Gateshead Talking Therapies
Gateshead Talking Therapies offer a free and confidential NHS service for people aged 16 and over who are registered with a GP in Gateshead. We provide a range of psychological therapies to help you feel better if you’re anxious, depressed, stressed or worried. We offer information courses, therapy groups and one-to-one therapy.
We have been operating for over 10 years within the NHS and have built up a qualified and experienced workforce. Our therapies are evidence based as recommended by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE). For more information visit our website: www.gatesheadtalkingtherapies.nhs.uk/
Our team works with people to provide a range of psychological therapies which enable them to overcome their problems when they feel anxious, depressed, stressed or worried.
Contact Us: 0191 2832541
Finding Us:
Locations for Mental Health in Gateshead:
- Blaydon Primary Care Centre, Blaydon
- The Croft, Wrekenton
- Gateshead Health Centre, Gateshead
Our Team:
Clare Anderson - Community Matron
Simon Reay – Clinical Lead
Adele Marston – Clinical Team Manager
Mark Tull – Clinical Team Manager
Vicky Cowens – Clinical Team Manager
Karen Howe – Clinical Team Manager
South Tyneside Lifecycle Primary Care Mental Health Service
South Tyneside Lifecycle Primary Care Mental Health Service offers a free and confidential NHS service for people of all ages in South Tyneside.
In our Community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Team (CAMHS) we offer support and advice to help children and young people learn skills to manage the way they feel. We also offer information courses, therapy groups and one-to-one therapy. For more information visit our website: www.southtynesidelifecyclementalhealth.nhs.uk
The service includes IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) which works with people aged 16+ to provide a range of psychological therapies which will enable them to overcome their problems when they feel anxious, depressed, stressed or worried.
Contact Us: 0191 2832937
Finding Us:
Locations for Mental Health in South Tyneside:
- Flagg Court Primary Care Centre, South Shields
- Monkton Hall Hospital, Jarrow
- Cleadon Park Primary Care Centre, South Shields
Our Team:
Clare Anderson - Community Matron
Emma Lee – Clinical Lead
Carl Sketchley – Clinical Lead Camhs
Lesley Gammell – Clinical Lead Camhs
Wendy Donoghue – Clinical Team Manager
Karen Kinghorn – Clinical Team Manager
Matthew Dawkin – Clinical Team Manager
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Sunderland Psychiatric Liaison Team
Sunderland Psychiatric Liaison Team is a 24/7 service that provides timely assessment, effective intervention and appropriate onward referral and sign-posting for people who present to the acute hospital with mental health co-morbidities, self-harm, suicidality and mental ill-health commonly associated with old age, such as dementia and delirium.
Sunderland Psychiatric Liaison also offers mental health provision to children under the age of 18 in the paediatric emergency department and inpatient wards between the hours of 8am-9pm, 7 days a week. Additionally, we also offers a comprehensive outpatient clinic service to a variety of patient groups, for example those with long term health conditions, persistent physical symptoms and patient’s who require review post self-harm.
The Psychiatric Liaison Team offers bespoke training packages on mental health to the acute trust and plays an important part in shaping mental health policies and provision. We are a large multi-disciplinary team that includes doctors, nurses, support workers, a psychologist, a research assistant, a pharmacist, admin staff and a peer support worker. We also have a regular complement of students who spend time with our service from a variety of disciplines.
Contact Us: 0191 5410145
Finding Us:
You can find us in the M1/M2 Block at Sunderland Royal Hospital.
Our Team:
Dr Vish Goel – Consultant Psychiatrist (WAA)
Dr Anthea Livingstone – Consultant Psychiatrist (OP)
Jonathan Haggerty – Clinical Lead (ED stream)
Ashleigh Draper – Clinical Lead (Ward stream)
Samantha Diston – Clinical Lead (Children’s stream)
Emma Shickle – Clinical Lead (Outpatient stream)
Sunderland Community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
Sunderland Community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) is a team of professionals who offer support and advice to aid mental health and positive well-being.
Our service works with children and young people aged 0-18 who may be showing signs of emotional distress and/or behavioural difficulties. We aim to deal with such difficulties at the earliest possible stage of intervention in the hope that children and young people will develop skills and resilience to promote positive well-being.
Contact Us: 0191 283 1656
Finding Us:
Community CAMHS is based within 3 Sunderland Primary schools:
- Valley Road Academy, Corporation Road, Hendon, Sunderland SR2 8PL
- Southwick Community Primary School, Shakespeare Street, Southwick, Sunderland SR5 2JX
- Wessington Primary School, Lanercost, Washington, Tyne & Wear, NE38 7PY
Our Team:
- Lesley Gammell – Clinical Lead CAMHS
- Lynn Henderson – Clinical Team Manager for Valley Road
- Louise Crane – Clinical Team Manager for Southwick
- Lynette Dodsworth – Clinical Team Manager for Wessington
