Mental health support
Urgent help in a crisis
If you need help during a mental health crisis or emergency, NHS urgent mental health helplines provide:
- 24-hour advice and support - for you, your child, your parent or someone you care for
- help to speak to a mental health professional
- an assessment to help decide on the best course of care
If you live in England and are aged 18 or over, you can access NHS psychological therapies (IAPT) services.
A GP can refer you, or you can refer yourself directly without a referral.
IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) services offer:
- talking therapies, such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), counselling, other therapies, and guided self-help
- help for common mental health problems, like anxiety and depression
You need to be registered with a GP to get talking therapies on the NHS.
talking changes (Durham)
We accept referrals from anyone over the age of 16 who is registered at a GP in the County Durham and Darlington area.
Telephone: Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5pm
0191 333 3300
Visit website talking changes
If you are under the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys Crisis Team for more information go to https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/services/crisisadvice/
Non-urgent advice: If you would like to talk to a doctor
If you would like to talk to a doctor about your mental health please contact the Surgery and arrange an appointment.