It is important that you do not re-refer yourself before your first treatment appointment.

To receive your treatment recommendation by email, please enter your email address in the box at the bottom of the page.

Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service are following NHS England’s ‘Digital First’ guidance by offering most of our therapy either by telephone, online video conferencing or live online classes.  Delivering therapy in this way is proven to be just as effective and comes with the added benefits of being more flexible and safer during Covid. If you have any concerns about your treatment being delivered online or via telephone then please contact us.

DEPRESSION RECOVERY GROUP

Next steps: a member of our mental wellbeing team will email you within the next few days to book you on to the next group that is convenient for you.

The depression recovery group is a six-session treatment delivered for people with mild to moderate depression. It is essentially a psychoeducational, skills based group based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) principles. The class provides different ways of understanding and treating depression, that have a good evidence base, and that will allow you to assemble a toolbox for your own recovery.

Over the six sessions we will look at:

• What is depression? Symptoms and different models of depression
• Behavioural Activation ( Feeling better by doing more )
• Overcoming rumination (Brooding), problem solving and mindfulness
• Negative thinking and thought challenging
• Interpersonal issues and assertiveness
• Recap and relapse planning.

It is not a place to talk about individual problems and you won’t be put on the spot. It’s okay not to contribute to the discussions although trying out the different techniques in between the sessions will help your recovery.

‘We have been running this group for three years now and most of the people who have attended say that it has greatly helped their recovery.’ Catherine, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, explains more about the Depression Recovery Course on Youtube.

As a service, we are committed to adapting our services to meet the needs of our diverse client group. However, if you have any individual needs that will enable you to engage in these services – for example, if you need to speak to a therapist of a specific gender due to a traumatic experience, or if you have any cultural needs – please contact the service on 01138434388 or send us an email at lmws.queries@nhs.net. We will try to meet these needs wherever possible.

Other help while you are waiting for treatment

The Mindwell website is the single ‘go to’ place for information about mental health in Leeds.  Mindwell provides quick, easy and up to date mental health information.

If you experience a mental health crisis while you are waiting for treatment and need urgent help please call 111 or visit Mindwell for more information about crisis services.

If you feel that the treatment recommendation is not appropriate for your needs, please email us, our address is lmws.queries@nhs.net