Brighton & Hove CBT
Brighton & Hove | Sussex

Brighton & Hove CBT

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Brighton and Hove CBT provides cognitive behavioural psychotherapy treatments tailored to your specific needs.

Out of Office

Brighton and Hove CBT and Brighton Exiled/Refugee Trauma Service is closed from Monday 9th November until Friday 20th November 2026 inclusive and we will not be answering texts or collecting voicemail messages during this time. Please do not call our telephone number as we will be away and not answering this service whilst on annual leave.

If you have an NHS referral of an asylum seeker or refugee to BERTS, we are currently closed to NHS referrals until December as our waiting list is full.

If you are enquiring about private 1:1 cognitive behavioural psychotherapy for yourself, there is some availability in early December and we will respond to you on Monday 23 November via email.

If you have an urgent clinical matter to communicate to BERTS kindly contact us on Monday 23 November or send an email to s.r.munt@sussex.ac.uk.

If you need any urgent help around mental health, please reach out to these services:

  • National Health Service
    Call the NHS national health number 111 for advice. In an emergency, dial 999 or go directly to A&E where there is 24 hour mental health support and a duty psychiatrist.
  • Sussex Mental Healthline
    0800 0309 500
    A 24/7 telephone service offering support and information to anyone experiencing mental health problems including stress, anxiety and depression.
    www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/sussex-mental-healthline
  • Staying Well Space (SWS) Brighton
    0800 023 6475, choose option #3
    Out-of-hours mental health crisis prevention service providing psychosocial support and crisis prevention planning. Individuals can phone the service directly to self-refer for support when they feel they aren't able to cope or feel they are headed towards a crisis point.
    Email stayingwell.brighton@southdown.org
    www.communityroots.org.uk/services/StayingWellBrighton
  • The Samaritans
    116 123
    A 24/7 confidential listening service providing emotional support for anyone in crisis. Their number is free from landlines and mobiles.
    Email jo@samaritans.org
    www.samaritans.org

If you have another pressing health problem call 111 for advice. In an emergency, dial 999 or go directly to A&E where there is 24 hour mental health support and a duty psychiatrist.

Introduction

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a talking therapy that can help you manage your problems by changing the way you think and behave. It is most commonly used to treat anxiety and depression, but can be useful for a wide range of mental and physical health problems.

In addition to depression or anxiety disorders, CBT can also help people with problems such as:

  • obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
  • panic disorder
  • post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • phobias
  • eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia
  • sleep problems, such as insomnia
  • health anxiety
  • problems related to alcohol or drug misuse
  • shyness and social anxiety
  • low self esteem
  • low mood/mood swings
  • anger management
  • relationship difficulties
  • histories of bullying and abuse
  • psychiatric diagnoses such as Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder

If you are looking for CBT, always make sure that your therapist is registered and accredited with the BABCP. The British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) keeps a register of all accredited therapists in the UK and The British Psychological Society (BPS) has a directory of chartered psychologists, some of whom specialise in CBT.

Brighton & Hove CBT is also registered with Skype Therapies as CBT is available via Skype, Facetime, Zoom, or WhatsApp.

Brighton and Hove CBT also provides clinical supervision for therapists in training to practice CBT. Please contact us to discuss.