Riverside Surgery

525 New Chester Road, Rock Ferry, Wirral, CH42 2AG

Telephone: 0151 645 3464

riversidesurgery.birkenhead@nhs.net

If you have an urgent medical problem which cannot wait until the surgery re-opens please dial 111 or visit NHS 111 Online to access the out-of-hours service.

Kooth – online anonymous counselling and support for young people aged 11-25

Posted on January 25th, 2022

Kooth offers free, safe, anonymous online support for young people aged 11-25.

Kooth offers self-help resources such as Goal Setting and Journal. Goal setting allows for personal goals to be set and monitored. Journal allows you to monitor your mood and identify triggers.

Community support – Activities, Discussion Boards and Magazine

  • Activities – advises you on accessible activities, promotes healthy habits and offers support from other members.
  • Discussion Boards – interactive chat forum for support etc.
  • Magazine – various articles.
  • Live Chat – immediate access to a qualified counsellor through drop-in, pre-arranged appointments or on-line chat. 24hr messaging allows you to message the counselling team at any time of the day.

Online counselling and well-being support – this is text based support and live chat sessions.

Kooth are open 365 days per year 12-10 pm weekdays and 6-10 pm weekends.

Watch a video here about Kooth

You will need to sign up for the service using a nickname and password which will be remembered but will not identify you. Sign up to Kooth here

Kooth Facebook page