About us
We’re a team of therapists and researchers who specialise in the understanding and treatment of common mental health difficulties.
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Health anxiety
- Panic
- Social Anxiety
- Flashbacks or nightmares of trauma
- Obsessive thoughts, compulsive behaviour
- Specific phobias
- Perceived flaws in appearance
- Loss or bereavement
- Expressing anger
- Problems in relationships
- Struggling when pregnant or with a new baby
- Long Term Physical Health Conditions
Our service to you is free and confidential. We provide support to people aged 16 years and over and registered with a GP in Portsmouth.
We offer a range of services from courses and workshops supporting your everyday wellbeing to structured therapies for mental health difficulties.
Our support can be accessed in a variety of ways, including one-to-one, in a group, over the phone, via video call or online.
Support we offer
We offer a wide range of therapies recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), including:
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Counselling
- Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy
- Compassion-focused Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing
- Narrative Exposure Therapy
- Interpersonal Therapy
- Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia
- Couples Therapy
Therapy with us involves talking to a trained professional about your thoughts, feelings and behaviour.
For certain difficulties, one type of therapy may be better than another. Some talking therapies also suit different people.
Therapy can be provided one-to-one, in a group, over the phone, via video call or online. Depending on the type of therapy offered, we will see you for 6–12 sessions and each session runs for 30 or 60 minutes. Sessions are scheduled at the same time each week.
We offer a range of group courses for people with mild to moderate common mental health difficulties, no to low risk, and 16+ years old with no upper age limit. These courses are provided in a group with other attendees.
We will work with you during your assessment and can offer referrals to a variety of groups that may best support your needs.
To request an assessment, please complete our online referral form or call 0300 123 3934.
Employment Support is available alongside therapy to support your recovery and help you take the next step toward a healthier work-life balance.
Whether you're job hunting, returning to work, or facing challenges in your current role, our experienced Employment Advisors provide one-to-one guidance, workshops, and practical support tailored to your needs.
Our Employment Service is delivered in partnership with Solent Mind, and offers free, personalised support to help you start, stay, or succeed in work. You can find out more by visiting the Solent Mind website.
Our Long Term Conditions Team works with people who are experiencing stress, anxiety and low mood, and who are also living with a long-term physical health condition.
Living with a long-term condition can be challenging. Many people with long-term conditions or persistent physical symptoms like chronic pain or fatigue can experience times when they feel worried, stressed or down.
Feeling like this can change how you think and feel about yourself and impact on what you do in your daily life. These feelings can also make it harder for you to feel in control of, and manage, your long-term condition the way you want to.
- Comparisons to our former self
- Comparisons to other people who appear to be coping better
- Feeling rejected, dismissed or unheard by medical professionals
- Feeling hopeless, dejected and anxious about the future
- Feeling burdensome to others and that we are letting others down
- Feelings of alienation from people close to us and/or wider society
- Feelings of frustration at changes in our ability to manage daily tasks
- Difficulties adjusting to a different pace in our life
Talking Therapies Portsmouth offer a wide variety of options to provide mental health support for people experiencing difficulties because of their long-term health conditions.
The therapists who work in the team receive specialist training and supervision for working with people who have both long-term physical health conditions and emotional challenges such as stress, sleep problems, low mood or anxiety.
We work with the mental health impact of any long-term physical health condition.
We have also developed close working links with other care teams, both in the hospital and community, including but not limited to cancer, stroke, persistent pain, chronic fatigue, diabetes (type 1 and 2), hormonal health conditions, cardiac conditions, respiratory conditions, Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Functional Neurological Disorder.
Talking Therapies Portsmouth also welcome friends, family and carers whose mental health has been affected by the long-term health condition of a loved one.
- Persistent Pain, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Functional Neurological Disorder
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Heart conditions
- Respiratory conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Musculoskeletal conditions
- Long Covid
We also support hormonal health conditions including:
- Perimenopause
- Menopause
- Endometriosis
- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Low Testosterone
SilverCloud uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) tools to support your mental wellbeing.
The programme offers a selection of tailored content including modules on stress, anxiety and depression, or living well with a long-term physical health condition. You can choose to explore any of the modules that feel relevant to you:
- Space from Anxiety
- Space from Depression
- Space from Panic
- Space for Sleep
- Space from Stress
- Space from Money Worries
- Space in Coronary Heart Disease for Depression and Anxiety
- Space in Diabetes for Depression and Anxiety
- Space in Lung Conditions for Depression and Anxiety
Accessing our service
Anyone aged 16 and over can access our service by completing our online self-referral form, or by calling us on 0300 123 3934 and speaking directly with one of the team.
If you are a health or social care professional wishing to make an online referral on behalf of someone, please use the assisted online referral form.
Our opening hours are:
- Monday to Thursday, 8am - 7pm
- Friday, 8am - 4pm
- Saturday, 9am -12.30pm
Talking Therapies is not an emergency mental health service for people in crisis. Support is available from specialist services if you need urgent help.