There may be a time when you require an immediate response, counsellors rarely offer this service however there are other supporting services in place. Please see below for mental health emergency contacts 

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• If you have seriously harmed yourself or are at immediate risk of suicide please call 999 or go straight to A & E
  You can also contact your local crisis team - Mental Health Helpline for Urgent Help - NHS
   

• National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK 
  0800 689 5652 (6pm–3:30am every day)

• Samaritans
  Call 116 123

• Shout Crisis
  Text "SHOUT" to 85258 to contact the Text Line, or text "YM" if you're under 19

• Childline If you're under 19, you can also call 0800 1111 .

• SANEline
  0300 304 7000 (4.30pm–10.30pm every day)

• Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM). 
  0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight every day)
  CALM webchat service

• The Mix (under 25)
  0808 808 4994 (3pm–midnight every day)
  Crisis text messenger service 85258

• Papyrus
  HOPELINEUK on 0800 068 4141

• Switchboard 
  If you identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, you can call Switchboard on 0300 330 0630 

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Please bare in mind these support lines are there for immediate support, they offer a great service but the support is not ongoing, nor consistent as you are likely to find yourself speaking to different people each time. Only therapy can offer the ongoing support you may need to fully support your mental health long term. But please do use these contacts for in the moment immediate support and always use 999 in an emergency.