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About Us

We all go through low points at times in our lives and it is not unusual to experience symptoms related to stress, anxiety and depression.

Merton Uplift is an integrated Primary Care Mental Health service accessible to anyone living in the borough of Merton or registered with a Merton GP who are 18 years and over. We support anyone who has a mental health or wellbeing need, whether this is due to emotional difficulties or life stressors. We also offer a service for people with a stable mental health diagnosis such as psychosis and Bipolar Affective disorder.

Merton Uplift is a partnership between the NHS and local voluntary sector organisations and launched on the 1st April 2019.

With values based on empowerment and building resilience within the community we tailor support to the individual. 

Wellbeing is core to our service with Wellbeing Navigators working in collaboration with all elements within Merton Uplift.

We can support your mental health and wellbeing needs through a number of ways including:

  • Self management courses
  • Psychological therapies
  • Psychiatric assessments
  • Recovery and Wellbeing support

Liaison with other Trust services:

There will be seamless liaison with, and transfer of service user care to secondary care mental health services run by the Trust from Merton Uplift if clinical risk requires this.  This pathway will be managed through daily interface meetings between Merton Uplift and the Merton Assessment Team.

If you think we can be of help and are interested in finding out more about or service please call us or complete the referral form on this site. You do not need to be referred by your GP or any other professional. Just get in touch with us and we can talk through whether our service is for you. We aim to support people with Wellbeing in many ways so no problem is considered to be too small.

We aim to make our service as accessible as we can and offer some evening and Saturday morning sessions.

For more details, please Contact us.

Online one-to-one CBT provided by Ieso Digital Health 

Ieso Digital Health provides free, one-to-one therapy on behalf of the NHS in Merton for people with common mental health problems such as depression and anxiety. Qualified therapists deliver live cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) online through typed conversation in a secure virtual therapy room.

Online CBT follows the same format as traditional face-to-face therapy and is proven to be just as effective. You can access the sessions from anywhere you feel most comfortable and at a time to fit around your schedule, including evenings and weekends.

Access to the service is very quick; you can typically have your first appointment within two weeks of being referred. Online CBT is exactly the same as face-to-face CBT, other than that the conversation is typed. Appointments are 30 or 60 minutes long and can be attended from anywhere you can connect to the internet, including from the comfort of your own home.

Your therapist will work closely with you to help you understand how your thoughts and beliefs affect your feelings and behaviours and teach you new coping skills to handle different problems or situations.

Please visit for more information and to refer yourself :  www.iesohealth.com

 

About Us

About Sutton Uplift

Uplift is a free service for anyone in Merton experiencing difficulties and symptoms related to stress, anxiety and depression

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Problems we help with

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We're based at Cricket Green Medical in Mitcham. You can also find some of our services in community locations around Merton.

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We welcome self referrals from anyone living in Merton or registered with Merton GP.


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Upcoming Courses

Benefits of Our Courses

  • Our courses and workshops aim to teach you strategies and techniques that can help you feel less anxious or low, and that can support you in coping with difficult feelings.
  • Sessions are at least 1 hour long, giving you an increased therapy experience and more time with your therapist compared to individual guided self-help sessions.
  • You have a chance to learn from others who attend the course, as well as have the benefits of mutual support, encouragement and exchange of ideas.
  • Courses help us to acknowledge how common some difficulties are and help us to realise that there may be someone else who feels just as we do.
  • Past attendees have described the course as “supportive” and most people who attend our courses report that they feel better at the end of the course than they did at the start.

Feeling anxious about attending the first course session is extremely common! We will do our best to help you to feel comfortable, and most people report that they have found the course helpful, despite their initial concerns and anxieties. However, if you try the course and feel uncomfortable at any point please try and speak to your course facilitator who will do their best to help.

Mood Management

This course looks at breaking down the symptoms of low mood or depression and helps us understand the links between how we feel, think and behave. We teach strategies to help you learn how to manage your mood, to solve problems and to set helpful goals.

The course runs for 60 minutes each week for 7 weeks. There is also a booster follow up session that takes place 3 months after completing the course.

The next upcoming courses are:

  • Tuesday 16th June at 2pm at the Jubilee Health Centre
  • Monday 6th July at 2pm at the Jubilee Health Centre
  • Wednesday 15th July at 5:15pm at the Jubilee Health Centre

If you are interested in attending this course, please complete the self referral form or call us on 0800 032 4207 to book a triage where we can discuss your needs. If we do not think the course would be of use to you, we will always endeavour to offer you an alternative.

Overcoming Worry

This course aims to help us understand why we worry and what makes it difficult to stop worrying. It looks at different types of worry and teaches strategies to manage anxiety and reduce worrying, such as distraction, relaxation, and problem-solving. Goal setting and homework activities are a key aspect of this course.

The course runs for 60 minutes each week for 7 weeks. There is also a booster follow up session that takes place 3 months after completing the course.

