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Talking therapies are treatments which involve talking to a trained professional about your thoughts, feelings and behaviour. There are many different types of talking therapy, but they all aim to: give you a safe time and place to talk to someone who won't judge you. help you make sense of things and understand yourself better.
- How to Find a Therapist
How to get free therapy on the NHS. You can get some therapy...
- Types of Talking Therapy
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- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (Dbt)
Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) is a type of talking...
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- Talking therapy and counselling
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- How to Find a Therapist
- Young People
- Pregnancy and New Parents
- Older People
Some services offer treatment for young people aged from 16 and 17, but you need to check this with individual services. Children and young people who are not able to access adult talking therapies can get support with mental and emotional problems from their local children and young people's mental health service.
If you’re feeling anxious or depressed during pregnancy or after becoming a parent you can also access NHS talking therapies services. Talk to your midwife, healthcare worker or GP about your mental health, or you can refer yourself to an NHS talking therapies service online.
Talking therapies have been shown to be very successful and beneficial for older people. Find out more about how talking helps on the Age UK website
Talking therapy for mental health problems. Talking therapies can be helpful for lots of things, including: depression. anxiety. an eating disorder. a phobia. an addiction. They're often used if you have been diagnosed with a serious mental health condition, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder . Talking therapies are commonly used ...
- Talking therapies on the NHS. You can get some talking therapies, like counselling for depression and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), on the NHS. You can refer yourself directly to an NHS talking therapies service without a referral from a GP.
- Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) The aim of CBT is to help you explore and change how you think about your life, and free yourself from unhelpful patterns of behaviour.
- Guided self-help. Guided self-help is recommended as a treatment for some types of depression, anxiety, panic disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
- Counselling. Counselling is a talking therapy where you talk in confidence to a counsellor. They help you find ways to deal with difficulties in your life.
Talking therapy can help with: difficult life events such as bereavement or redundancy. relationship problems. events from your past that still cause you distress – consciously or unconsciously. difficult feelings such as anger, shame or low self-esteem. mental health problems. some long-term physical health conditions.
Therapy involves talking, but usually also involves doing practical exercises and tasks both in and outside of sessions. It is an active process, and the therapist or practitioner will regularly check in with the patient to ensure progress.
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