Talking therapies and counselling in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire

We provide free, confidential talking therapies and counselling to anyone aged 17+ who is registered with a GP in the Peterborough and Cambridgeshire area.

Our Peterborough and Cambridgeshire service offers a range of talking therapies and counselling for common issues including:

• Low mood or depression
• Anxiety
• Stress
• Bereavement and loss

If you would like to learn more about the common mental health issues we can support, please see our How are you feeling? page.

We offer a range of talking therapies in our Peterborough and Cambridgeshire service, including:

• SilverCloud (online therapy course)
• Guided self-help based on CBT
• CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy)
• Counselling
• Couple therapy for depression
• EMDR (eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing)
• Interpersonal therapy (IPT)

The best therapy will depend on your particular situation. If you would like further information on therapies we offer, please visit our How can we help you? section.

If you would like to book an appointment, please fill in our self-referral form now and a member of our friendly patient coordinator team will contact you.

If you live, work or study in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, you can text HEAR to 85258 to recieve free and confidential text-based mental health crisis support, 24/7, 365 days a year.

You’ll be connected to a mental health clinician who will take you from a place of crisis to a place of calm. During the conversation, you’ll be supported and signposted to local and national mental health support.

Launched by NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough and in partnership with the national service SHOUT, the free to use text service HEAR 85258 provides real-time support to people of all ages who are struggling with their mental health.

If you feel your or somebody’s life is at risk due to their mental health, dial 111 and listen for the option for the mental health crisis team.