We understand that waiting for professional support can be difficult, and we would like to highlight some resources you may wish to make use of while you are waiting. There are many available online and in the community to support you. Some of these are outlined below and more can be found on our useful resources page. You will also find on this page the approximate current wait times for the different types of treatment we offer.
We can arrange for you to have access to SilverCloud. This is an online platform allowing you access to self-help materials that can support you to begin to work towards your recovery while you wait. Please email kingstontalkingtherapies@swlstg.nhs.uk if you do not already have access to SilverCloud, or if you have lost your PIN code to enter the platform.
Good Thinking is a free online service that supports Londoners to look after their mental health and wellbeing in a way that works for them. Since its launch in 2017, over 700,000 people have used the digital service to tackle anxiety, stress, low mood, sleep problems, grief and other concerns. Good Thinking is available 24/7 on any device and is completely anonymous. It provides a range of resources all of which have been reviewed and approved by a clinical specialist including :
To access Good Thinking, please click here.
The Recovery College run by South West London & St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust was the UK's first mental health recovery study and training college. It provides a range of courses and resources for patients, families, friends, carers and staff. The college aims to support people become experts in their own self-care and wellbeing. The courses are run by peer trainers (people with lived experience of mental health challenges) and mental health professionals. The courses vary in length from a single three-hour session to an eight-week course. They are delivered both online and in person. To find out more about the Recovery College, the courses it offers and to enrol, please click here.
The Recovery Cafés offer a safe, inclusive and welcoming space for those who are struggling to cope. You do not need to book and can just turn up to get some support. They are open 6:00pm and 11:00pm Monday – Friday and noon to 11:00pm Saturday, Sunday and every bank holiday.
If you need urgent support, please click here
Centre For Clinical Interventions (CCI)
Website: www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources (workbooks section).
The resources provided on CCI's website aim to provide general information about various mental health problems, as well as techniques that focus on a cognitive behavioural approach to managing difficulties.
Mood Gym
Website: www.moodgym.anu.edu.au
An innovative, interactive web program designed to prevent depression. It consists of five modules, an interactive game, anxiety and depression assessments, downloadable relaxation audio, a workbook and feedback assessment.
Living life to the full
Website: www.llttf.com
Living Life to the Full is an online course aimed at adults, providing easy access to CBT skills. It aims to empower users to tackle low mood, stress and distress through improving their understanding of why they feel as they do and teaching key life skills that will challenge these feelings. The course offers 10 modules based on Chris Williams’ Five Areas model and is in a self-help format, supported by workbooks to be used between sessions. Sound, text and video clips are used throughout to guide users through the programme. Users must register to access the course. It is free.
OCTC
Website: www.octc.co.uk/resources
Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre website has a list of self-help booklets for a variety of mental health difficulties.
| Treatment option |
Current approximate waiting time from assessment |
| Step 2 Guided Self Help | 16 — 20 weeks |
| Step 2 Silvercloud Online CBT | 2 — 4 weeks |
| Step 3 Individual Treatments (CBT, IPT, EMDR, DIT) | 45 — 60 weeks |
| Psychological group treatments | 10 — 14 weeks |