Talking Therapies

Talking therapies are treatments which involve talking to a trained professional about your thoughts, feelings and behaviour. There are many different types of talking therapy but they all aim to:

Talking therapies
and helplines can be a vital source of support

Give you a safe time and place to talk to someone who won’t judge you
Help you make sense of things and understand yourself better
Help you resolve complicated feelings, or find ways to live with them
Help you recognise unhelpful patterns of behaviour

What kind of problems can Talking Therapies help with?

Talking Therapies can offer help across a range of difficulties, such as:

Difficult life events, such as bereavement, or losing your job
Relationship problems
Upsetting or traumatic experiences, whether it’s something recent or something that happened a long time ago
Difficult emotions, such as grief, guilt, sadness, confusion, anger and low self-esteem
Depression and anxiety
Other mental health problems
Talking Therapies can also help with a range of diagnoses, and specific talking treatments have been developed for some mental health problems, as well as long term physical problems.

For more information about Talking Therapies

For more information:

See the Mind Guide on Talking Therapies
To find a private therapist you can search for counsellors or therapists in your area by visiting the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists website

Organisations offering Talking Therapies in Kensington & Chelsea

NHS Community Living Well

For help with anxiety, stress and low mood

CRUSE

Bereavement support

HELP Counselling

Short and long term counselling

West London Action for Children

Counselling for children

The Listening Place

Face-to-face support for those with thoughts of suicide

Qwell

Free digital mental health support for adults

Mental Health Directory

Search our Mental Health Directory for mental health support services in Kensington & Chelsea Find out more

Side by Side

It’s a powerful thing to connect with someone else over shared experiences. Side by Side is an online community where you can listen, share and be heard. Find out more

Young Minds

The voice of young people's mental health and wellbeing.
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