Talking Mental Health Derbyshire

A Derbyshire NHS Talking Therapies provider

Welcome. If it's time to talk, we're here to listen.

We are an approved NHS provider of talking therapies. Find out more about us below.

Latest information regarding appointments

We are currently experiencing wait times of up to 10 months. Some providers in Derbyshire are reporting shorter waiting times and details for all providers in Derbyshire can be found on the Joined Up Care Derbyshire website.

We offer different types of therapy (for details please visit our 'Interested in talking therapy?' page), however please note we are not currently able to offer counselling.

The initial assessment appointment helps to determine which type of therapy might be most beneficial, however if you already know that you require counselling (for example to work through issues relating to relationships/family difficulties, bereavement or childhood experiences), then you may want to consider accessing an alternative NHS Talking Therapy provider.

Is Talking Mental Health Derbyshire the right service?

Talking Mental Health Derbyshire may be able to help people over the age of 16 who have the following problems:

Depression
General anxiety
Stress
Panic
Phobias
Social anxiety
Low self-esteem
Health anxiety
Obsessive compulsive disorder / body dysmorphic disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder

Talking Mental Health Derbyshire is unable to provide treatment for the following:

People who are a risk to themselves (suicide or significant self-harm; please see our section on what to do in a mental health crisis)
Psychotic symptoms
Alcohol or drug misuse. (However, following an assessment, we can sometimes offer safe and effective treatment for patients who are using drugs or alcohol at a level where they are able to engage with the treatment and attend all their appointments)
Cognitive impairment / problems with cognitive functioning
Anorexia or moderate to severe eating disorders
Anger management
Gambling and/or other addictions
Patients already engaging in psychological therapy elsewhere (such as other NHS Talking Therapy services, Secondary Care services or been accepted by Crisis or Liaison Services) *
Conditions requiring more specialist input e.g. personality disorder, bipolar or schizophrenia.
Patients who do not have GP registration in Derbyshire.
Severe learning disabilities

*If you have accessed an NHS Talking Therapy service within the last 6 months, we would encourage you to go back to that service in the first instance. If you have been accepted by Crisis or Liaison services, we require a 3-month period of stabilisation before referring to our service.

Our latest patient experience feedback is in

Please click on the image below to view more feedback about what clients say about our service.

Contact us

If you are an existing patient or wish to contact us regarding another matter, please see our contact information below.

We are not an emergency service. If you feel you are or someone you know is at risk of self-harm, suicide or are otherwise unable to keep safe please see what to do in a mental health crisis.

E-mail

You can email us at dhcft.talking@nhs.net. E-mails are monitored Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:00am and 4:45pm.

Telephone

Call us on 0300 123 0542. Our phone lines are open from 9:00am to 4:45pm. Voicemails can be left between the hours of 8:00am and 4:45pm if you are unable to get through to us. In this event, please leave your name, contact number and the reason that you are calling and a member of our admin team will respond to your message.