We provide psychological interventions for people who are having mental health difficulties.
These difficulties may be complex and longstanding. They may link to early developmental trauma.
We are an NHS specialist service for people registered with a North Tyneside GP.
We are not an urgent crisis service. Information for patients in crisis is available here.
We work with patients:
- Aged 18 or over
- Registered with a North Tyneside GP
Patients may be having difficulties with the following:
- Complex PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)
- Difficulties managing emotions and symptoms. These may lead to unhelpful coping strategies or behaviours
- Depression and multiple psychological difficulties
Our team includes:
- Clinical psychologists
- Counselling psychologists
- Psychotherapists
- Specialist psychological therapists
- Mental health practitioners
All our staff are highly trained. They are experienced in working with complex psychological difficulties. All staff are registered / accredited with the relevant professional body.
We offer courses and psychological interventions for people with complex mental health problems.
We offer support which can help you:
- Make sense of your current difficulties
- Understand how your past experiences may impact your present difficulties
- Develop coping strategies for managing difficult feelings and unhelpful behaviours
- Improve how you see yourself and how you manage relationships
- Improve how you cope and function in your life
The support we offer is time limited. We don’t offer long-term support.
We accept referrals from healthcare professionals. This includes:
- GPs
- Psychiatrists
- Health psychology service
- Community mental health teams
We only accept referrals for patients registered with a North Tyneside GP.
We do not accept self-referrals. You will need to contact your GP or another healthcare professional. You can ask them to work with you to submit a joint healthcare referral.
Please complete referral forms in full and return to:
Email: nt-communitypsychologyservice
Post: North Tyneside Specialist Community Psychology Service
Hadrian Health Centre
Elton Street East
Wallsend
NE28 8QU
Phone: 0191 295 2775
We will check if we are the right service to meet your needs.
We will then arrange a psychological assessment to find out about your difficulties. This will help us decide which interventions can meet your needs.
The first assessment will usually take place over the phone. It will take around an hour. The appointment can take place face to face if needed.
We will talk about your options and agree on the next steps for your care.
We will discuss waiting times with you. We will share this with the person who referred you.
Whatever we offer, it is important that you come to appointments regularly and consistently.
Working psychologically is a joint process. It is important that you commit to the full course of support for it to be most effective.
We have high demand for our service. This means we have procedures for patients not attending and for cancelling appointments. This means we can use our appointment slots to their full capacity. We will contract attendance and engagement with you in your first sessions.
We offer psychological interventions both face to face and remotely. This could be via our video platform or on the phone.
Face-to-face appointments take place at a range of venues across North Tyneside.
You can contact us via 0191 295 2775 on weekdays between 9am and 5pm.
Clinics take place between 9am and 5pm on weekdays. We have clinics until 7pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
North Tyneside Talking Therapies
Northumbria Healthcare's health psychology service
Self-help guides
We have self-help guides on different topics. This includes depression, anxiety and stress. You can find out more about the causes of mental health issues. They also include tools to work through feelings and emotions.
You can read the leaflets online or download them. There are easy read and audio versions. There are also British Sign Language videos of the content.
Video workshops
We have 2 video workshops developed and presented by therapists in our team. They cover skills to help manage emotions and manage distress. You can watch these yourselves. You can share them with anyone you’re close to so they can support you.
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