Bristol Mind

Bristol Mind Mind Bristol are a local charity for anyone wanting to look after their emotional or mental health, and for those who provide friendship & support.

We promote positive mental health & wellbeing through a range of services. https://linktr.ee/bristolmind

This week is Neurodiversity Celebration Week 💛At Bristol Mind, we recognise and celebrate the strengths, talents, and pe...
18/03/2026

This week is Neurodiversity Celebration Week 💛

At Bristol Mind, we recognise and celebrate the strengths, talents, and perspectives of neurodivergent people in our community. Everyone experiences the world differently—and those differences matter.

Let’s continue to build understanding, challenge stigma, and create spaces where everyone feels seen, supported, and valued.

We're looking for someone to join our team as our new Practice Manager!Background and PurposeBristol Mind is a local and...
18/03/2026

We're looking for someone to join our team as our new Practice Manager!

Background and Purpose

Bristol Mind is a local and independent charity working at the heart of our community to offer equity-based,
inclusive and accessible mental health and wellbeing support. We work with over 2,000 service-users and 75
volunteers each year, delivering a range of services including:

• InfoLine telephone information and advice service
• MindLine confidential telephone listening support
• Meeting Minds 121 counselling, with LGBTQIA & Neurodivergence streams
• Community Wellbeing: targeted services for refugees and victims of hate crime

Bristol Mind is co-located with the Citizen’s Advice Bristol building on Fairfax Street in Central
Bristol. This is a busy and dynamic environment and both organisations are working to ensure
service-users can benefit from our collective services.

Meeting Minds is a busy low-cost counselling provision and one of a growing element of Bristol
Mind’s services. Our online and face-to-face talking therapy is delivered by both trainee and
qualified counsellors for adults aged 18+ for up to 16 sessions, and includes Humanistic,
Psychodynamic, TA and Gestalt approaches. Our placement counsellors come from a wide range of
training providers such as BCPC, UWE as well as Metanoia and the Berne Institute. In addition, we
have some trainees on Doctorate programmes in Counselling Psychology in London, Newport and
Bristol.



All our counselling staff and volunteers are fully supported with regular clinical supervision
and management, and feedback from both counsellors and clients is excellent.

If you would like an informal conversation about the role, please read the full job description: https://bristolmind.org.uk/get-involved/work-for-bristol-mind/, fill in our application form via: https://bristolmind.org.uk/get-involved/work-for-bristol-mind/ and contact Liz Sorapure on
Liz.sorapure@bristolmind.org.uk

Missed the starting pistol for the Bristol Great Bristol 10k & Half Marathon? 🏁 Standard Half Marathon places may be sol...
11/03/2026

Missed the starting pistol for the Bristol Great Bristol 10k & Half Marathon? 🏁

Standard Half Marathon places may be sold out, but don’t worry, you can still be part of the action and take on the Half Marathon with a charity place supporting Bristol Mind! 🏃‍♂️

By running in aid of Bristol Mind, you’ll be helping fund vital mental health support services across the Bristol area, ensuring people have somewhere to turn when they need it most.

So, if you’ve been thinking about signing up, this is your chance to run an incredible event and make a real difference at the same time.

👉 Secure your charity place and run the Half Marathon for Bristol Mind by emailing: fundraising@bristolmind.org.uk

We're hiring for our next Head of Operations: Reports to: CEO and Board of TrusteesDirect Reports: Community Wellbeing M...
05/03/2026

We're hiring for our next Head of Operations:

Reports to: CEO and Board of Trustees

Direct Reports: Community Wellbeing Manager, Infoline Volunteers, Lived Experience Advocates

Key Relationships: Staff, Volunteers, Key Stakeholders, Health and Social Care Professionals and other partner agencies

Location: Bristol Offices, blended remote working

Hours: 37 hours over 5 days. Some evening and weekend work may be required.

Salary: £49,498 plus 6% pension

Contract Type: Permanent

Background and Purpose
Bristol Mind is a local and independent charity working at the heart of our community to offer equity-based, inclusive and accessible mental health and wellbeing support. We work with over 2,000 service-users and 85 volunteers each year, delivering a range of services including:

InfoLine telephone information and advice service
MindLine confidential telephone listening support
Meeting Minds 121 counselling, with LGBTQIA & Neurodivergence streams
Community Wellbeing: targeted services for refugees and victims of hate crime

Bristol Mind is co-located with the Citizen’s Advice Bristol building on Fairfax Street in Central Bristol. This is a dynamic environment and both organisations are working to ensure service-users can benefit from our collective services.

