If you are in immediate danger or thinking about harming yourself, get help now. Visit a nearby emergency service, hospital, or mental health clinic. If you are in crisis, these helplines answer now:
Crisis numbers in the United Kingdom
- Samaritans, answered day and night: Tel: 116 123
- Shout, text 85258, the national text crisis line: Text: 85258, texting the word SHOUT
- National Domestic Abuse Helpline: Tel: 0808 2000 247
- Scotland's Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline: Tel: 0800 027 1234 | Text and WhatsApp: 07401288595
- All crisis lines in the United Kingdom
This page lists Depression Psychotherapists in Birmingham. 5 in all.
How depression is treated
Effective psychological treatments include behavioural activation and cognitive behavioural therapy 1. Interpersonal psychotherapy and problem-solving therapy are also used.
Effective treatment exists for mild, moderate and severe depression. A depressive episode means low mood, or loss of interest in things you enjoyed. It lasts most of the day, nearly every day, for at least two weeks.
Low mood after a loss or a hard year is not automatically a disorder, though support can help. Ask a practitioner what they would suggest, and why.
What psychotherapy works on, and how long it usually runs
Everyone on this page describes their work as psychotherapy. A psychotherapist works through talking with you about your thoughts, feelings and behaviours 2.
Psychotherapy usually runs longer than counselling and aims for clinical change. It works on patterns that repeat rather than on one current problem.
A psychotherapist trains in psychological treatment rather than in medicine. What that training covers, and which approach a practitioner uses, differ between practitioners. Ask which approach a psychotherapist trained in, and how long they usually work.
What this page filters on
These are the only filters: the specialism recorded as Depression and the professional title psychotherapist.
What therapy costs here
Do affordable options exist in Birmingham?
Birmingham Healthy Minds. Phone +44 121 301 2525. The official NHS page says treatment is free. The service is for people aged 16 or over who are registered with a Birmingham GP. You can refer yourself.
The Birmingham page answers more questions about therapy there.
What these practitioners record
Sessions here are offered in English, French and Spanish.
Who registers therapists in the United Kingdom?
In the United Kingdom the practitioner psychologist titles are protected and held on a statutory register; counsellor and psychotherapist are not. See the United Kingdom page.
Nearby places and related listings
- Depression Counsellors in Birmingham
- Depression Psychologists in Birmingham
- Anxiety Psychotherapists in Birmingham
- Grief Psychotherapists in Birmingham
- Trauma Psychotherapists in Birmingham
- Female Psychotherapists in Birmingham, one filter on the full Birmingham psychotherapists list
- Counsellors in Birmingham
- Psychotherapists in Birmingham
- Every therapist listed in Birmingham (27)
- Relationship counselling in Birmingham
References
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TherapyRoute is a clinician-led directory that champions independent practitioners who answer to you and their professional ethics. We don't take commissions, sell your data, or assign therapists by algorithm. You browse, compare, and choose.
Vincenzo (Enzo) Sinisi, Clinical Psychologist (HPCSA), Psychoanalyst (IPA/SAPA), Group Analyst (IGA)
