Talking therapies are psychological treatments for mental and emotional problems like stress, anxiety and depression. There many different types of talking therapy, but they all involve working with a trained and qualified therapist. This may be one-to-one, in a group, online, over the phone, with your family, or with your partner. The therapist helps you understand and cope with the problems you’re having. For some problems and conditions, one type of talking therapy may be better than another.
Talking therapies can also help if you have mental health problems resulting from other conditions, such as diabetes, cancer, long-term pain or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
You may be:
• feeling anxious
• feeling low and hopeless
• finding it hard to cope with work, life or relationships
• struggling with flashbacks and nightmares about things from your past
• feeling stressed
Other things that talking therapies can help with include:
• worrying a lot
• fobsessive thoughts or behaviours
• fear social situations
• being afraid of things, such as spiders, flying or heights (phobias)
Talking therapies can also help if you have mental health problems resulting from other conditions, such as diabetes, cancer, long-term pain or irritable bowel syndrome.
Different talking therapies also suit different people, below are links to the NHS website for more detail;
• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
• Counselling