NHS South East London CCG has commissioned Qwell, a free, anonymous
online counselling and emotional wellbeing service for adults from digital
mental health pioneers Kooth. The
site is accredited by the British
Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and offers early
preventative care and support.
Anyone aged over 26 years of age and living in Greenwich, or other parts of
south east London, can receive counselling sessions from qualified counsellors
via an online chat-based platform. Chats can either be accessed through a
drop-in service or pre-booked sessions from any connected device. The site is
open 24 hours a day; one-to-one counselling sessions with a qualified
counsellor are available from 12-noon until 10pm on weekdays, and from 6pm
until 10pm on weekends. Those using Qwell are also be able to take
advantage of a range of self-help tools from reading and contributing to
articles, peer to peer support via online discussion boards as well as journals
and goal trackers.
Dr Nancy Kuchemann, GP and Clinical Lead for Mental
Health at NHS South East London CCG said: “The pandemic and months of
restrictions have had an impact on everybody’s mental wellbeing. I’m really
pleased that we are launching this innovative service to support south east
London residents. It is so easy to use and can really help people who are
struggling.”
Webinars to find out more:
To learn more about the newly launched Qwell
service, join a webinar:
- Wednesday 20th January 11am-12pm
- Monday 25th January 1-2pm
Sign up here.