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.