SUPPORT — Health and Wellbeing Support
Talking Therapies
Talking therapies involve talking to a trained therapist about your thoughts and feelings. They can help with anxiety and depression.
A therapist may be a counsellor or psychologist. You may meet your therapist regularly. This is usually once a week for several months.
Some people continue to see a therapist for years. All therapy sessions are confidential. This means you can trust your therapist with information that may be personal or embarrassing. Therapists work with you to understand the difficulties you are facing and suggest different ways you might cope with them.
Different types of therapies may suit different people or problems. You usually have an assessment first to find out more about your needs.
Therapy may be:
- one-to-one or in a group
- online or over the phone
- with your family or partner.
Other types of therapy, such as mindfulness and meditation, involve practising techniques by yourself in your own time.
Your GP or a member of your healthcare team may be able to refer you for NHS talking therapies. Or you can contact the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) to find information about private therapy.
Sometimes you may feel very distressed because of the recent news you have been given. If you are having suicidal thoughts or feel like you have no one to speak to then please reach out to a member of your clinical team here at the hospital OR outside hours call the Samaritans on national number 116 123 or Barnsley 01226 202222.
