Achieving the highest standards in mental health service solutions

Mental illness costs the English economy £32 billion each year. £12 billion of this includes lost workdays and £8 billion in benefit claims.

World Health Report, 1999

Introduction | Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
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Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is supported by over 3 decades of clinical research trials that demonstrate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy has improved significant outcomes when compared to other talking therapies. It is not suitable for all types of problems, however and we can assist you in making the right decisions for therapy.

NHS waiting lists for Cognitive Behaviour Therapy are at an all time high and in some areas waiting lists stand at 9 months, if available at all . User Friendly Psychiatry provides cognitive behaviour therapy for people who wish to seek treatment without the long wait.

We offer services to individuals and companies. Companies seeking to refer should click here for our corporate packages.

All our individual packages are offered by our Principal Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist & Company Director, Caroline Williams.

Northwich / Warrington clinic – Details and Directions

Directions to Manchester Clinic

Individual packages are offered to those who wish to independently self refer in the Manchester or Northwich area.

Different CBT packages are available, from the basic package (education and technical self help skills) to the more robust ‘standard’ package, in order to meet your personal budget as well as your psychological needs.

Caroline is experienced in the treatment of:

post traumatic stress disorder
depression
anxiety problems
obsessional-compulsive behaviours
bipolar mood disorder
workplace stress
psychosis

We believe here at UFP that it is important that you make the right choice when deciding on your therapy, so we have devised a little check list to help you:

CBT IS NOT for you if:

You want only to talk about your problems
You do not wish to undertake an active part in your treatment
You want the therapist to “fix” your problems
You want a cure
You believe it is a magic wand treatment that will solve all your problems

CBT IS for you, if:

You want to problem solve and understand your problem
You want to manage your problem more effectively
You are willing to give it a try
You want to be an active partner in your treatment
You don’t just want to talk about, you want to try new methods of behaving and thinking

CBT Resources and Links

Depression report - Lord Layards report on CBT

Brief overview of Lord Layard’s Depression report

BBC news report on CBT in the NHS and Lord Layard’s report on the call for 10,000 more therapists.

British Psychological Society’s response to Lord Layard’s review

Times online report on the need to increase availability of CBT

Radio programme presented by Raj Persaud on the use of CBT

Is CBT for you?

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Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

CBT Resources and Links

Accreditations

Accreditations