapies. Groups & one-to-one counselling.
Referral: Self, Social Worker, GP.

CONNECT THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY LTD
19-21 Park Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8AB
0121 449 2204
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Funding: NHS/Social Services/Independent.
Clientele:
Adults M/F aged 18 - 65 with complex needs, often BPD.
Features:
Intensive therapeutic support in a responsive environment.
Referral:
GPs, Health and Local Authorities, Social Services.


FRANCIS DIXON LODGE
Gipsy Lane, Leicester, LE5 0TD
0116 225 6800
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Funding: NHS
Clientele: M/F, 18-50 years wth severe emotional distress.
Features: Group therapy. Community atmosphere. Closed at weekends, residential Mon-Fri.
Referral: Self, Consutant Pscyhiatrist.

GARTREE THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY
H.M.Prison, Gartree, Gallowfield Road, Market Harborough, Leicester, LE16 7RP
01858 410234

Funding: no requirements
Clientele: Life Sentence Prisoners
Features: Group therapy. Self-regulating community.

GRENDON PRISON
Grendon Underwood, Aylesbury,
Buckinghamshire, HP18 0TL
01296 770301 extension 355

Funding: No requirements, other that individual is in prison & is willing to enter therapy.
Clientele: Male offenders (at least 21 years of age) who have more than two years left to serve.
Features: Five communities within the prison, each community having approximately 40 members. Therapy is based on principles of democracy, permissiveness, communitarianism and reality confrontation.
Referral: Personal Officers, Sentence Planning, Prisoners.

HENDERSON HOSPITAL
2 Homeland Drive, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5LT
0208 661 1611

Funding: NHS
Clientele: M/F, age 17-45 with enduring emotional, interpersonal and behavioural problems. Diagnosable Severe Personality Disorders
Features: Democratic Community. Pyschotherapy, psychodrama, sport therapy, art therapy - all in groups.
Referral: GP, Consultant Pscyhiatrist.

HOLY ROOD HOUSE - CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND PASTORAL CARE
Holy Rood House, 10 Sowerby Road, Sowerby, Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 1HX
01845 522580
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Funding: From Charitable Grants and clients.
Clientele: M/F, age 1-100 with mental health problems. Although Christian environment, are open to those with other or no beliefs.
Features: Psychotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Drama & Art Therapy, Work within Christian beliefs.
Referral: Self, GPs, Hospitals and other agencies.

HALLIWICK PSYCHOTHERAPY SERVICE
Halliwick Specialist Service, Barnet,
Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust,
St Ann's Hospital, St Ann's Road,
Tottenham, London N15 3TH
020 8442 6528

Funding: NHS
Clientele: This service is specifically for people with personality disorder.
Referral: GPs, Psychological services, Hospitals.

LEXHAM HOUSE
28 St Charles Square, Ladbroke Grove,
London W10 6EE
0208 969 8745

Funding: DSS, topped up by Health Authority
Clientele: Mental Health Problems
Features: Regular meetings with psychiatrists, social workers and other professionals.

LYTTON HOUSE
27 Lytton Grove, London, SW15 2EZ
Telephone: 0208 788 1944
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Funding: DSS, topped up by Heath Authority
Clientele: M/F, aged 18-65 with Emotional Difficulties Features: Group & individual therapies. Works towards concept of "active citizenship."
Referral: Consultant Psychiatrist, Social Worker.

MAIN HOUSE
201 Holymore Way, Northfield,
Birmingham B31 5HE
0121 678 3634

Funding: NHS (West Midlands and South-West regions)
Clientele: M/F, aged 18-45. Personality disorders. Emotional disturbances.
Features: Part of Henderson group. Democratic Community, Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, Sport Therapy, Art Therapy.
Referral: Health Care Professionals via the Outreach Service: (Outreach Service, Bridger House, 22 Summer Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 7UT. Tel: 0121 678 3244)

PHILADELPHIA ASSOCATION
4 Marty's Yard, 17 Hampstead High Street,
London, NW3 1QW
0207 794 2652 (afternoons)
Email

Funding: Housing Benefit & DSS.
Clientele: M/F, age 20-50, Mental Health Distress.
Features: 3 Residential Communities. Registered Charity. Offers Psychotherapy Training. Individual Psychoanalytic Therapy.
Referral: Family, Self, Social Worker, GP, Pscyhaitrists.

PINE STREET DAY CENTRE
13-15 Pine Street, London
0207 837 6736

Funding: Health Authority and Social Services
Clientele: M/F, aged 21-65 with mental health problems.
Features: Small & large group therapy. Art Therapy. Cookery. Gardening. Men & Women's Groups. Access to Woodwork.
Referral: Community Mental Health Care Centres, Occasionally GP.

THE RETREAT, ACORN PROGRAMME
The Retreat, 107 Heslington Road,
York, YO10 5BN
01904 412551
Website
Email

Funding: NHS, Private, Health Authority.
Clientele: M/F, age 18-infinity. Eating Disorders, Personality Disorders, Self-Harm.
Features: Inpatient - Group and Individual Therapy. Outpatient - Family Therapy.
Referral: GP. Psychiatrist or Medical Consultants.

THE THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY,
ROYAL CORNHILL HOSPITAL

Psychotherapy Department, Upper Garden Villa,
Royal Cornhill Hospital, Cornhill Road,
Aberdeen AB25 2ZH
: 01224 557397
Funding: NHS
Clientele: M/F, age 18-50+ with various types of Personality Disorder.
Features: 5-Day outpatient programme: Group Psychotherapy 3 times weekly, Pyschodrama & Art Therapy once weekly supported by total community meetings and community social times.

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