Mental Health Apps

We have tried some of the current mental health apps and linked them for you to try too! Each app is unique, and help with different things. There are many more mental health apps available, but these are just a few that we liked.

*Disclaimer: The Wellness Consultancy is not affiliated with these apps

Calm Harm

Provides tasks to help you resist or manage the urge to self-harm. You can make it private by setting a password, and personalise the app if you so wish. You will be able to track your progress and notice change.

Stress & Anxiety Companion

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This app can help with handling stress and anxiety levels. It uses breathing exercises, music and games which have been designed to calm the mind, and help to cope with life’s ups and downs.

Chill Panda

This app helps to relax and improve your well-being, through simple breathing techniques, quick exercises, and games to distract, and rela

Feeling Good: Positive Mindset

This is a positive psychology programme based on the principles of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). The tracks in this app combine deep relaxation with resilience techniques

Meetoo

A safe, moderated app for young people, which provides peer support, expert help, inbuilt educational and creative resources

Catch It

This app was designed to help users better understand their moods through use of an ongoing diary.

Sleepio

A clinically-proven six week sleep improvement program

Cove

A music journal for your mental health

Apart of Me

 A game designed to help you cope with the death of a loved one

Interpreternow

 An online service that offers deaf people video access to qualified BSL Interpreters so that they can then communicate with hearing people at any time, and anywhere in the UK.

Sources of Help For Challenging Time

COVID-19 Psychological Help

Coping with work during COVID-19

Managing your mental health during COVID-19

A guide to homeworking during COVID-19

Help for young people during COVID-19

Mental health/wellbeing apps

A collection of apps centered around mental health and well being https://www.camhs-resources.co.uk/apps-1

Mind also produces a series of pamphlets on The How to series eg … deal with anger, recognise mental distress

Sane http://www.sane.org.uk

Royal College of Psychiatrists http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk

Winston’s Wish (children’s bereavement charity)

http://www.winstonswish.org.uk

https://reading-well.org.uk/

For common mental health disorders please look at the Books on Prescription list which covers anxiety, depression, trauma, chronic health conditions, OCD, mood disorders, eating problems, long term health conditions, pain, dementia, specific books for young people.These are available in most larger libraries.

Attachment disorders

Assessing Violence Exposure and Trauma Symptons in Young Children: A critical review of measures, Smith Stover Carla and Berkowitz Steven (2005), Journal of Traumatic Stress, Vol 18

Attachment Disorders, Swanson Cain Catherine (2006)

Attachment Processes in Couple and Family Therapy, Johnson Susan and Whiffen Valerie (2003)

Inside I’m Hurting, Practical Strategies to Help Children with Attachment Difficulties in Schools, Bomber Louise Michelle, Worth Publishing (2007)

Helping Young People to Beat Stress, McNamara Sarah (2000)

Transforming the Difficult Child, The Nurtured Heart Approach, Glasser Howard and Easley Jennifer (1999)

The Young Mind, Bailey Sue and Shooter Mike, Royal College of Psychiatrists, (2009)

Trauma

How to cope with PTSD and trauma over Christmas

NICE Guidelines – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Management, https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg26

EMDR Association UK and Ireland, http://emdrassociation.org.uk/terry-waite/

BACP – What to expect when being counselled for post traumatic stress

Trauma Aid UK http://www.traumaaiduk.org/

Relationship crisis and moving on

After the Affair, Cole Julie, Relate (2010), www.relate.org.uk/bookshop

How to Stop Arguing and Start Talking, Quilliam Susan, Relate, www.relate.org.uk/bookshop

Loving Yourself, Loving Another, Cole Julia (2001), Relate, www.relate.org.uk/bookshop

Moving On: Breaking Up without Breaking Down, Hall Paula, Relate, www.relate.org.uk/bookshop

Staying Together – from Crisis to Deeper Commitment, Quilliam Susan, Relate, www.relate.org.uk/bookshop

Autism

National Autistic Society (autism.org.uk)

https://www.childautism.org.uk/

Help for parents and families of autistic children – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Aspergers in Love, Aston Maxine C, Jessica Kingsley (2003)

Can I Tell You About Aspergers (book for children with AS aged 7 upwards), Welton June, Jessica Kingsley (2003)

The Aspergers Couple Workbook, Aston Maxine C, Jessica Kingsley (2008)

The Complete Guide to Aspergers Syndrome, Attwood Tony, Jessica Kingsley (2008)

Separation and divorce (for adults)

Dad’s Place, Burrett Jill, Ward Lock (1996)

Gingerbread – help and advice site for single parents, www.gingerbread.org.uk

Help your Children Cope with your Divorce (Relate), www.relate.org.uk/bookshop

Moving On: Breaking Up without Breaking Down, Hall Paula, Relate, www.relate.org.uk/bookshop

Parenting After Divorce – Resolving Conflicts and Meeting Your Children’s Needs, Stahl Philip Michael, Impact (2^nd edition, 2007)

Parenting Apart, Christina McGhee, Vermillion (2003)

Shared Parenting Information Group, www.spig.co.uk

The Complete Guide to Shared Parenting After Divorce, Atlantic Publishing Group (2012)

Separation and divorce/ Bereavement and loss (for children and young people)

Always and Forever, Alan Durant, available on Amazon (2013)

Badger’s Parting Gifts, Suzanne Varley, Andersen Publishing (2013)

Divorce Helpbook for Teens, MacGregor Cynthia, Impact Publishing (2004)

Good Books for Tough Times for children 5 to 8 and one for children 9 to 12 cover crying, sadness, divorce, difficult feelings, bullying, death in the family, sibling jealousy, available at Partnership for Children, www.partnershipforchildren.org.uk

It’s Not Your Fault, Koko Bear (A read together book), Lansky Vicki, Book Peddlers (1998)

Mum and Dad Glue, Gray Kes and Layfield Emma, Hodder Childrens (2010)

The Divorce Help Book for Kids, MacGregor Cynthia, Relate, www.relate.org.uk/bookshop

The Huge Bag of Worries, Ironside Virgina, Hodder Childrens (2000)

Two Homes, Masurel Clare, Walker Books (2002)

Two of Everything, Cole Babette, Red Fox (2000)

Waterbugs and Dragonflies, Explaining Death to Young Children, Doris Stickney (2004)

Winston’s Wish book list (specialist children’s bereavement charity) – www.winstonswish.org.uk

Sad Book – Michael Rosen (2004)

This simplistic and sincere book acknowledges grief is painful but its honesty is uplifting. Both children and adults can comprehend the authors style through his careful wording and the moving illustrations of Quentin Blake.

Step-families

Jigsaw Puzzle Family, Step-Kid’s Guide to Fitting Together, MacGregor Cynthia, Relate, www.relate.org.uk/bookshop

Relate Guide to Step-families, Hayman Suzi, Relate, www.relate.org.uk/bookshop

Step-motherhood, Burns Cherie, Crown Publishing (2003)

The Step Parents’ Parachute, McEvedy Flora, Pikatus (2004)

Work Related Stress

Is your job making You Ill – Dr Ellie Cannon (2018)

Mindfulness

The Little Book of Mindfulness: 10 minutes a day to less stress, more peace -Patrizia Collard (2014)

Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World (Includes Free CD with Guided Meditations) – Mark Williams and Dr Danny Penman (2011)

You Are Not Your Thoughts: The Secret Magic of Mindfulness – Frances Trussell (2018)

Mindfulness for Health: A practical guide to relieving pain, reducing stress and restoring wellbeing – Vidyamala Burch, and Dr Danny Penman (2013)