insideKENT Magazine Issue 34 - January 2015 | Page 14

NEWS

ONLINE THERAPY FOR DEPRESSION NOW
AVAILABLE IN WEST KENT
For the first time, NHS patients in West Kent
suffering from anxiety, depression, and OCD can
benefit from innovative and highly successful
therapy offered by PsychologyOnline, all without
stepping outside of their front door or seeing
their GP.
PsychologyOnline’s unique text-based Cognitive
Behavioural Therapy (CBT) allows service users
to have one-on-one sessions with an experienced
psychotherapist online. It just requires a computer
or mobile phone and an Internet connection.
West Kent is one of the first health authorities to
offer online therapy alongside face-to-face therapy
as part of its self-referral programme. The
opportunity to increase patient choice and access
was part of the appeal of including
PsychologyOnline within its portfolio of service
providers.
The CCG provides a range of therapy options
within West Kent and sees online therapy as
beneficial, as it removes the need to travel for
appointments.
PsychologyOnline can offer sessions at any time
including evenings and weekends. By providing
appointme