Therapy for what you’re actually working on

GAD, social anxiety, panic, OCD, phobias

About 6% of UK adults experience generalised anxiety in any given week. NICE recommends CBT, ACT, mindfulness, and exposure as first-line treatments — most well-evidenced for moderate-to-severe presentations.

Low mood, loss of interest, recurrent depressive episodes

NICE NG222 recommends CBT, behavioural activation, and IPT as first-line for less severe depression; combined therapy and medication for moderate-to-severe. Therapy and antidepressants aren't either-or — for many people, both work better together.

Workplace exhaustion, chronic stress, depletion

Burnout is recognised by the WHO in ICD-11 as an occupational phenomenon. NHS Talking Therapies will treat the depression or anxiety burnout brings — but burnout itself isn't on its formulary. Private therapy is usually the practical route for burnout-specific work.

EFT, Gottman Method, systemic, integrative — affair recovery, communication, pre-marital

The NHS does not generally fund couples therapy. Relate (relate.org.uk) is the UK's largest couples-counselling charity with sliding-scale fees; beyond Relate, this is mostly a private-sector space, and we help match you to therapists trained specifically in couples work.

CBT-for-ADHD, executive-function coaching, RSD, ADHD in relationships

NHS Right to Choose lets you choose where you're assessed for adult ADHD — Psychiatry-UK, Problemshared, Clinical Partners and others. For ongoing therapy alongside medication (which the NHS rarely funds), we're a fit.

CBT, family therapy, play therapy, EMDR — therapists with CYP-specific training

CAMHS waits in many UK areas run from 6 months to 2+ years. Therapists on MatchyMatch hold CYP-specific training (UKCP Child Psychotherapist register, BACP CYP register, BPS Clinical Psychologists). Faster access when CAMHS is the wrong fit or the wait is too long.

EMDR, trauma-focused CBT, somatic approaches — single-incident through complex

NICE NG116 recommends EMDR and trauma-focused CBT as first-line for adult PTSD. Complex / developmental trauma typically needs phase-based work — stability and resourcing first, processing only when the nervous system can handle it.

When grief gets stuck, complex, or traumatic

Cruse (cruse.org.uk, 0808 808 1677) is the UK's bereavement charity and a fair first call — free, expert. Private therapy fits when Cruse isn't enough: complicated/prolonged grief, traumatic loss, longer-term work, identity-shaping losses.

CBT-i — NICE-recommended first-line for chronic insomnia

NICE explicitly recommends against medication as first-line for chronic insomnia. CBT-i is the evidence-based treatment, typically 4-8 sessions. Sleepio (NICE-approved digital CBT-i) is free on NHS in many regions; in-person fits when sleep difficulty is tangled with anxiety, trauma, or depression.

Therapists who treat your identity as a starting point, not a problem to solve

GSRD-experienced (Gender, Sex and Relationship Diversity) therapists for everything from identity exploration to navigating family, healthcare, and relationships. Pink Therapy (pinktherapy.com) is the UK leader and our reference point — we're a complement.