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Talking to someone | Psychological Therapy

The psychological therapies provided by the HSC Staff Psychological Therapies Service are evidence-based and provided by trained clinicians—i.e. are approaches that have been rigorously researched and shown to be effective in helping people manage and recover from a range of psychological difficulties.

The number of sessions offered will vary depending on the nature and severity of the difficulties a person is experiencing. Therapy may be brief or longer term and typically ranges from between 8 to 25 sessions—depending on need.

Psychological therapy appointments are available during normal working hours (9–5). If you think you might benefit from therapy but are unsure what it involves, please watch this short video How talking therapies work – BBC.
If you’re still uncertain whether therapy is the right type of support for you, feel free to email fife.fifestaffsupport@nhs.scot and a member of the team will get in touch to discuss this with you. If you are not currently employed in a Heath and Social Care Role, you may find it helpful to look at some of the other offers available on the Access Therapies homepage by following the other drop down links. For example, Accessing self-help and Accessing Help Online.

To self refer for Psychological Therapies
The NHS Fife Psychology Department has a dedicated Psychological Therapies team for staff who work in Fife and who directly provide or enable NHS or social care services – including third sector and independent care home staff.

If you feel you would benefit from receiving psychological therapy – you can self refer by completing the form below. A member of Staff Psychology Service will be in touch shortly. All therapy is confidential.

For more immediate support:

If you feel you need more immediate support – you can access this in a number of different ways – by contacting:

Your GP
NHS24 by phoning 111 or visit Surviving Suicidal Thoughts – NHS inform
Or in an emergency – call 999.
Breathing Space by phoning 0800 83 85 87 https://breathingspace.scot/
Samaritans by phoning 116 123 https://www.samaritans.org
The National Wellbeing Helpline 0800 1114191 https://wellbeinghub.scot/find-help/

Psychological Therapies Self Referral Form

Staff who work in Fife and who directly provide or enable NHS or social care services – including third sector and independent care home staff are eligible for the Staff Psychology Service.

Therapeutic Support - Contact Form

Name

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Personal Details

Name(Required)

Title First name Surname

Date of birth(Required)

How would you like to be known?(Required)

What is your ethnicity?(Required)

Email(Required)

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Phone(Required)

Address Details

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City Postcode

Your GP Practice

Your GP Practice(Required)

Please provide more information regarding your out of area GP

Occupation Details

Job Role(Required)

Organisation(Required)

Employment Location(Required)

Please confirm your main work location / base

Background Information

1. What has brought you to seek psychological therapy at this time?(Required)

2. What are the main difficulties you’re experiencing?(Required)

(How are these challenges affecting your day-to-day life, relationships, work, or wellbeing? How long have you been feeling this way?)

3. What would you like to get out of therapy?(Required)

(What are you hoping will change or improve through therapy? What specific goals or areas would you like to work on?)

4. Have you had psychological therapy or mental health support in the past?(Required)

(If yes, please briefly describe what kind of support you received and whether it was helpful.)

How did you hear about us?

Before you submit this self-referral form, please take a moment to check your telephone contact details above as assessment appointments are offered by phone. Once your referral is received, it will be reviewed by a senior member of the clinical team. A member of the service will then make contact with you to follow up. Please be aware that that this call may come from a private number. You will receive an automated email response - if you do not receive this please contact the Service on 01383 565403