How do I get help? and Stoke-on-Trent Simply call our self-referral telephone Wellbeing Service helpline to make an appointment. One of our therapists will answer any questions you 0300 303 0923 may have and can discuss your problem with www.staffsandstokewellbeing.nhs.uk you over the phone in a sensitive and caring manner. Your GP can also refer you to the service. Staffordshire and Appointments can be offered in your GP practice, local health clinics, over the phone, Not sure about a formal Stoke-on-Trent or home visits can be arranged if necessary. appointment? Evening appointments are available. You can access self-help resources on our Wellbeing Service website for the following problems: Self-referral helpline: 0300 303 0923 • Anxiety • Obsessions & • Anger Compulsions • Alcohol • Panic Urgent help • Bereavement • Post Traumatic Please note this is not an emergency service. • Depression Stress If you feel that you or someone you know • Domestic Violence • Post Natal requires urgent help, please contact your GP • Eating Disorders Depression or out of hours GP service. • Health Anxiety • Social Anxiety Alternatively, contact the Access Team • Sleeping Problems (available 24/7): • South Staffordshire: 0300 5555 001 • North Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent: 0300 123 0907 (option 1) Follow us on social media

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Your feedback about your experience of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Wellbeing Service is a the service is welcome and helps us to partnership service provided by Partnership NHS improve our service to you. Please feedback Foundation Trust, North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, Mental Health Matters, the Dove Service, North anonymously on our website about your Staffs Mind, Burton and District Mind and Changes Health and 0300 303 0923 experience: Wellbeing. It is commissioned by the Clinical Commissioning www.staffsandstokewellbeing.nhs.uk Group (CCG) in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. www.staffsandstokewellbeing.nhs.uk Who are we? What problems can we treat? What do we provide? The Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent We offer treatment for common mental At your first appointment, a therapist Wellbeing Service is a team of NHS health problems, as well as physical health will work with you to reach a shared, experts that are attached to your GP problems (as one usually affects the detailed understanding of your problem. practice. We specialise in treating the other), such as: They will then explain the range of kinds of common problems that affect effective treatments that we offer, which all of us at some time. The therapies we • Low mood • Chronic fatigue include: provide are evidence-based treatments in (depression) • Irritable bowel • Cognitive behavioural therapy line with National Institute for Health and • Worry and anxiety syndrome • Interpersonal therapy Care Excellence (NICE) guidance, which • Panic • Chronic pain • Couples therapy is a national recommendation of best • Social anxiety • Sexual problems • Counselling practice. • Phobias • Guided self-help • Obsessions & • Group workshops and short courses Our therapists work in your GP practice compulsions and can offer appointments there, or in • Post-traumatic We also offer advice on: one of our clinics in your local community. stress • Improving sleep Our aim is to make effective treatment as • Health anxiety • Medication (side effects) convenient as possible for you to fit into • Problem solving (e.g. employment, your life. financial, housing, relationships)