Partnerships

We’re privileged to partner with local organisations, and with services across health and social care.

Our partnerships bring together a range of experience and expertise, to help improve accessibility, and to provide you with the care and support you need.

On this page you’ll find information about our partnerships and how you or someone you know could benefit.

Solent Mind Employment

Our Employment Team consists of employment specialists and advisors from Solent Mind.

We can help you find employment or training, and support you with workplace adjustments or disputes. We offer you our expertise in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, in a personalised way, to provide information, advice and guidance.

We work with you on a one-to-one basis alongside your therapy, and support you with a wide range of workplace issues.

You can indicate that you would like support from our Employment Team if you decide to self-refer. At any stage during therapy with us, you can also inform your therapist who will organise the support you need.

Age UK Portsmouth

We are partnered with Age UK Portsmouth to provide therapy to vulnerable and isolated older people.

Older adults can be fearful about accessing services in unfamiliar settings, and they may not be comfortable making a referral on the phone or using the internet. The aim of the partnership is to offer support to older adults in a familiar location, a location they're used to visiting, and by first speaking to someone they already trust.

We are pleased to offer therapy to older adults in a private room at The Bradbury Centre. For more information and to arrange an appointment, speak with our colleagues at Age UK Portsmouth.

Address
Age UK Portsmouth
The Bradbury Centre
16–18 Kingston Road
Portsmouth
PO1 5RZ

Telephone
023 9286 2121

Positive Minds

Positive Minds is a drop-in centre that offers hope and support for people struggling to cope with difficulties and distress.

We are here to help you, if you are in despair about anything – such as housing, money, relationships, work, bereavement, leaving the armed forces or living away from home at university – or suffering low mood, anxiety, or a feeling of hopelessness.

We aim to deliver realtime advice and support to each person, ensuring they have an opportunity to be heard as they describe their difficulties and circumstances. We formulate a practical care plan to help people on their recovery journey, which may include therapy.

You can book in advance if you would like to, but no appointment is necessary – you can just drop in to talk to us. We have lived through difficulties ourselves, and can relate to how you are feeling.

We are partnered with Solent Mind, NHS Portsmouth CCG, Portsmouth City Council and voluntary organisations to offer Positive Minds.

Location
You can find Positive Minds at PO5 4BG – on Melbourne Place just off Middle Street, about 50 yards south of Winston Churchill Avenue.

Telephone
023 9282 4795

Opening hours
Monday to Friday: 12:30–7:30pm
Saturday: 10:30am–1:30pm
Sunday: Closed

Portsmouth College

We are partnered with Portsmouth College to provide support to students aged 16–19 who are in distress. We can help with the transitions between school, college and university.

We offer an initial assessment to students in a private space at Portsmouth College. Students are referred by our colleagues from the Room 15 team and the safeguarding team, and by progress mentors.

For more information about student wellbeing support, please contact our colleagues from the the Room 15 team:

Email
room15@tpc.ac.uk

Telephone
023 9234 4415

University of Portsmouth

We are partnered with the Wellbeing Service at the University of Portsmouth to provide support to students. Students moving to a new area can find it difficult to know how to access their local primary care mental health service, and so we work alongside the well-established support already offered by the Wellbeing Service to offer additional care where needed.

We visit students at the university to provide them with:

• an initial assessment

• a range of wellbeing workshops

• the Stress to Success course

Students are referred by our colleagues from the Wellbeing Service. For more information about student wellbeing support, please contact the Wellbeing Service:

Email
wellbeing@port.ac.uk

Telephone
023 9284 3157

Perinatal Wellbeing

We offer tailored support to individuals within the perinatal period – during pregnancy and babies under the age of 2 years.

We visit local family centres to provide women with:

• an initial assessment

• a perinatal support group

• antenatal anxiety workshop

We accept self-referrals, in addition to referrals made by health visitors and midwifes.

We are partnered with the Health Visiting Service (Solent NHS Trust), Portsmouth Maternity Services (Portsmouth Hospital NHS Trust) and local family centres (Portsmouth City Council).

Solent Recovery College

The Solent Recovery College offers you the opportunity to learn about recovery through a unique range of courses. The courses can help you become an expert in managing your own mental health, and empower you to take control of your recovery journey or support someone else.  

The courses aren’t therapy; they’re an opportunity to learn new skills in an educational environment. Taught in a classroom setting along with an additional digital offering, students can learn practical skills for living with on-going symptoms, and learn how to get the best from mental health services in a safe and confidential space. 

All of the courses are designed in partnership with Peer Trainers from Solent Mind, and with support from the University of Portsmouth, allowing those with lived experience of a mental health issue to share their experiences and skills side-by-side with mental health professionals. 

For more information about the courses offered, please click here.

Veterans Outreach Support

The Veterans Outreach Support (VOS) provides a monthly drop-in for veterans and their direct family members.

The drop-in is a welcoming and relaxed place to come for confidential peer support or simply to meet for a friendly chat. 

We are partnered with VOS to provide psychological support, if needed. You don’t need to make a prior appointment, you can just drop in to talk to us. 

For further information about VOS including when and where the drop-ins take place, please click here.

Email
admin@vosuk.org

Telephone
02392 731767

Integrated Complex Obesity Service

The Integrated Complex Obesity Service (ICOS) provides nutritional advice to people who suffer with obesity. The service is provided at St Mary’s Hospital.

We are partnered with ICOS to provide people with:

• an initial assessment – exploring their relationship with food and eating

• therapy courses – supporting them toward healthier eating and lifestyle choices

The service won the Patients Award in the Best People Awards for Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust in 2018.

Referrals are made by the GP.

Bariatric Service

The Bariatric Service (Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) provides specialist surgical weight-loss treatment for people who suffer with obesity.

We are partnered with the service to provide psychological assessment at St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester. In the near future, we may be able to offer tailored therapy.

Referrals are made by the GPs based in Western Sussex.

Want to partner with us?

We’re always interested in developing new partnerships. If you would like to partner with Talking Therapies Portsmouth, please contact us:

Address
Talking Therapies Portsmouth
8F The Pompey Centre
Fratton Way
Portsmouth
PO1 3FT

Telephone
0300 123 3934

Email
nhs.talkingtherapiesportsmouth@solent.nhs.uk

Opening hours
Monday to Thursday: 8am–7pm
Friday: 8am–4pm
Saturday: 9am–12:30pm
Sunday: Closed

Note: We occasionally experience issues with our telephone and email systems. If we do not respond within a working day, please contact us again.