Talking treatments and counselling

National Mind produces a leaflet called Understanding Talking Treatments which is a brief guide to the main talking treatments that are available. It also provides information on who might benefit from them and who you should contact about getting this type of help. The leaflet can be viewed as a non-printable PDF here – Understanding Talking Treatments – or viewed on the national Mind website.

Where can I get Talking Treatments in Middlesbrough?

Within the NHS in Middlesbrough, talking treatments are available through GP practices and through Tees, Esk and Wear Valley (TEWV) NHS Trust’s Psychological Services. A referral from a GP or other mental health worker is needed to access the Psychology Service.

More information about the talking treatments available from Middlesbrough Mind can be found on this website (Listening Support Service), as well as talking treatments from local voluntary organisations in Middlesbrough, see the link on the left of this page.

For information about private treatment, the contact details of a number of professional associations for counsellors and therapists, which provide information about their members, are available from the Mind leaflet Understanding Talking Treatments described above.