NHS Talking Therapies
Impact on Teesside provides the NHS Talking Therapies service for Teesside. NHS Talking Therapies is a service for people who have symptoms of anxiety or low mood (depression), and some other common mental health problems.
NHS Talking Therapies is a service for people who feel ready to take part in therapy, can attend regular appointments, and who don’t need significant extra support to get started or keep going with their therapy.
What we can help with
We offer talking therapiesthat are proven to work well for many people who:
- Feel low or depressed (when this is your main problem)
- Worry a lot or feel anxious, including:
- General anxiety
- Panic attacks
- Social anxiety
- Health anxiety
- Specific fears or phobias
- Feel low and anxious at the same time
- Have worries or stress linked to long-term health problems (like diabetes or pain)
- Have obsessive thoughts or behaviours (OCD)
- Are still feeling very worried or distressed more than one month after a frightening or traumatic event (PTSD)
Employment Advice and Support
The Employment Advice team provides practical help to clients who are currently receiving or waiting for therapy.
Support available includes helping clients to:
- find new employment
- return to work after a break, including after sick leave
- stay in or progress in their existing employment
Self-Help Support with Wysa
Everyone who has an assessment with Impact on Teesside gets 12 months access to the Wysa app. Wysa offers easy-to-use self-help tools based on proven psychological therapies. The Wysa app includes an AI Coach you can chat with, which gives you personalised support and guidance to help you manage your mental health difficulties.
What We Can’t Help With
NHS Talking Therapies does not provide therapy for every type of mental health problem.
Anxiety and low mood are often part of other mental health problems. NHS Talking Therapies may not be the right service, even if anxiety and low mood are problems for you.
To make sure that therapy has the best chance of being safe and effective for you, we need to make sure the therapy we offer is a good fit for the type of problem you have.
If we can’t offer you therapy, we’ll do our best to provide useful information, advice, or self-help resources. If you need more specialist help, we will refer you to an appropriate local service where one is available.
I need help now
If you need support urgently or are in crisis then we can help you find the right help quickly.