Milton Keynes Talking Therapies is a free, confidential NHS service to support individuals experiencing low mood, anxiety, or depression. As part of the national Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme, our aim is to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care tailored to individuals needs.
Our Services
We offer a wide range of therapies delivered by trained NHS professionals to help you manage and overcome life’s challenges. These include:
- Guided Self-Help: Practical techniques for managing mild to moderate symptoms.
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT): A structured approach to address persistent anxiety, depression, or other mental health difficulties.
- Workshops and Online Sessions: Flexible options to suit your lifestyle and preferences.
If you’re seeking support, you can refer yourself or speak with your GP or healthcare professional.
Meet Our Team
Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners work with people with mild to moderate depression and anxiety and provide low intensity treatments. They will carry out an initial appointment to identify areas you want to change, and then guide you through self-help techniques. They may also provide you with details of other services who can help or refer you to another therapy if needed.
High Intensity Therapists work with people with mild to severe depression and anxiety and can also help with difficulties such as phobias, OCD and PTSD. They will usually use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) based skills and techniques to change the way you think and behave. CBT can help to work through your problems in a productive and positive way.
As Counselling Psychologists we help people to cope with mental health issues, emotional problems and challenging situations using a range of psychological concepts and psychotherapeutic techniques.
We consider how people relate, how they think and behave, their experiences of the world and how they function in their everyday life. This will include exploring people’s social, economic, cultural, spiritual and physical health experiences. We use psychological and psychotherapeutic theory and research. We work to reduce psychological distress and to promote the well-being of individuals.
Our administration staff are essential to the smooth running and organisation of the service. They help by providing support to our therapists and the senior team, and they will be the first people you speak to if you call.
Our team of in-house Employment Advisors, can work with service users that are currently in treatment, here at MK Talking Therapies. Employment Advisors can support with work-related and non-work-related issues, such as job searching, CV writing, support with current employment, benefits advice, accessing education/training, volunteering, reasonable adjustments, signposting and more. Referrals to the Employment Service are made internally, by the therapists