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.
- Refer yourself to our service here: Once your referral has been submitted, we aim to respond to you within 14 working days.
- Refer yourself to our online self-help programme here (SilverCloud)
- If you have serious concerns about your safety or the safety of others, visit our help page
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.referrals.burytalkingtherapies@nhs.net.
We operate a choose and book system, where you can pick an appointment time and day that works for you. You will be sent a link once your referral is accepted.
If you cannot attend an appointment, please contact us as soon as possible on 0161 716 2222 and we will let your clinician know.
When you begin treatment your clinician will discuss our attendance policy with you, along with a treatment contract. This contract will state how many sessions you will be offered, dependent on the nature of your difficulties. This will be reviewed regularly. Your responsibilities in treatment will also be discussed.
Our attendance policy
Due to high levels of demand, we operate a policy for non-attendance of appointments. This includes cancelling a planned appointment or not attending appointments without contacting us.
Missing appointments can affect the momentum of your therapy and the success of your treatment. Most people find that treatment is successful if you attend your appointments regularly.
Missed appointments also impact on waiting times, as we could offer the appointment to someone else.
First assessment appointment
If you do not attend your first assessment appointment, you will be discharged. If you cancel the appointment and do not rebook within seven days, we will assume you no longer wish to access the service at this time and will discharge you.
Following two cancelled first assessment appointments you will need to submit a new referral form if you wish to proceed.
First treatment appointment
If you are unable to attend, please contact us to cancel. If you do not contact us we will discharge you from the service.
Please call 0161 716 2222 or email pcn-tr.burytalkingtherapies@nhs.net.
You will also be discharged if you do not attend on two occasions.
Subsequent appointments
Please contact the admin team within 48 hours if you miss a treatment appointment. You'll be discharged if we don't hear from you.
You will also be discharged if you miss two consecutive appointments, or miss three appointments across your episode of care.
If you keep cancelling with advance-notice, this may impact on the number of therapy sessions we can offer. Your therapist will discuss this with you and decide the best way forward.
Our talking therapy services have supported many people over the years.