Research

Better care with Patient & Public Involvement

We believe that patient and public involvement provides better care.

Our ‘Count Me In’ initiative means that if there is a research study or service improvement project we think you might be interested in, we will contact you to see if you would like to be involved.

As a service user of Talking Therapies, this enables you to:

  • Influence your own care and therapy

  • Have a say in the way Talking Therapies is planned and run

  • Help bring about improvements to the way care is provided

  • Identify the needs of your community, and of different communities, in Portsmouth

  • Contribute to current research

  • Shape the development of future research

More information about the ‘Count Me In’ initiative can be found by clicking here.

Taking part in research

If you would like to get involved and explore the current research studies that are running across Solent NHS Trust more information can be found here

Working in partnership

If you have received treatment at Talking Therapies and would be interested in helping us shape how we do research and improve the service, we would love to hear from you. Please do get in touch via the contact details below.

Publications

Research at Talking Therapies has led to peer-reviewed publications:

Ghomi, M., Wrightman, M., Richardson, T., Rothwell, T., Ghaemian, A., & Grey, N. (2020). Development and validation of the ‘Readiness for Treatment Questionnaire (RTQ): Version 1’. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Ghaemian, A., Ghomi, M., Wrightman, M., & Ellis-Nee, C. (2020). Therapy discontinuation in a primary care psychological service: why patients drop out. The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 13(25), 1–12. doi.org/10.1017/S1754470X20000240

Beattie, S., & Beattie, D. (2018). An investigation into the efficacy of a cognitive behavioural therapy group for low self-esteem in a primary care setting. The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 11(12). doi: 10.1017/s1754470x18000168

Richardson, T., Wrightman, M., Yeebo, M., & Lisicka, A. (2017). Reliability and Score Ranges of the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 in a Primary and Secondary Care Mental Health Service. Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health, 4(2), 237–240. doi: 10.1007/s40737-017-0090-0

We have also supported studies within the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network (CRN) Portfolio:

Recovering Quality of Life (ReQoL), University of Sheffield

The ReQoL questionnaire has been developed to assess the quality of life for people with different mental health conditions.

Low-intensity guided help through mindfulness (LIGHTMind), University of Sussex

A randomised controlled trial comparing supported Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy self-help to supported Cognitive Behaviour Therapy self-help for adults experiencing depression.

Future collaborations

If you would like to collaborate with Talking Therapies for research purposes, please contact us:

Address
Talking Therapies
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.

Make the first step

We know the courage it takes to ask for help, and we hope you’ll consider therapy with us. Read more about what to expect if you refer.

Talking Therapies is for everyone aged sixteen or over, who live in Portsmouth and are registered with a GP in the city.

You can self-refer by calling us on 0300 123 3934 or by completing this secure form online.

Urgent help

Talking Change is not an emergency mental health service for people in crisis. Support is available from specialist services if urgent help is needed.