In person, at ten clinics
Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield, London, Newcastle, Leicester, Bournemouth, Oxford, Derby, Manchester, and Cambridge. You do not need to live locally and you do not need to be registered with a practice in the area.
Private CBT Therapy
Book your CBT session, in clinic or online, with an appointment this week.
Structured, time-limited therapy for anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, and phobias. No GP referral. No waiting list. Your first appointment is an assessment, so you will know how many sessions you need and what the full course will cost before you commit to anything.
- Ten clinics across the UK
- Same-day Appointment
- In clinic, by phone or video
- GMC- registered GP Appointment
- CQC registered
Book CBT THERAPY without the wait
Most people are assessed within a week of getting in touch. NHS talking therapy waits run to months in many areas, and anxiety and low mood get harder to shift the longer they run.
You are not committing to a course when you book. The first appointment is an assessment. You leave it knowing whether CBT is the right therapy for what you are dealing with, roughly how many sessions it would take, and what that adds up to. If CBT is not the right approach, you will be told at that point rather than at session six.
Why patients choose our PRIVATE CBT THERAPY
- Seen within a week, not a waiting list.
- Evenings and weekends available, so therapy fits round work rather than costing you a day.
- The same therapist throughout. Continuity, not whoever is free.
- A defined number of sessions with a review date, so it does not run open ended.
- In clinic at ten UK locations, or online, and you can switch between them.
- GMC registered doctors alongside, if medication turns out to be part of the answer.
- 4.8 from 806 reviews across all our services.
Where to see a PRIVATE CBT THERAPIST
Online, wherever you are in the UK
By video, with the same therapists and the same structure. Online CBT is as effective as in person for most problems, and it removes the travel, which is often what stops people finishing a course.
Evening and Weekend Appointments
Flexible evening and weekend appointments make it easier to access support around work, family and other commitments.
Or both
Many people have the assessment at their nearest clinic and continue online. You do not have to choose at the start.
Is online CBT as effective as in person?
For most problems, yes. The evidence puts online CBT alongside face to face, and finishing a course matters more than the room it happened in. Online suits anyone working full time, anyone outside easy reach of a clinic, students, and people for whom leaving the house is part of the problem. You need a private space, a device with a camera and a reliable connection.
How to start CBT THERAPY
Step 1.
Book online in two minutes
Or call 0208 050 0379. No referral, no registration, no forms from your GP.
Step 2.
Assessment within a week
In clinic or by video.
Step 2.
Your plan and your price
Whether CBT suits you, how many sessions, and the total cost. Agreed before anything starts.
Step 3.
Your sessions
Weekly, with the same therapist, and practical work between them.
Step 4
Review
At the agreed point, whether it is working and whether to continue.
Meet the therapists who will LOOK AFTER YOU
Consultant Adult Psychiatrist
An experienced Private GP and medical director of Private Medical Clinic.
Private GP with a Special Interest in Women’s and Sexual Health
Dr Jayawardena completed her medical training at University of Birmingham in 2012. She completed her postgraduate Masters (MSc.) in Health Research at University of Warwick in 2015.
What our PATIENTS SAY
Rated ★4.5 by 171+ patients for fast, professional, and personalised care.
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First time coming to the private medical clinic in Oxford. Starting with such a warm welcome and professional care.
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CBT FOR ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND OCD
CBT for anxiety
Generalised anxiety, health anxiety, social anxiety and panic. One of the best evidenced treatments there is, and for panic and specific phobias a short course often does a great deal.
CBT for depression
Works on the withdrawal and the thinking patterns that keep low mood going, rather than waiting for motivation to return first.
CBT for OCD
The specific approach for compulsions and intrusive thoughts, using graded exposure with response prevention.
CBT for PTSD and trauma
Trauma-focused CBT is a recommended treatment. EMDR is the other, and we offer both, so the assessment picks rather than the website.
CBT for phobias
Often the shortest course of all. A specific phobia can respond in a handful of sessions.
CBT for stress and burnout
Where work or life has become unmanageable, and the pattern needs breaking rather than tolerating.
CBT for children and teenagers
Delivered differently from adult CBT, with shorter sessions, more practical work, and parents involved. Used for anxiety, low mood and behavioural difficulties.