The next upcoming course is:

  • Tuesday 23rd June at 9.15am at the Jubilee Health Centre
  • Thursday 25th June at 6.30pm at the Jubilee Health Centre
  • Thursday 16th July at 2pm at the Jubilee Health Centre

If you are interested in attending this course, please complete the self referral form or call us on 0800 032 4207 to book a triage where we can discuss your needs. If we do not think the course would be of use to you, we will always endeavour to offer you an alternative.

Panic & Phobia

This course looks at what panic attacks and phobias are, and helps us understand how our thoughts and actions can affect how anxious we feel. It also teaches strategies to help manage feelings of panic or anxiety, such as breathing exercises, relaxation, and how to challenge panicky thoughts. By overcoming your avoidance, you will learn to overcome your phobias, and/or reduce the frequency and intensity of your experience of panic attacks.

The course runs for 60 minutes each week for 7 weeks. There is also a booster follow up session that takes place 3 months after completing the course.

The next upcoming course is:

  • Friday 10th July at 1:00pm at the Jubilee Health Centre

If you are interested in attending this course, please complete the self referral form or call us on 0800 032 4207 to book a triage where we can discuss your needs. If we do not think the course would be of use to you, we will always endeavour to offer you an alternative.

Stress Management

For many people stress is an increasing part of modern day life. This course aims to teach strategies to help you manage stress. It focuses on supporting people with multiple demands, helping ensure they have a balanced lifestyle and introducing techniques around balancing different areas of life. Strategies are taught to help with prioritising demands, problem solving and assertiveness.

This course runs for 60 minutes each week for 4 weeks. There is also a booster follow-up session that takes place 3 months after completing the course.

The next upcoming course is:

  • Thursday 2nd July at 5.15pm at the Jubilee Health Centre

If you are interested in attending this course, please complete the self referral form or call us on 0800 032 4207 to book a triage where we can discuss your needs. If we do not think the course would be of use to you, we will always endeavour to offer you an alternative.

Living Well (Long Term Health Conditions)

This course looks at managing low mood in relation to having a long term physical health condition. The course supports you in setting goals to do enjoyable activities in the context of physical limitations, regulating sleep habits, engaging with relaxation techniques, noticing and managing negative thinking patterns and planning for the future.

The course runs for 60 minutes each week for 7 weeks. There is also a booster follow-up session that takes place 3 months after completing the course.

The next upcoming course is:

  • Friday 10th July at 11:00am at the Jubilee Health Centre

If you are interested in attending this course, please complete the self referral form or call us on 0800 032 4207 to book a triage where we can discuss your needs. If we do not think the course would be of use to you, we will always endeavour to offer you an alternative.

Using CBT To Change Your Life (Employment Support)

This course looks at managing low mood due to unemployment and is aimed at helping clients who are looking for work. It teaches strategies to help with problem solving helping manage negative thoughts and can help guide you in planning your future.

The workshops run for 90 minutes each week for 7 weeks. There is also a booster follow-up session that takes place 3 months after completing the course.

The next upcoming course is:

  • Details coming soon!

If you are interested in attending this course, please complete the self referral form or call us on 0800 032 4207 to book a triage where we can discuss your needs. If we do not think the course would be of use to you, we will always endeavour to offer you an alternative.

Self Confidence Workshops

We also offer one-day CBT workshops for individuals experiencing low self-confidence or low self-esteem.

These whole-day workshops are mostly run on Saturdays. During the workshops, CBT is used to help participants to understand and make changes to unhelpful patterns in thinking and behaviour. The workshops are interactive throughout and they are presented by staff in an upbeat and positive manner. The day consists of a series of 20 minute presentations, followed by practical exercises and discussion.

Each workshop programme comprises of a two-hour introductory session (prior to the workshop), the full-day workshop (typically held on a Saturday), and a two-hour follow-up session (at a later date).

All sessions are held at community locations throughout the borough of Sutton (e.g., local library or church). The effectiveness of the one-day workshops has been evaluated by a research team at the Maudsley Hospital in London who have shown them to be effective in improving low self-confidence.

To book onto a workshop please call 0800 032 4207 or email us here

We are offering face to face, virtual (online, Video or telephone) appointments. We are offering face to face treatment if this is your preference. If you are experiencing domestic violence in your home, have a learning difficulty, access via online, video or telephone will be problematic we can offer you face to face appointments.

Please refer to the information in your appointment letter to confirm how your appointment will take place. If you need any support using digital methods to access a virtual appointment, please call the number on your letter and we will help you get this.  We can try and problem solves with you the challenges of connecting remotely.

When you visit our sites:

Please do not attend your appointment if you have COVID-19 or if you have symptoms (a high temperature, new continuous cough, or a loss of sense of taste/smell)

When you visit our sites:

We may ask you to wear a mask in the following circumstances:

  • If you present with respiratory symptoms
  • Or despite vaccination, you are diagnosed with a medical condition listed as more at risk of becoming severely ill with COVID-19

If you would like our staff member to wear a mask in sessions then please can you let us know in advance so this can be arranged for you.

Partners:

  • Recovery College
  • Imagine Independence
  • Sutton Age UK
  • Off the Record
  • Off the Record