Counselling Services (NHS Birmingham Cross City CCG)

This service is available to Clients registered with a Birmingham CrossCity Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) member GP practice. • To provide a primary care counselling service to individuals experiencing emotional or psychological distress for whom counselling is the appropriate intervention. • To offer a choice of approaches to meet the required outcomes of the client • To provide quality services and positive outcomes. • Improve the mental health and well-being of the community. • Promote preventative and recovery interventions. • Work in partnership with general practice, primary care and community clinicians to deliver a seamless transition through the primary care and community pathway. • Work in partnership with local Improving Access to Psychological Therapy Services, managing clients who do not meet caseness. • To provide equity of access and outcomes specifically with regard to ethnicity and geographical areas where high socio-economic deprivation exists.