PRIVATE GP MEMBERSHIP PLANS
Individual Plan
£79
Per User/month, billed annually
Affordable Healthcare For Individuals
- Full plan for 1 person
- 10 free yearly consultations
- Complete health screen annually
- 50% off on our Super Screen (our comprehensive 50+ marker blood test)
- Priority access to appointments
- Free prescriptions & letters/referrals
- Exclusive, direct access to a clinician
Couples Plan
Popular£149
Per User/month, billed annually
Full Benefits For Two People
- Includes single plan benefits
- Covers 2 people
- 10 free yearly consultations for you and your partner
- 2 x Super Screen Health Check P.A.
Family Plan
£199
Per User/month, billed annually
Cover The Whole Family For One Fixed Price
- Includes all single plan benefits
- Up to 2 adults and 2 children
- £25 per additional child
- 10 free yearly consultations for all members
- 4 x Super Screen Health Check P.A.
HOW LONG DOES CBT TAKE, AND DOES IT WORK?
How many sessions. Usually six to twenty. Panic and phobias sit at the short end. Depression, OCD and PTSD generally need longer. You get an estimate at the assessment rather than an open ended commitment.
Does it work. CBT is among the most researched psychological treatments and is recommended in national guidance for anxiety disorders, depression, OCD and PTSD. It is not magic and it is not passive. The people who get the most from it are the ones who do the work between sessions, which is why we say so before you book rather than after.
When you will notice something. Often within three or four sessions for anxiety and panic. Longer for depression and OCD.
If it is not working. That is what the review is for. Continuing unchanged is not the answer, and switching approach is not a failure.
Where CBT has its limits
- It needs your active participation. CBT is not done to you, and the between-session work is where most of the change happens.
- It works on the present. Where the difficulty is rooted in past trauma, CBT may not reach it, and EMDR is often the better starting point.
- The structure does not suit everyone. Some people want space to explore rather than a plan with homework, and counselling fits them better.
We would rather say all three before you book than after six sessions.
CBT, COUNSELLING OR EMDR: which do you need?
| CBT | EMDR | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Anxiety, depression, OCD, phobias | Trauma and PTSD |
| The aim | Change the thought or the behaviour | Change how a memory is stored |
| Structure | Structured, time limited | Structured, phased |
| Talking about the past | Only where it explains the present | You do not narrate it in detail |
| Work between sessions | Central to it | Little |
| Typical length | Six to twenty sessions | Varies with complexity |
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is worth knowing about if CBT has not worked for you before, or if what you are dealing with is not going to change. Rather than arguing with a difficult thought, ACT works on loosening its grip so you can get on with what matters to you regardless. It has a strong evidence base for chronic pain and for long term physical conditions.
The assessment decides, not this table. If you are not sure which you need, book the assessment and say so. Being sent to the right therapy first time is cheaper than paying for the wrong one.
We offer CBT, and EMDR. If counselling is what would help, we will tell you.
CBT THERAPY FAQS
No. Book directly.
Yes. In England you can self refer to NHS Talking Therapies without a GP, free of charge. Waits vary and are often months. If you can wait, use it. People pay here for speed, for evening appointments, and for the same therapist throughout.
Yes, by video, with the same therapists. As effective as in person for most problems.
Not usually. CBT works on the present.
Only if you ask, or if there is a serious risk to your safety. Your therapist explains the limits of confidentiality at the first appointment.
It needs your active participation, it works mainly on the present rather than on past trauma, and the structure does not suit everyone. All three are set out above, and the assessment is where we work out whether they apply to you.
We have GMC registered doctors, so both can be arranged here rather than across two providers.
Usually six to twenty. You get an estimate at the assessment rather than an open ended commitment.
It is one of the best evidenced treatments for anxiety, and for panic and phobias a short course often achieves a lot.
CBT is structured and focused on changing specific patterns, with work between sessions. Counselling is more open ended and exploratory.
You will be told at the assessment, and pointed to what is. You will not be sold a course that was never going to help.
The first is an assessment. After that, you and your therapist take something specific from the week, look at what you thought, felt and did, and work out what to try differently. You agree what to practise before the next session.
CBT works on changing an unhelpful thought or behaviour. ACT works on accepting the thought and acting on what matters to you anyway. ACT is often the better fit for something that is not going to change, including chronic pain.
Book CBT THERAPY this week
Book sessions in clinics at ten UK locations or online. Assessed within a week, with the number of sessions and the full cost agreed before you commit to anything.