Hello and Welcome

Welcome to NHS Somerset Talking Therapies – For anxiety and depression.

In this section you will find information or guides to self help that can help you to overcome common mental health problems and links to other information and advice that could be helpful.

We offer many different short term, time-limited treatments for anxiety and depression. These treatments are available both individually and in groups, by telephone, video and via online programming for your greater convenience, and in person at venues too.

We can also support you to cope better if you have experienced a traumatic event, or if you are struggling to live with a long-term physical health condition such as diabetes, heart failure or breathing difficulties.

Please use the referral links available on this page to access assessment and support for yourself.

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You will be offered a prompt assessment session with an experienced clinician, usually on the phone, to talk about what’s troubling you and how we can offer the most effective support.

Sometimes, we may not be the best service to support you, but if this is the case we will always introduce you to the right service.

We also have a select few support options that you can access without an assessment.

You can find out more about NHS Talking Therapies here:

Worried about someone else?

You may be concerned about the wellbeing of a friend, family member, neighbour or anybody else. It can be upsetting to see somebody else suffering psychological or emotional distress.

If you feel able, try and offer them a chance to talk about what’s going on for them. Don’t worry that you have to have advice and solutions. Very often just the change to be listened to can be of great benefit. It may help them put their worries into words and start thinking about them, rather than just feeling the anxiety. This may support them towards positive next steps or solutions to problems.

Please encourage them to make contact with us

They can call us to discuss their situation further, or refer themselves from the tab above or the link below.

You may find it useful to look at some of the information on other pages of this website. Some of it may be useful for the other person, eg. the Self Help Guides. Some of it may offer you more detailed information to pass on when you talk to them, to help motivate them to think about change and about getting help. Other information may be of help for you personally in containing the worry their situation may be giving you, or the frustration of not being able to help them immediately.