We are seeking an energetic Head of Operations who will oversee our high quality services and develop a strong learning culture which places both volunteering and lived-experience at the heart of our delivery.

With a background in community mental health or wellbeing and a passion for designing and developing services, the ideal candidate will be a confident leader with strong people.

To apply please visit: https://bristolmind.org.uk/get-involved/work-for-bristol-mind/ and fill in the application form provided by Sunday 22nd March at 5pm.

Can you help us make the Frenchay 10K a success?The Frenchay 10K is proudly raising funds for Bristol Mind, and we’re lo...
24/02/2026

Can you help us make the Frenchay 10K a success?

The Frenchay 10K is proudly raising funds for Bristol Mind, and we’re looking for friendly, enthusiastic volunteers to join us on the day.

📅 Sunday 19th April 2026
🕣 8:30am – 1:00pm
📍 UWE Blackberry Hill Campus

As a volunteer, you’ll:
• Cheer on runners
• Guide participants along the route
• Help ensure the event runs safely and positively

We’ll provide refreshments, support with transport, and a fun, welcoming volunteer experience.

If you’d like to support mental health in Bristol while being part of a fantastic community event, we’d love to hear from you.

📧 Please register your interest by 10th March 2026 at:
fundraising@bristolmind.org.uk

Thank you for supporting Bristol Mind 💙

19/02/2026

Bristol United FC are holding a 8-hour charity football match at Imperial Sports Ground on Sunday 22nd February (10am–6pm).

Raising money 50/50 for Bristol United FC & Bristol Mind💙

Donate today or sponsor a player and share this post!

Scan the QR code in the video or donate here:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?campaign_id=TB8QSL74PAHEQ

Go down and support the players on the day ⚽️

19/02/2026

💙 Why we’re supporting Bristol Mind

Mental health affects more people than we often realise. Within our club, players have faced their own struggles and have also supported friends and loved ones through difficult times.

Football is more than football. For many, it offers a safe space to talk, to switch off, to feel part of something — even if it’s only for a couple of hours doing something they love.

That’s why we’re proud to support Bristol Mind, a local mental health charity providing listening services, counselling and wellbeing support to people across our city, often before things reach crisis point.

You can learn more about the incredible work they do here:
👉 https://bristolmind.org.uk

If you’re able to donate, sponsor a player or simply share our fundraiser, it genuinely helps 💙
👉 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?campaign_id=TB8QSL74PAHEQ

19/02/2026

⏳ 1 WEEK TO GO! ⏳

In just one week, our players will take on an 8-hour charity football match at Imperial Sports Ground on Sunday 22nd February (10am–6pm).

We’re raising money 50/50 for Bristol United FC & Bristol Mind, supporting local mental health services here in Bristol 💙

If you can donate, sponsor a player, or share this post, it all helps massively 🙌
👉 Scan the QR code or donate here:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?campaign_id=TB8QSL74PAHEQ

Free to come down and support on the day ⚽️

11/02/2026

Why not challenge the stigma, whilst you challenge yourself?

We have twenty places available for the Great Bristol Half and 10k this year (10 in each race) for runners who want to run in aid of Bristol Mind.

For further details, please email us at fundraising@bristolmind.org.uk

From a bench facing backward, to Lorde at Forward we find it so easy to talk about all sorts, but when it comes to our m...
05/02/2026

From a bench facing backward, to Lorde at Forward we find it so easy to talk about all sorts, but when it comes to our mental health we're a little tight lipped.

Today is a day to brave the big talk and open up about how we take care of ourselves!

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Bristol Mind was originally founded in 1965 and is now a registered charity and a limited company. We are a Local Mind Association (LMA) affiliated to National Mind though independent of it i.e. we receive no direct funding from National Mind and make our own decisions about the services we offer. As a registered charity we are managed by a group of trustees who volunteer their time to oversee and support the work of the organisation. We recognise that each individual is a resource for their own recovery. Many of our workers, volunteers and trustees have themselves experienced the impact of emotional and mental distress.

Our aims:


  • To be a resource for all people in Bristol who identify themselves as having mental health or emotional support needs, and those who support them

  • To promote emotional and mental wellbeing through delivering high quality services in partnership with others where we can