Trichotillomania Support in Rutland

Find a therapist in Rutland who understands trichotillomania. Whether you pull your own hair or you’re supporting a child or someone you love, search by town or village, from Cottesmore to Uppingham, for someone near you, or choose Online to see who works with people anywhere in Rutland.

Find a therapist for trichotillomania in Rutland

Rutland is England’s smallest historic county, home to about 41,000 people and just two towns. That means few practitioners, and fewer still who learned about hair pulling in training. Connecting you with people who already understand it is the reason this directory exists.

Everyone listed here has told us they understand trichotillomania and already help people who pull. The directory includes therapists, counsellors, psychologists, psychotherapists, hypnotherapists, EFT practitioners, NLP practitioners and coaches. Every listing shows how that person works, whether they see people in person, online or both, and what they charge. Each one has a private contact form.

If there’s no one close to your village, see who works online across Rutland.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Trichotillomania in Rutland

Find a Therapist

How do I find a trichotillomania therapist near me in Rutland?›

Search our directory by town or village, such as Oakham, Uppingham, Ketton or Cottesmore. Every listing explains how the person works, what they charge and whether they see people in person, online or both. You can message anyone directly.

Can I have sessions online from anywhere in Rutland?›

Yes. Many people listed work online with clients anywhere in Rutland, from Clipsham to Caldecott. UK registration isn’t split by county, and hypnotherapists, EFT practitioners and coaches aren’t tied to one area either.

How much does trichotillomania therapy cost in Rutland?›

Private sessions in Rutland usually cost £55 to £100, with around £70 typical. Every listing shows its own prices, and many people offer a free first call. Some private health insurance pays part of the cost for some practitioner types.

What kinds of help are there for hair pulling?›

People who pull work with therapists, counsellors, psychologists, psychotherapists, hypnotherapists, EFT practitioners, NLP practitioners and coaches. Different people find different things helpful. Everyone in our directory has told us they understand hair pulling and already help people who pull.

Do I need a GP referral or a diagnosis to get help in Rutland?›

No. You can contact anyone listed in our directory directly, without a GP referral or a diagnosis. Just tell them you pull your hair and you’re looking for someone who understands trichotillomania.

My child pulls their hair. What do I do first?›

Stay steady and don’t tell them off, because pressure and punishment reliably make pulling worse. Start with The Parent’s Guide to Trichotillomania, and look for someone in the directory whose listing says they work with children and teens.

Are there trichotillomania support groups in Rutland?›

We haven’t found an in-person trichotillomania group in Rutland yet. BFRB UK & Ireland runs free monthly online groups for adults, for under-18s, and for parents and loved ones. If you run a group in Rutland, tell us and we’ll list it for free.

How common is hair pulling in Rutland?›

About 1 in 50 people have trichotillomania, so roughly 800 people across Rutland. It’s a recognised condition, not a bad habit, and it often starts between ages 10 and 13. Learn more in our complete guide to trichotillomania.

How to get in touch with a therapist

You can message anyone listed here directly, today. You don’t need a GP referral or a diagnosis first.

When you write, say what it is: “I pull my hair. I’m looking for someone who understands trichotillomania.” Their reply tells you a lot about whether they’re the right fit.

Most practitioners in Rutland work in Oakham, with a few in Uppingham. Many people also look just over the county line, in Stamford, Melton Mowbray, Corby or Leicester. Online sessions widen your choice further. UK registration isn’t split by county, so anyone listed can work with you online wherever you live.

You can also refer yourself to NHS Talking Therapies for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland if you’re 16 or over and registered with a GP. That route exists, and it often takes longer, usually without a choice of someone who understands hair pulling.

How to choose who to work with

People who pull find help from all kinds of practitioners: therapists, counsellors, psychologists, psychotherapists, hypnotherapists, EFT practitioners and coaches. Different people find different things helpful. Feeling understood matters more than any label.

You can also check a clinician’s registration. Titles such as “clinical psychologist” and “counselling psychologist” are protected by law in the UK. The Health and Care Professions Council keeps a free register lookup for them. Many counsellors, psychotherapists and hypnotherapists belong to registers approved by the Professional Standards Authority, which runs its own practitioner check. Other good kinds of help aren’t regulated at all and belong to their own associations instead.

Everyone on this site has one thing in common: they’ve told us they understand hair pulling. On a first call, you can ask:

Have you helped people who pull their hair before?
How do you work? What happens in the first few sessions?
What if I feel it isn’t right for me?

There’s more in our guide to how to talk to someone who can help.

Charities and groups in Rutland

Rutland has no charity just for hair pulling or other body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs). The UK’s BFRB charity runs its groups online, and two local services cover the county. These are the organisations most useful to people in Rutland who pull.

BFRB UK & Ireland

A peer-led charitable organisation for hair pulling, skin picking and related behaviours. Its volunteers have BFRBs themselves. It runs free online groups for adults, for under-18s, and for parents and loved ones.

