Sheffield Talking Therapies

Sheffield Talking Therapies (formerly known as Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT)) is an NHS service.  It provides free psychological therapies for adults suffering from mild to moderate depression, anxiety or stress.

They offer a range of support that’s designed to give you the skills and confidence to overcome stress, anxiety and depression.

To access any of the Sheffield Talking Therapies services you can get a referral from your GP, phone them on 0114 226 4380 or fill in a referral form on their website. They will then arrange for you to have a short assessment to agree the best support option for you.

Courses

They offer a range of free courses that have all been specially designed to help with any stress, worry or anxiety you are experiencing. The courses are online, usually last a few weeks and run regularly throughout the year.

Health and Wellbeing Service

They work with people who are living with a long-term physical health condition which contributes to experiencing stress, anxiety and low mood.

Examples of the long-term conditions supported include: musculoskeletal issues and chronic pain; fatigue; diabetes; health anxiety; heart conditions; irritable bowel syndrome (IBS); long COVID; respiratory conditions; skin conditions; beyond cancer (following successful treatment); tinnitus.

The courses do not provide medical treatment for your physical health, but they will discuss how your physical health impacts on your wellbeing and vice versa.

More details of how this works and what is on offer is on their website.

Talking Therapies

In addition to the courses Sheffield Talking Therapies can also offer one-to-one talking therapies.  This is provided by their team of Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, Cognitive Behavioural Therapists and Counsellors.

You can also access an online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) programme called SilverCloud.  This gives you the opportunity to complete therapy in your own time and pace. It involves completing online guided self-help modules with a fortnightly online review with one of their therapists.

Self-Help

You can also access self-help resources. Resources include self-help guides (in both leaflet and audio), suggested apps and signposting to other helpful organisations.

Employment Advisors

Employment Advisors can offer you free, confidential advice and support to help you stay in work, return to work after a break or find new work. They offer short term employment support but can signpost for longer term support if you need it. This service is for anyone who is currently receiving support from Sheffield Talking Therapies or on their waiting list and can be via face to face, video or telephone appointment.

British Sign Language (BSL) Talking Therapies

If you are a Deaf BSL user (18+) then there is a specialist free NHS Talking Therapies service which uses therapists are either deaf or hearing and fluent in British Sign Language (BSL).

Please see our separate entry for this British Sign Language Talking Therapies Service which is provided via SignHealth.