If you’re in crisis right now.
The Gentle Space does not provide emergency services. If you or someone you know is in danger, the lines below are staffed and equipped to help, most of them around the clock and most of them free. Please also consider your nearest hospital, or someone you trust nearby.
If you’re worried about someone else
You do not need the right words. Asking directly and plainly whether someone is thinking about harming themselves does not plant the idea. It usually comes as a relief that somebody noticed.
Stay with them if you can, help them make the call rather than just passing on a number, and remove immediate means of harm where that is possible. If there is immediate danger, take them to the nearest hospital.
Once things are steadier
Crisis lines are for the acute moment. Therapy supports the ongoing work that comes after, once you are safe and stable, and that is what this practice is for. When you get to that point, the free consultation call is here.