About Us

 

Freo Wellbeing is a holistic, virtual mental health and wellbeing platform. We provide access to a diverse group of multi-disciplinary specialists in the mental health care world. These include: psychiatrists, psychologists, family therapists, CBT practitioners, speech and language therapists, cancer nurse therapists, mental health nurses, occupational therapists, healthcare support workers, pharmacist, social workers, bereavement counsellors, nutritionist and lived experience specialists (army, bereavement, suicide and cancer). There are also alternative medicine practitioners, in NLP and EMDR.

We provide access to relaxing and calming activities to keep you positive, motivated, encouraged, engaged and well. These include a brain gym and yoga sessions— explore our Activities section to find out more.

The word ‘Freo’ in old English means exempt from, not in bondage, freedom, noble, joyful, and acting of one’s own will. We chose this name because we believe in freedom — mentally, physically and emotionally. Freedom to be the best “You”.

All of these are entwined, and the heart of our mission is helping you feel your healthiest, day by day.

The Founder and CEO of Freo Wellbeing, Dr. Isioma Nwokolo, is an experienced consultant psychiatrist who has worked with clients of various multicultural backgrounds and locations. Though her main focus is in General Adult Psychiatry, she has worked in various specialties and has many strings to her bow. With additional training in Healthcare Management, Marketing, Etiquette, NLP (Neuro-linguistic Programming) and having graduated in 1987, Dr Isi is highly qualified, able to connect quickly with clients and colleagues alike.

In 2006 the idea of virtual consulting was conceived by Dr. Isi to make the process of treatment and consulting with clients easier and more accessible. She is passionate about empowering people to take charge of their mental health and end the stigma around it. This led Dr. Isi to discussing Freo on BBC Radio 4 with Phil Hammond in 2013.

She is also a published author, writer and a mother of four.

UK Emergency and Crisis Numbers

  • Call 111 or use 111 online

    Call 999 in a life threatening emergency

    Call Samaritans on 116123 or email jo@samaritans.org for an email response within 24hrs

    Text SHOUT to 85258 or text YM if under 19 yrs

    Text BRAVE to 741741 for a crisis counsellor

    Call your GP in the day time or GP out of hours number

    For children under 19 yrs text 08001111 for Childline

    Call the local Crisis / Home treatment team number.

    Go to the Accident and emergency unit in a hospital if it is life threatening to you or someone else.

  • Samaritans. To talk about anything that is upsetting you, you can contact Samaritans 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You can call 116 123 (free from any phone), email jo@samaritans.org or visit some branches in person. You can also call the Samaritans Welsh Language Line on 0808 164 0123 (7pm–11pm every day).

    SANEline. If you're experiencing a mental health problem or supporting someone else, you can call SANEline on 0300 304 7000 (4.30pm–10.30pm every day).

    National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK. Offers a supportive listening service to anyone with thoughts of suicide. You can call the National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK on 0800 689 5652 (open 24/7).

    Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM). You can call the CALM on 0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight every day) if you are struggling and need to talk. Or if you prefer not to speak on the phone, you could try the CALM webchat service.

    Shout. If you would prefer not to talk but want some mental health support, you could text SHOUT to 85258. Shout offers a confidential 24/7 text service providing support if you are in crisis and need immediate help.

    The Mix. If you're under 25, you can call The Mix on 0808 808 4994 (3pm–midnight every day), request support by email using this form on The Mix website or use their crisis text messenger service.

    Papyrus HOPELINEUK. If you're under 35 and struggling with suicidal feelings, or concerned about a young person who might be struggling, you can call Papyrus HOPELINEUK on 0800 068 4141 (weekdays 10am-10pm, weekends 2pm-10pm and bank holidays 2pm–10pm), email pat@papyrus-uk.org or text 07786 209 697.

    Nightline. If you're a student, you can look on the Nightline website to see if your university or college offers a night-time listening service. Nightline phone operators are all students too.

    Switchboard. If you identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, you can call Switchboard on 0300 330 0630 (10am–10pm every day), email chris@switchboard.lgbt or use their webchat service. Phone operators all identify as LGBT+.

    C.A.L.L. If you live in Wales, you can call the Community Advice and Listening Line (C.A.L.L.) on 0800 132 737 (open 24/7) or you can text 'help' followed by a question to 81066.

    Helplines Partnership. For more options, visit the Helplines Partnership website for a directory of UK helplines. Mind's Infoline can also help you find services that can support you. If you're outside the UK, the Befrienders Worldwide website has a tool to search by country for emotional support helplines around the world.

  • If you live in England, you can call a local NHS urgent mental health helpline for support during a mental health crisis. Anyone can call these helplines, at any time.

    These helplines offer similar support to a crisis team. The NHS website has more information on urgent mental health helplines, including how to find your local helpline.

  • The language shop, Newham, for interpretation of foreign languages:

    020 3373 4000 phone number

    Open 24/7

 
 

Client Comments

“

Professional, inspiring and reassuring.

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— CLIENT A.

“

A perfect example of how a Psychiatrist should operate.

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— CLIENT B.

 

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