Talking Therapies is not an urgent crisis service. Information for patients in crisis is available here.
Referral
If you are a GP or healthcare professional, you can refer patients to North Tyneside Talking Therapies by completing the referral form below and emailing it to nhc-tr.
What happens next
We will assess the referral form to determine if the patient meets the North Tyneside Talking Therapies service specification criteria.
If it does, North Tyneside Talking Therapies will attempt to contact the patient to complete the assessment process within 5 working days following referral submission.
About us
We are here to help people aged 16+ who live in North Tyneside and are registered with a North Tyneside GP.
We provide evidence based psychological treatment for anyone experiencing a common mental health condition that impacts on their daily life. These may include stress, depression, anxiety, panic, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and post-traumatic stress.
We can also provide specialist support for people with long term conditions such as COPD, heart disease and diabetes to help with anxiety and/or depression related to this.
The Talking Therapies service is available in the North Tyneside community at GP practices and health centres.
What we do
We have a full range of options available, such as our groups and courses, an online therapy self-help (telephone and face to face), one to one and group therapy, and counselling.
Patients will receive one of the following treatments:
We offer a wide range of psychological and educational groups and courses to help with a number of common difficulties.
Engaging in groups and courses will help patients to:
- Learn more about common symptoms and how they affect them.
- Learn effective coping strategies to help to improve their wellbeing.
- Cope better with any future difficulties and be well prepared for any future treatment.
All of our courses are delivered by qualified therapists. They are run like a lecture so there is no pressure for patients to contribute or discuss their difficulties with the rest of the group. We offer groups and courses at a range of locations across North Tyneside. They are free of charge to anybody over the age of 16 registered with a North Tyneside GP.
We will need to understand patients' current difficulties and register them for a session at their preferred venue.
What to expect
Typically patients will be expected to participate in group therapy, share experiences with other members and try tasks outside of the group to discuss in future sessions. There are between 4 to 8 sessions for each group and each session usually last two hours.
Our online cognitive behavioural therapy programme is available on computer, tablet or mobile phone.
The idea of this programme is that patients can work at their own pace, with regular reviews from your therapist who can help to guide and motivate them through the programme. It consists of evidence-based techniques based on CBT which are recognised to have a positive impact on low mood and anxiety.
It is available 24-7 in patients' own time, at their own pace, and is very flexible and easy to use – however, we will always be there to support patients if they need us. It is tailored to their needs and aims to help by providing information as well as tools and activities to help improve low mood and anxiety including video clips, interactive quizzes, a journal and audio guided exercises.
How do patients access online therapy?
Patients will be given a login to access online therapy and also allocated a therapist who will support and guide them through their individual care package.
On some occasions we may also offer online therapy as an unsupported package of care while patients wait to start therapy, if we think this would help them prior to commencing therapy.
Courses available
The different courses that may be suggested to patients can be found on the patient information page.
Guided self-help is delivered by our psychological wellbeing practitioners to help people to manage a variety of difficulties including low mood, lack of motivation, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic and stress. After an initial face-to-face appointment, the practitioner will provide patients with some workbooks that teach skills and techniques to improve their mood.
Regular calls from the practitioner will allow patients to discuss what they’ve been learning, help them set goals and keep track of progress.
Some patients might need additional support and may go on to receive one of the following talking therapies.
- Face to face Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy
- Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing for post-traumatic stress
- Cognitive Analytical Therapy (CAT)
- Counselling
- Psychological therapies for long term conditions
- Psychology therapy
The films below provide quick guides to what each therapy is, who it’s for and how it can help. You can also find out what to expect from a therapy session.