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Welcome to Gateshead Talking Therapies

South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) service offers Step 2 and 3 of the Stepped Care Model to help people with common mental health problems in Gateshead.

Our aim is to offer assessment and NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) evidence-based psychological treatment to residents aged 16 years and over, who have mild to moderate anxiety and depression.

We use the NICE diagnostic criteria and PHQ9 and GAD7 as a guide to measure the severity of anxiety and depression.

Patients must be registered with a Gateshead GP.

Services we offer

For patients 16 years or older, registered with a Gateshead GP, presenting with:

  • Depression
  • Anxiety, including:
    • Phobias
    • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
    • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
    • Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
    • Social Phobia
    • Health Anxiety
    • Panic Disorder
  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Insomnia
  • Mild disordered eating (BMI >18.5)
  • Long Term Physical Health Conditions impacting a patient’s mental health
  • Carer responsibilities impacting a patient’s mental health
  • Perinatal mental health problems
  • Medically Unexplained Symptoms

For people whose presentations are more complex or severe, or where there is significant risk, please refer to secondary care services.

Diagnostic criteria and NICE guidelines

You can find out more information on the diagnostic criteria and treatment recommendations on www.nice.org.uk

Types of therapy
  • Low Intensity CBT / Supported Self Help
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
  • Interpersonal Therapy
  • Cognitive Analytic Therapy
  • Mindfulness
  • Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Click here for more information on the types of therapy we deliver.

Services not offered – exclusion criteria

This service will not see patients with, or requiring:

  • An established psychotic or manic illness who are acutely unwell
  • At immediate significant risk to themselves or others
  • Under the care of secondary care mental health services
  • Drug or alcohol misuse as the primary problem
  • Specialist mental health services e.g. severe eating disorders, significant forensic histories and repeat offending behaviour including sex offences
  • An established diagnosis of personality disorder where the referral is requesting intensive treatment of long-term maladaptive behaviour patterns and interpersonal difficulties
  • Severe learning difficulties or severe autistic spectrum disorders
  • Mental health and social problems in multiple domains, which are unlikely to respond to a brief recovery model
  • Medication reviews and diagnoses
Referrals to Gateshead Talking Therapies

Many of our patients self-refer; however Health Care Professionals can refer clients to our service on their behalf. You can either send a Written Referral form to us by:

Once your referral has been received, we will contact your patient as soon as possible to arrange an assessment, and we will write to let you know the outcome.

How to contact us

Telephone: 0191 283 2541

Email: stsft.thecroft@nhs.net

Address: Gateshead Talking Therapies, The Croft, Springwell Road, Wrekenton, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear NE9 7BJ

Duty Worker: If you have any queries about a specific referral or the service we offer, please contact us Monday to Friday between 9.00am to 16.45pm on 0191 283 2541 and ask to speak to our Duty Worker.

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