Free confidential therapy in City and Hackney

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If you’re feeling stressed, anxious, depressed, or struggling to cope – we’re here for you.

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“I feel low” 

“I feel anxious”

“I have distressing memories”

“I have a physical health condition”

“I feel nervous in social situations”

“I feel worried”

It is normal to feel low, sad or down sometimes but if this goes on for too long then talking therapies have been proven to help people make positive changes so that they feel better and stay better.

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We help over 10,000 people with common mental health problems every year

97% of our service users rated the service as ‘very good’ or ‘good’

88% of our service users said that the service helped them to deal with their health or condition better

99% of our service users said that treatment options were clearly explained at assessment

98% of our service users receive an assessment within 6 weeks

60% of people we help make a full recovery and many more make lasting positive changes

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City & Hackney Talking therapies is the new name for Talk Changes.

We are an NHS service offering free talking therapy to people registered with GPs in the City and Hackney area in London. These areas include Barbican, The City, Clapton, Clerkenwell, Dalston, London Fields, Shoreditch, Stamford Hill, Stoke Newington, Hackney, Hoxton and Homerton. We offer psychological therapy to help with issues ranging from Anxiety, Depression and Panic Attacks to Phobias, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Although you do need to be registered to a GP in the above areas, you do not need a GP referral to talk to us.  You can refer yourself directly via the ‘Get Help’ buttons on this website.

The types of therapies that we can offer include Cognitive Behavioral Therapies (CBT), Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, Behavioural Couples Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy and Counselling for Depression.

Through talking to one of our trained professionals we can help you manage your negative thoughts, improve your mood and make positive changes. Visit our How We Help page for more information on the common mental health problems we can help with or refer yourself privately to our service via the button below.

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Problems we can help with

Talking Therapies are proven to help with the following issues.

Anxiety

Anxiety is part of life and is something that we all experience from time to time. We might feel anxious before a job interview, get startled when we hear a loud noise or have butterflies in our stomach when we.

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Depression

It is natural to feel low sometimes but you can do something to improve how you feel and to tackle the problems that may be causing you to feel low. There are many ways to get help if you suspect you may have depression.

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Generalised Anxiety Disorder

The causes of GAD are complex and vary from person to person. Some people might be more likely to experience anxiety because of their genetic or physiological make-up or because they experienced a lot of stress or uncertainty in their lives.

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Health Anxiety

We all worry about our health from time to time. However if you are constantly worried about your health or frequently have periods of anxiety that are focused on your health then you may have health anxiety.

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

The most effective treatment for OCD is a psychological therapy called Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).CBT can help people with OCD to re-evaluate the meaning of their intrusive thoughts so that they no longer feel significant or cause anxiety.

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Panic Attacks

Panic disorder is diagnosed when people have repeated panic attacks, some of which come on unexpectedly or ‘out of the blue’. People with panic disorder experience frequent periods of intense fear and anxiety when there is no real danger.

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Phobia

Everyone has some fears about particular situations but people with specific phobias think that their feared object or situation is more dangerous than it really is. It is this perception of danger that leads to anxiety. Cognitive Bhevioural Therapy can help you to put your fears in perspective so that they no longer interfere with your daily life.

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that develops in some people following the experience of an extremely threatening event (or series of events). Examples of horrifying events might be a car crash, sudden loss of a loved one, or a physical or sexual assault.

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Social Anxiety

The causes of social anxiety are complex, and they vary from person to person. It often starts around adolescence and affects both men and women equally. The most common anxiety is speaking in public. Social anxiety is a more extreme from of normal anxiety.

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Real Stories

Sarah‘I didn’t have a job and became depressed’

Read Real Stories about how Talk Therapies has helped residents of City & Hackney.

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Need Urgent Help?

If you need urgent help and are worried that you can’t keep yourself safe, City and Hackney has a 24-hour Crisis helpline on 0800 073 0006 or you can get help at your local Accident and Emergency department.