NHS Bury Talking Therapies is for people over the age of 16 years, who are registered with a GP in Bury.

We can help you to improve your emotional wellbeing in a safe, compassionate space, if you’re experiencing problems such as:

  • low mood or depression
  • anxiety disorders
  • stress
  • panic attacks
  • sleep problems
  • obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
  • phobias
  • post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

We can support you in managing the emotional impact of living with a long-term physical health condition.

We also offer specialist perinatal support, to help with emotional and psychological challenges you experience while you are expecting a baby and after birth.

Our team is made up of psychological wellbeing practitioners, cognitive behavioural therapists, counsellors and employment advisors.

If you feel our service is right for your needs, we will offer you an assessment to see how our team can help. You may be offered our workshops, groups or online cognitive behavioural therapy. If these aren’t suitable, we can also discuss one-to-one treatment options.

Therapies and support groups

  • Low and high intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) 
  • Counselling for depression
  • Couples therapy for depression
  • Long-term health conditions support groups
  • Perinatal specialist support
  • Wellbeing workshop
  • Menopause wellbeing workshop
  • Parent and baby wellbeing group

Read more about the therapies and support groups offered by Bury talking therapies.

Online cognitive behavioural therapy (SilverCloud)

We offer a mental health self-help program called SilverCloud, where you can instantly access materials shown to have a positive impact on depression, anxiety and stress. Find out more about SilverCloud.

Employment support

Our employment advisors provide personalised employment support.  Whether you're looking for a new job, staying in your current role, or want to overcome barriers that may be holding you back, we’re here to guide you towards achieving your goals. They can also offer support around debt, housing, welfare benefits, caring responsibilities, social isolation and more. Find out more about our employment support.

The service is for people with mild to moderate common mental health problems (e.g. depression and anxiety), with a strong focus on self-help. To help ensure referrals to our services are appropriate, please carefully consider whether it'll meet the patient's needs.

If a professional referral is appropriate please complete this referral form and return it to: pcn-tr.buryaccessteam@nhs.net 

 

Our talking therapy services have supported many people over the years.

Read some of their stories here.