What types of help do you offer?
At your assessment, we’ll discuss whether Talking Therapies can help you.
If we think our service can help, we’ll explain what might be best for your problem. There may be just one option, or a few to choose from. (Read more about what happens at an assessment.)
These are the main types of talking therapies we offer:
- Guided self-help
- Computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (cCBT) – SilverCloud
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) online for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Counselling
- Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
- Help to find, stay in, or return to a job
- Information Sheets
Guided self-help
What is guided self-help?
Guided self-help is a type of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) can help you manage problems and feelings by changing the way you think and behave.
Your therapist will help you to learn skills and develop ways to improve how you feel. They’ll encourage you to practice these between sessions.
Guided self-help deals with your current problems. You won’t be focusing on issues from your past.
People often tell us they find guided self-help very empowering. It helps them to use their strengths and make changes in their life. This sets them up to be able to deal with other problems in the future.
What problems is guided self-help used for?
Guided self-help is normally used to treat people with depression or anxiety disorders.
“[The practitioner] made me feel confident and helped me deal with my issues by teaching me new techniques and ways of thinking.”
Computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (cCBT) – SilverCloud
What is cCBT?
When doing Computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (cCBT), you work through information online, at your own pace. A trained practitioner messages with you regularly to support you.
Research trials have shown that cCBT can be just as effective as doing therapy face-to-face with someone. We use a system called SilverCloud.
Please watch this video for more information about Silvercloud.
What problems is cCBT used for?
There are lots of different modules on SilverCloud. They can help with all sorts of problems, including:
- Stress
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Panic
- Phobias
- Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
- Perinatal (before / after having a baby) wellbeing
- Sleep
- Coping with problems (resilience)
- Living Well with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
How does cCBT work?
You can access cCBT anytime, anywhere that suits you. You just need a computer, tablet, or phone that connects to the internet.
If we think cCBT is right for you, first you’ll have a phone call with the practitioner who will be supporting you. They can answer any questions. After that, you won’t have any appointments at set times. You work through the module at your own pace. We suggest completing one module each week, but it is really up to you.
Your practitioner will normally check on your progress every two weeks. They’ll send you a written message on the Silvercloud system. The message will give you some feedback and any more help you might need. You can reply to their messages and ask questions.
It normally takes about eight weeks for people to work through a module.
You can look back through the information and messages at any time. You’ll also be able to access the Silvercloud modules for up to a year after you’ve finished working with your practitioner.
“Completing it online and at my own speed, there was time to think and reflect. My reviews were encouraging.”
“Each module illustrated some of the problems I’d been having and very simple ways of coping with those problems. It made me realise that I’m not alone.”
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
What is CBT?
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) can help you manage problems and feelings by changing the way you think and behave. It’s based on the idea that your thoughts, emotions, feelings in your body, and actions are all connected. CBT aims to help you break cycles of negative thoughts and feelings.
What problems is CBT used for?
It is normally used to treat anxiety disorders and depression.
“At first I didn’t see how CBT would help me. Now I feel I’ve come a very long way in a short period of time.”
“I have learnt so much about myself. CBT has enabled me to carry on with everyday life – work, going out. I would strongly recommend CBT.”
“CBT has been excellent […] I have a future now, and the skills to take my life forward.”
“Improving my sleep [with CBT] has had such a positive effect on my daily life.”
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) online for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
We offer online therapy specifically developed for people with PTSD.
This uses the same techniques a therapist would in face-to-face Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). But instead of talking with a therapist, you work through the information online, at your own pace. A therapist will support you. This therapy is mainly used to help people who are struggling with PTSD from one or two traumatic events as an adult.
How does online CBT for PTSD work?
You can access this therapy anytime, anywhere that suits you. You just need a computer, tablet, or phone that connects to the internet. You work through the therapy at your own pace.
You have weekly phone calls with your therapist. You can also message with them on the online system. You can look back through the information and messages at any time.
For further information about the therapy please watch this short video – What is internet cognitive therapy for PTSD?
Counselling
What is counselling?
Counselling focuses on the feelings that you have when depressed, allowing you to explore and make more sense of them. You will also be able to better understand the impact that those feelings are having on your life.
What problems is counselling used for?
Counselling is offered to treat people with depression.
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
What is EMDR?
When traumatic experiences have not been processed or ‘stored’ properly by your brain, they may cause distress and problems. When this happens, you may need help to process these upsetting memories. Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is one way to help your brain do this.
In EMDR therapy, a therapist guides you though making side-to-side eye movements (or tapping, or using sounds), while thinking about a traumatic memory. This helps you work through processing memories, thoughts and feelings so that they are less upsetting.
EMDR is not hypnosis. You stay in control and awake. You can stop at any time.
What problems is EMDR used for?
EMDR is only offered to treat people with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
What is IPT?
‘Interpersonal’ means the relationships and communication between people.
Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) IPT often explores things like:
- conflict with another person
- life changes that affect how you feel about yourself and other people in your life
- grief and loss
- problems starting or keeping relationships going
IPT helps you to understand how your relationships and emotions affect each other. The therapy focuses on changing how you respond to people and relationship difficulties. The goal is to solve the specific problems that are affecting your mood.
What problems is IPT used for?
IPT is offered to treat people with depression.
Help to find, stay in, or return to a job
Worrying about finding or losing a job, or problems at work, can affect your mental health. That’s why we also offer employment support to anyone who is being treated by our service.
If you’re receiving any of the therapies listed previously from us, we can also help you:
- find a job
- stay in your current job
- go back to work if you’ve been off for a while
- explore what job you’d like to do.
If you’re not working at the moment, we can help you:
- understand how working might affect the benefits you get
- find training courses, or learn new skills
- create or update your CV
- look for jobs online
- fill out job applications online
- learn how to do well in an interview.
If you’re on sick leave, or struggling to cope at work, we can help you:
- talk to your employer or manager about your problems. (We can talk to them on your behalf, if you want us to.)
- arrange ‘reasonable adjustments’ that will make it easier for you to be at work
- find ways for you – and your employer – to look after your health and wellbeing at work
- manage difficult relationships at work.
Information Sheets
- Employment support to help you find, keep or return to work
- Getting legal advice for a problem at work
- Occupational Psychology Support
- Occupational Health
- Conversations regarding mental health
- Advice and support for employers
- Should I employ someone with a mild to moderate mental health condition?
- Facilitated discussions – information for employers