At some time in our lives most of us find ourselves feeling stressed, worried or low. Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) can help you identify and overcome negative thoughts and emotions, and is a commonly used treatment for people suffering from depression, anxiety or stress.

CBT is often concerned with the problems that may be affecting you at present, but can also focus on experiences in the past. For example, a young person experiencing neglect may believe, wrongly, that this experience is their fault. In adult life they may continue to fear rejection and consequently avoid social contact. If patterns of thinking and acting in this way are repeated, upsetting feelings can become further reinforced by unhelpful behaviour and it becomes a cycle of unhelpful thinking, actions and consequences. CBT aims to help you change your patterns of thinking and behaviour to encourage different outcomes.

Computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) enables easy access to the principles and practice of CBT. It is a recognised programme used by many IAPT (improving access to psychological therapy) services across the UK.

The programmes enable you to be able to work through a set of modules at your own pace to support improvements in anxiety and or depression symptons.

You will be allocated to a therapist who will support you with your programme every two weeks for up to 6 weeks. You will then have access to the programme for a year.

Please complete the online referral to sign up to the programme. If we do not feel the programme is suited to you at this time we will contact you and offer an assessment to explore alternative treatment offers.

Please note Plymouth Options is not an acute service so is not suitable for people :-

• Who are at high risk to themselves or others, such as current risk of suicide or serious self harm.
• Using other mental health services such as community mental health teams for long term support.
• Current severe and enduring mental health needs and as such require specialist services.