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The Brooke Surgery offers a safe place and time to talk to someone who will not judge you.
We can help with:
If you feel you need to speak to someone at The Brooke Surgery about your mental health, click here to contact us for support.
For support that is available 24/7, please call 0800 014 9995.
If you need urgent help outside our services, please click here for more options or click here for helplines.
Talking therapies, or psychological therapies, are effective and confidential treatments delivered by fully trained NHS practitioners. They can help with common mental health problems like stress, anxiety and depression.
You can access talking therapies for free on the NHS.
If you are local to Tameside and would like to try talking therapy, we advise contacting NHS Tameside & Glossop Talking Therapies on 0161 716 4242, or by referring yourself to their service at this link.
If you are outside Tameside, please click here for more information on how to access talking therapies free on the NHS.
Talking therapy is for anyone who is going through a bad time or has emotional problems they need help with. For many adults it may be the same or more effective than medicine. Please click here for more information on the benefits of talking therapy.
There are lots of different types of talking therapy, but they all involve working with a trained therapist. This may be either one-to-one, in a group, online, over the phone, with your family, or with your partner. Please click here for more information on the types of talking therapy.
When children and young people need help, we want them to find it easily, for it to be delivered by people who care, and for the service to listen to their views. Please click here for more information on support available to under 18s.
There are some things you can do yourself to support your mental health without seeking advice from professionals or other people.
We’ve got some useful information, should you need it, to help you improve your mental health. During the colder months, the darkness can affect our mental health, we’re here to support you.
Counselling is a talking therapy that involves a trained therapist listening to you and helping you find ways to deal with emotional issues. Sometimes the term ‘counselling’ is used to refer to talking therapies in general, but counselling is also a type of therapy in its own right. Please click here for more information on counselling.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a talking therapy that can help you manage your problems by changing the way you think and behave. Commonly used to treat anxiety and depression, CBT can be useful for other mental and physical health problems.
Please click here for a more detailed overview of CBT.
Please click here for more information on how CBT works.
If you have unfortunately lost a loved one, and need support or advice, please click here for more information.
Feeling stressed as a Mum or Dad doesn’t mean you aren’t good enough, it just means you may not have enough support. There is a lot of support available, please click here for more information.
Whether you are concerned about yourself or a loved one, these helplines and support groups can offer expert advice. Please click here for more information.