Out of Office
Brighton and Hove CBT and Brighton Exiled/Refugee Trauma Service is closed from Monday 11 November until Sunday 1 December 2024 inclusive and we will not be reading email messages, answering texts or collecting voicemail messages during this time. Please do not call our telephone number as we will be away and not answering this service whilst on leave.
Please note also that BERTS is temporarily closed to new referrals at present due to the length of our waiting list. We hope to reopen in January/February 2025.
If you have an urgent clinical matter to communicate to BERTS kindly email colin@colinblowers.com.
If you need any urgent help around mental health, please reach out to these services:
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Mental Health Rapid Response Service (MHRRS)
0300 304 0078
24/7 support service if you feel you are in a mental health crisis. You can contact the service directly or health professionals and carers can ring for advice.
www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/MHRRS
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Sussex Mental Healthline
0800 0309 500
A 24/7 telephone service offering support and information to anyone experiencing mental health problems including stress, anxiety and depression.
www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/sussex-mental-healthline
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Staying Well Space (SWS) Brighton
0800 023 6475, choose option #3
Out-of-hours mental health crisis prevention service providing psychosocial support and crisis prevention planning. Individuals can phone the service directly to self-refer for support when they feel they aren't able to cope or feel they are headed towards a crisis point.
Email
stayingwell.brighton@southdown.org
southdown.org/services/staying-well
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The Samaritans
116 123
A 24/7 confidential listening service providing emotional support for anyone in crisis. Their number is free from landlines and mobiles.
Email
jo@samaritans.org
www.samaritans.org
If you have another pressing health problem call 111 for advice. In an emergency, dial 999 or go directly to A&E where there is 24 hour mental health support and a duty psychiatrist.
Introduction
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a talking therapy that can help you manage your problems by changing the way you think and behave. It is most commonly used to treat anxiety and depression, but can be useful for a wide range of mental and physical health problems.
In addition to depression or anxiety disorders, CBT can also help people with problems such as:
- obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- panic disorder
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- phobias
- eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia
- sleep problems, such as insomnia
- health anxiety
- problems related to alcohol or drug misuse
- shyness and social anxiety
- low self esteem
- low mood/mood swings
- anger management
- relationship difficulties
- histories of bullying and abuse
- psychiatric diagnoses such as Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder
If you are looking for CBT, always make sure that your therapist is registered and accredited with the BABCP. The British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) keeps a register of all accredited therapists in the UK and The British Psychological Society (BPS) has a directory of chartered psychologists, some of whom specialise in CBT.
Brighton & Hove CBT is also registered withSkype Therapies as CBT is available via Skype, Facetime, Zoom, or WhatsApp.
Brighton and Hove CBT also provides clinical supervision for therapists in training to practice CBT. Please contact to discuss.