About this service
The Talking Therapies service (formerly Improving Access to Psychological Therapies - IAPT) is for adults and older people aged 16 years and over, with mild, moderate and, moderate-to-severe symptoms of anxiety or depression, who are likely to benefit from brief psychological therapy.
Using a stepped care approach, the team provides screening assessments and psychological interventions to individuals suffering with common mental health problems. They provide a range of evidence based psychological interventions, where all their therapies follow guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
There are a variety of ways in which they can offer you help depending on your needs, these include: computerised packages, group interventions, telephone contacts or individual sessions.
Who is this service for?
The service is for anyone aged 16 and older who is living in West Cheshire and experiencing any of the following difficulties:
Depression and Low mood
Panic Disorder
Generalised Anxiety Disorder
Health Anxiety and Medically Unexplained Symptoms
Social Phobia
Specific Phobia
Single Incident Trauma (PTSD)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Adjustment Disorder
Bereavement & Loss
Insomnia
Low Self-Esteem
Anxiety/ depression in people with long term conditions
Post-natal anxiety/depression
About the team
The West Cheshire Talking Therapies Team consists of a range of Psychological Practitioners. These include: Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWP’s), Cognitive Behavioural Therapists (CBT Therapists), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapists (EMDR Therapists) and Counsellors.
The team provides services across Western Cheshire, which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston, Chester, Chester Rural, Frodsham and Helsby. These clinic appointments are provided within local GP surgeries, community clinic venues, or hospital locations.
The Talking Therapies service (formerly Improving Access to Psychological Therapies - IAPT) is for adults and older people aged 16 years and over, with mild, moderate and, moderate-to-severe symptoms of anxiety or depression, who are likely to benefit from brief psychological therapy.
Using a stepped care approach, the team provides screening assessments and psychological interventions to individuals suffering with common mental health problems. They provide a range of evidence based psychological interventions, where all their therapies follow guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
There are a variety of ways in which they can offer you help depending on your needs, these include: computerised packages, group interventions, telephone contacts or individual sessions.
Who is this service for?
The service is for anyone aged 16 and older who is living in West Cheshire and experiencing any of the following difficulties:
Depression and Low mood
Panic Disorder
Generalised Anxiety Disorder
Health Anxiety and Medically Unexplained Symptoms
Social Phobia
Specific Phobia
Single Incident Trauma (PTSD)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Adjustment Disorder
Bereavement & Loss
Insomnia
Low Self-Esteem
Anxiety/ depression in people with long term conditions
Post-natal anxiety/depression
About the team
The West Cheshire Talking Therapies Team consists of a range of Psychological Practitioners. These include: Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWP’s), Cognitive Behavioural Therapists (CBT Therapists), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapists (EMDR Therapists) and Counsellors.
The team provides services across Western Cheshire, which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston, Chester, Chester Rural, Frodsham and Helsby. These clinic appointments are provided within local GP surgeries, community clinic venues, or hospital locations.