Want to go to therapy but no idea where to start? In a time when everyone could do with someone to talk to, Stevie and Tessa chat to the totally brilliant Psychology Well-being Practitioner Melissa about how to self-refer through the NHS, how to get the most out of your sessions and to how to stop trying to make your therapist laugh.
Melissa's recommendations if you're looking for a therapist; (Some of these are private and some are NHS):
Mind:
www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/
www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/talking-therapy-and-counselling/how-to-find-a-therapist/
BACP:
www.bacp.co.uk/search/Therapists
UKCP:
www.psychotherapy.org.uk/find-a-therapist/
NHS
www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-psychological-therapies-service/
Remember that if you are severely struggling and feeling in crisis then you can seek urgent help by making an urgent same day GP appointment, going to to A&E or calling Samaritans.
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