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NHS Talking Therapies can treat common anxiety conditions.

If you’re struggling with obsessions and compulsions, anxiety in social situations, flashbacks of a traumatic event or with panic attacks, obsessing about your appearance, or a phobia – being able to get on with your life again is cause for celebration. NHS Talking Therapies treatment involves talking to a trained professional about your thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Treatment can be in-person, on the phone or an online course. It gives you practical skills and techniques to overcome a range of mental health conditions like obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), social anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), panic disorder, body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and phobias.

NHS Talking Therapies are effective, confidential and free treatments that can also be delivered in your chosen language – including British Sign Language (BSL), and for those whose first language is not English, via multi-lingual therapists or confidential interpreters.

• NHS Talking Therapies can be used to treat many different mental health conditions. They involve talking to a trained professional about your thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
• NHS Talking Therapies are effective, confidential and free treatments delivered by trained professionals, in-person, on the phone or as an online course.
• NHS Talking Therapies services are available for anyone 18 or over (or 16 or over in some areas) who is registered with a GP.
• NHS Talking Therapies can help if you are coping with a long-term health condition, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or chronic pain
• NHS Talking Therapies can also provide employment advice in many areas of England to support people to reach their employment goals.
• For those whose first language is not English, NHS Talking Therapies can be delivered through multi-lingual therapists or through confidential interpreters, including British Sign Language (BSL). Your GP can refer you or you can refer yourself at nhs.uk/talk.