Urgent help
Physis Affordable Counselling offers planned, appointment-based counselling. We are not a crisis service and cannot respond to urgent requests for help.
If you or someone close to you needs urgent support, please contact one of the services below.
If someone is in immediate danger, call 999 or go to A&E.
Talk to someone now
Samaritans: call 116 123, free, 24 hours a day, every day
Shout: text SHOUT to 85258, free, 24 hours a day
NHS 24 Mental Health Hub: call 111, 24 hours a day
Edinburgh Crisis Centre: call 0808 801 0414, free, 24 hours a day, for people aged 16 and over in Edinburgh
Breathing Space: call 0800 83 85 87, free. Open 6pm to 2am Monday to Thursday, and from 6pm Friday to 6am Monday. For anyone feeling low, anxious or stressed.
SANEline: call 0300 304 7000, 4pm to 10pm every day, for anyone affected by mental illness, including carers
Childline: call 0800 1111, for young people up to age 19
Local NHS and council services
Your GP, or their out-of-hours service through NHS 24 on 111
Mental Health Assessment Service, Royal Edinburgh Hospital: call 0131 286 8137, 24 hours a day, for people in a mental health crisis
Social Care Direct, City of Edinburgh Council: call 0131 200 2324. Out of hours, call the Emergency Social Work Service on 0800 731 6969.
After rape or sexual assault
NHS Scotland Sexual Assault Self-Referral Service: call 0800 148 88 88, free, 24 hours a day
SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health): www.samh.org.uk, with information on a wide range of mental health topics
NHS inform: www.nhsinform.scot, with self-help guides for anxiety, low mood, sleep and grief
Last updated 19/10/26.