Hi, I'm trying to figure out how to get hold of a good therapist and find a good way of getting some help at the moment. To cut a long story short I've struggled with depression on and off since I was at least 14 ( though I suspect it could go back further than that)... also had anorexia when i was 18n ( now recovered tho), am now 20. I have harmed myself in the past and have been doing so from time to time recently. I was put on medication for depression around 3 months ago and although it's worked to a certain extent i think i need ongoing therapy. I have also had counselling for the past six months but i have only had a session sat once every three to four weeks. The reason for this is that I got it through university and the counselling service there is really over-burdened and if you miss an appt or something you basically have to wait two weeks for a new space and no, they don't have urgent slots!!! So i've never really been properly treated. Also I don't entirely know what i dealing with as i also have major family issues ( not that my family will ever confront these issues, which makes it even worse). I can function fine and i appear pretty normal to most but there's all this stuff brewing under the surface and i'm always afraid it will boil over completely. I'm also not even sure if the depression diagnosis is corect as there's been some suggestion that it might actually be a mild form of bipolar disorder b/c of the cycling depression. I'm transferring universities soon ,and the health service there is a lot better so I might give that a shot, but i'm wondering who should i be seeing, who would be in the best position to help me, etc? I think i need ongoing help but am just unsure as to where to find it......any suggestions?