The Mental Health Challenge in Nottingham
There is a significant and growing need for earlier-intervention, accessible counselling and
psychotherapy services. Our dedicated centre helps fill these gaps with timely, accessible
support.
- According to the local Integrated Care Strategy, in the Nottingham & Nottinghamshire area, about one in six young people aged 6-19 has a probable mental health disorder. [1]
- More than 15,000 children in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire were in contact with mental health services in 2023. [1]
- In the year to March 2023, there were approximately 1,030 detentions under the Mental Health Act in the former NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire CCG area (equivalent to around 100 per 100,000 people) suggesting people are often reaching crisis point. [1]
- In the latest JSNA profile for Nottingham, between April 2024 and Sept 2024: 128,809 crisis line calls were received from 71,353 callers across Nottingham & Nottinghamshire. [2]
- The city of Nottingham is relatively young, densely populated and has higher levels of deprivation (which correlate with poorer mental health outcomes). [3]
Join Our Community
Are you a qualified therapist looking for a welcoming, well-equipped space to see your
clients in Nottingham City Centre?
A Safe Space for Everyone
LGBTQ+ individuals face elevated risk and unique barriers (discrimination, non-affirming services). Our hub explicitly welcomes and affirms those who identify as LGBTQ+, are neurodivergent, or live with a history of trauma with inclusive language, visibly safe space signage and trained staff.
- People identifying as LGBTQ+ in England & Wales have a 2.5 time higher rate of intentional self-harm than straight/heterosexual people (1,508.9 per 100,000, compared with 598.4 per 100,000. [4]
- The rate of suicide for LGBTQ+ people was 50.3 per 100,000 versus 23.1 per 100,000 for heterosexuals. [4]
- According to the Mental Health Foundation: “Over half of LGBTIQ+ people had experienced depression, and 3 in 5 had experienced anxiety; 1 in 8 LGBTIQ+ people aged 18-24 had attempted to end their life.” [5]
- The National Health Service site notes that mental-health problems are more common for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people, partly due to discrimination, bullying, isolation or rejection. [6]
Join our Community
Are you a qualified therapist, with experience working with LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or clients with a history of trauma and looking for a welcoming, well-equipped space to see your
clients in Nottingham City Centre?
About the Hub
Based in the heart of the city, within walking distance of the train and tram stations. The Nottingham Psychotherapy and Counselling Hub has been extensively renovated as a modern therapy space.
We have 9 bespoke soundproofed counselling rooms available to rent, each with their own unique architectural features. You will have full agency to furnish, design and layout your room in the way that suits you and your clients.
We offer flexible rental terms to suit your practice and access to a supportive, like-minded community of mental health professionals
Our communal areas promote inclusivity and are a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community, those who are neurodivergent and those with a history of trauma.
About Emily Bellaby
I am passionate about my work as a Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor. My values as a human being and also a Psychotherapist very much align, in that I value; honesty, integrity, openness, causing no harm, uniqueness of others and their experience, acceptance without
judgement, equality, celebrating diversity and inclusivity, and the expansion of insight into ourselves and those around us. I believe that everyone has the right to meet their potentialin all areas of their life and also the natural ability to achieve this, but that sometimes the conditions for this have not been created which is something that therapy can offer.
My approach as a Clinical (Teaching) Supervisor reflects that of my approach to psychotherapy in that I work relationally / developmentally and from a trauma informed / inclusive perspective.