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  • Types of talking therapy

    Find out about types of talking (psychological) therapies, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), guided self-help, counselling and behavioural activation.

  • NHS talking therapies for anxiety and depression

    How to access free psychological therapies (talking therapies) like cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), counselling and guided self-help on the NHS.

  • Benefits of talking therapies

    Find out about counselling and talking therapies and the problems they can help, including depression, anxiety, phobias, addiction and relationship problems.

  • Heroin addiction: get help

    Find out how to get help for heroin addiction, including details of the 2 main approaches to treatment – maintenance therapy and detox. Also, read about methadone, talking therapies and self-help groups.

  • Counselling

    Read about counselling, a talking therapy that can help with a range of mental and emotional problems, including stress, anxiety and depression.

  • Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

    Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a talking therapy that can help you manage your problems by changing the way you think and behave.

  • Treatment - Phobias

    Find out more about treatment for phobias, which can include talking therapies such as cognitive behavioural therapy, and sometimes medicines.

  • Treatment - Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

    Find out about the main treatments for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), including talking therapy and medicines such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).

  • Treatment - Depression in adults

    Find out how depression in adults is treated. Treatment depends on how severe your depression is, but usually involves a combination of self-help, talking therapies and medicine.

  • Living with - Depression in adults

    Information and advice about coping with depression, including diet and exercise, talking therapy, dealing with bereavement and caring for someone who's depressed.