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Therapy decoded

There are many types of therapy available – here's how to find the one that's right for you

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Where to find a therapist

Your GP should be your first port of call. The NHS mostly offers CBT. For more specialised private therapists, the following organisations have websites and practitioner registers:

• UK Council For Psychotherapy

• The British Association Of Counselling And Psychotherapy or visit the BACP public-facing website It's Good To Talk

• Centre For Freudian Analysis And Research

• Council For Psychoanalysis And Jungian Analysis

• The Institute Of Psychoanalysis

• The British Psychological Society

• UK Association of Humanistic Psychology Practitioners

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