Find Depression Psychotherapists in Brighton, the United Kingdom

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.

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.

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.