Research

We believe that patient and public involvement provides better care.

Our ‘Count Me In’ initiative means that if there is a research study or service improvement project we think you might be interested in, we will contact you to see if you would like to be involved.

As a service user of Talking Therapies, this enables you to:

• Influence your own care and therapy

• Have a say in the way Talking Therapies is planned and run

• Help bring about improvements to the way care is provided

• Identify the needs of your community, and of different communities, in Portsmouth

• Contribute to current research

• Shape the development of future research

More information about the ‘Count Me In’ initiative can be found by clicking here.

Taking part in research

If you would like to get involved and explore the current research studies that are running across Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust more information can be found here.

Working in partnership

If you have received treatment at Talking Therapies and would be interested in helping us shape how we do research and improve the service, we would love to hear from you. Please do get in touch via the contact details below.

Publications

Research at Talking Therapies has led to peer-reviewed publications:

Newman-Taylor, K., Maguire, T., Smart, T., Bayford, E., Gosden, E., Addyman, G., Grange, J., Bullard, P., Simmons-Dauvin, M., Margoum, M., Smart, B., Das, K., Hardy, S., Hiscutt, C., Hodges, C., Holleyman, A., Jones, H., Spurr, K., Trickett, T., & Graves, E. (2025). CBT for depression and anxiety adapted for psychosis risk in primary care: controlled trial to assess feasibility, acceptability and signals of efficacy. BJPsych Open, 11(3), e101. https://doi:10.1192/bjo.2025.27  

Richardson, T., Ferrie, O., Smith, D., Ellis-Nee, C., Smart, T., Gray, E., Roberts, N., Delgadillo, J., & Simmons-Dauvin, M. (2025). Neighbourhood socioeconomic deprivation associated with poorer psychological therapy outcomes for PTSD: an audit of a single NHS Talking Therapies (IAPT) service. The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 18, e9. https://doi:10.1017/S1754470X25000029

Newman-Taylor, K., Maguire, T., Smart, T., Bayford, E., Gosden, E., Addyman, G., Bullard, P., Simmons-Dauvin, M., Margoum, M., Smart, B., & Graves, E. (2024). Screening for psychosis risk in primary mental health care services - Implementation, prevalence and recovery trajectories. The British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 63(4), 589–602. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12490

Wilcox, N. (2024) Group therapy for loss: does it work?. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, 24(1), 29-31. https://www.bacp.co.uk/media/19706/bacp-healthcare-journal-january-2024.pdf

Ferrie, O., Richardson, T., Smart, T., & Ellis-Nee, C. (2023). A validation of the PCL-5 questionnaire for PTSD in primary and secondary care. Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy, 15(5), 853–857. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001354

Pink, J., Ghomi, M., Smart, T. & Richardson, T. (2022) Effects of EMDR group traumatic episode protocol on burnout within IAPT healthcare professionals: A feasibility and acceptability study. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 16(4), 215-227. https://doi.10.1891/EMDR-2022-0029

Ghomi M, Wrightman M, Ghaemian A, Grey N, Pickup T, and Richardson T. Development and validation of the Readiness for Therapy Questionnaire (RTQ). Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy. 1–13. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/ S1352465820000764

Ghaemian, A., Ghomi, M., Wrightman, M., & Ellis-Nee, C. (2020). Therapy discontinuation in a primary care psychological service: why patients drop out. The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 13(25), 1–12. doi.org/10.1017/S1754470X20000240

Beattie, S., & Beattie, D. (2018). An investigation into the efficacy of a cognitive behavioural therapy group for low self-esteem in a primary care setting. The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 11(12). doi: 10.1017/s1754470x18000168

Richardson, T., Wrightman, M., Yeebo, M., & Lisicka, A. (2017). Reliability and Score Ranges of the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 in a Primary and Secondary Care Mental Health Service. Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health, 4(2), 237–240. doi: 10.1007/s40737-017-0090-0

We have also supported studies within the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network (CRN) Portfolio:

Recovering Quality of Life (ReQoL), University of Sheffield

The ReQoL questionnaire has been developed to assess the quality of life for people with different mental health conditions.

Low-intensity guided help through mindfulness (LIGHTMind), University of Sussex

A randomised controlled trial comparing supported Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy self-help to supported Cognitive Behaviour Therapy self-help for adults experiencing depression.

Future collaborations

If you would like to collaborate with Talking Therapies for research purposes, please contact us:

Address
Talking Therapies Portsmouth
Hamble House St James Hospital
Nelson Drive
Portsmouth
PO4 8PF

Telephone
0300 123 3934

Email
nhs.talkingtherapiesportsmouth@solent.nhs.uk

Opening hours
Monday to Thursday: 8am–7pm
Friday: 8am–4pm
Saturday: 9am–12:30pm
Sunday: Closed

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