Therapy to deal with anxiety and melancholy is being provided totally free from the convenience and luxury of individuals’s telephones.

The scheme means anybody feeling overcome by damaging emotions can textual content for assist reasonably than needing to see a GP to entry the remedy.

The one-to-one digital scheme is at present for residents in Kent and is being run by personal firm ieso for the well being authority.

People who've common damaging emotions, nervousness or melancholy can contact a therapist on-line who will assist them “learn practical skills” to assist handle their damaging emotions “day to day”.

The therapist will probably be skilled in cognitive behavioural remedy, which has been proven to assist individuals overcome nervousness, melancholy and different frequent psychological well being issues.

According to ieso, accessing assist by textual content or e mail has been confirmed to be simply as efficient as working with therapists face-to-face.

An ieso spokesperson mentioned: “Ieso was commissioned by NHS Kent and Medway as one of eight talking therapies providers in the area.

“Individuals can self-refer to ieso’s service to receive treatment for depression and anxiety with our accredited clinicians.

“Ieso works across England and Scotland, and has treated more than 115,000 NHS patients over the past 10 years.” CBT relies on the idea that ideas, emotions, bodily sensations and actions are interconnected, and that damaging ideas andemotions can lure you in a damaging cycle.

It goals to alter these damaging patterns to enhance the best way individuals really feel.

Dr Daniel Kolubinski, head of the psychological division at London South Bank University, welcomed the transfer however warned it was not a “cure-all”.

He mentioned: “Studies show CBT only has a 60-70 percent success rate for low-level depression and anxiety so some patients might need to use another form of therapy.”

Medway council was unable to remark.