OCD Action

A national charity for OCD and related conditions, including BFRBs. Its website has plain-language information on hair pulling, and it runs a helpline and free online support groups.

Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Mind

The local Mind for Rutland and its neighbours. It runs supported self-help, wellbeing groups and neighbourhood mental health cafés across the area.

P3 Rutland Mental Health and Wellbeing Service

Run by the charity P3 for Rutland residents aged 18 and over. It offers advice, one-to-one mental health support and social activities.

Samaritans

Call 116 123 free, any time of day or night, if things ever feel too much to handle on your own.

Support groups in Rutland

We haven’t found an in-person trichotillomania group in Rutland yet. In a county this small, most people who pull connect with others online, and many find the privacy easier.

BFRB UK & Ireland adults group: a free peer-led group on Zoom, once a month, for anyone 18 or over who pulls or picks.
BFRB UK & Ireland under-18s group: a monthly Zoom group for children and teens aged 7 to 18.
BFRB UK & Ireland parents and loved ones group: a monthly Zoom group for anyone supporting someone who pulls.

For parents: our guide The Parent’s Guide to Trichotillomania helps you understand what your child is going through.

Do you run a Rutland group? Tell us and we’ll list it for free.

Focused and Automatic Pulling

Not all pulling looks the same. Many people describe two kinds, and most do both.

Automatic pulling happens without much awareness. You might be reading, driving or scrolling your phone. Your hand drifts up, and only later do you notice the hairs on your lap or the desk. There was no decision, and often no memory of starting.

Focused pulling is different. You know you’re doing it, and it can feel hard to stop. It often starts with an urge, a tense feeling, or a hair that feels wrong: coarse, kinked or out of place. Some people search for one particular hair. Some feel relief once it’s out.

Knowing which kind you do, and when, helps you describe it. It also helps explain why “just stop” doesn’t land. You can’t stop something you didn’t notice starting. And an urge that builds until it’s answered isn’t a lack of willpower.

Trichotillomania is a recognised condition, listed in the DSM-5 and ICD-10. It is not a bad habit, not attention-seeking and not self-harm. Noticing your own patterns, without judging them, is often the first step to talking about them.

About this page

Sources: Rutland Counselling, Polly Rubinstein (Psychology Today), Carolyn Stafford Bell and Sarah Louise Psychotherapeutic Counselling (session cost data); Health and Care Professions Council; Professional Standards Authority; BFRB UK & Ireland; OCD Action; Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Mind; P3 Rutland Mental Health and Wellbeing Service; Rutland County Council; Samaritans; NHS Talking Therapies for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (Vita Health Group); Rutland (Wikipedia).

Things change. We check this page often, but always check prices and qualifications with the person you contact. This page is information, not medical advice.

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About Rutland

Rutland is England’s smallest historic county, set between Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire. Leicestershire absorbed it in 1974, and it became a county in its own right again in 1997. Its Latin motto, “Multum in Parvo”, means “much in little”.

Oakham is the county town, on the railway line between Leicester and Peterborough. Uppingham, in the south, is a stone-built market town. Archdeacon Robert Johnson founded grammar schools in both towns in 1584, and they grew into Oakham School and Uppingham School. Rutland Water fills the valley between them, with Hambleton on a peninsula in the middle. In the east, Ketton gives its name to Ketton stone, a local limestone.

Attractions in Rutland

Rutland’s sights run from a Norman hall and a half-drowned church to the reservoir that brought ospreys back to central England.

Oakham Castle, Oakham

Walkelin de Ferrers built this aisled great hall between 1180 and 1190, and it survives as a rare Norman building. By tradition, every peer who visits must give the lord of the manor a horseshoe, and about 230 now hang on the walls. The oldest was given by Edward IV in 1470.

Normanton Church, Rutland Water

The classical tower and portico of St Matthew’s Church date from 1826 to 1829. When Rutland Water was built, the church was deconsecrated. Its lower half was filled with rubble and capped with concrete, and an embankment now holds back the water. Anglian Water owns it today.

Rutland Water Nature Reserve, near Oakham

Rutland Water was dammed from the River Gwash valley in the 1970s and filled by 1979. The nature reserve is a Ramsar site for wildfowl. Between 1996 and 2001, 65 young ospreys from Scotland were released here. In 2001 ospreys bred in central England for the first time in over 150 years.

Lyddington Bede House, Lyddington

This was once part of a palace of the Bishops of Lincoln. Around 1600, Thomas Cecil, son of Lord Burghley, turned it into an almshouse for twelve poor bedesmen, and it stayed one until 1930. The bishop’s Great Chamber keeps its carved ceiling cornice. English Heritage cares for it.

Rutland County Museum, Oakham

The museum fills a riding school built in 1794–1795 for the Rutland Fencible Cavalry. It opened as a museum in 1969. Inside are farm tools, tractors and wagons, the 13th-century Brooke Reliquary from Limoges, and the only surviving portable “New Drop” gallows in the UK. Entry is free.