Anxiety UK offers a range of therapies including those approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). A full list of therapies that are approved by NICE for specific anxiety conditions can be found below. Last updated: March 2022
| GAD – Generalised Anxiety Disorder and panic in adults with or without agoraphobia | |
| Recommended NICE Treatment | CBT and applied relaxation (CG113) |
| Panic disorder | |
| Recommended NICE Treatment | CBT (CG113) |
| Social anxiety disorder in adults | |
| Recommended NICE Treatment | CBT |
| Psychodynamic psychotherapy (CG159) | |
| Social anxiety disorder in children | |
| Recommended NICE Treatment | Group CBT focused therapy to include psychoeducation and skills training for parents |
| Individual CBT including exposure therapy (CG159) | |
| Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults | |
| Recommended NICE Treatment | Individual trauma-focused CBT EMDR |
| Cognitive processing therapy | |
| Cognitive therapy for PTSD | |
| Narrative exposure therapy | |
| Prolonged exposure therapy | |
| EMDR | |
| Trauma-focused computerised CBT (NG116) | |
| Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and young people | |
| Recommended NICE Treatment | CBT for age 7 to 17 years |
| EMDR for age 7-17 years | |
| EMDR for age 7-17 (NG116) | |
| Obsessive compulsive disorder(OCD) and Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) in adults (other symptoms that come under OCD treatment are Trichotillomania and hoarding) | |
| Recommended NICE Treatment | CBT including exposure response prevention (ERP) (CG31) |
| Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) in children | |
| Recommended NICE Treatment | CBT with ERP (CG31) |
| Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in adults | |
| Recommended NICE Treatment | CBT |
| Hypnotherapy and or psychological therapy (CG61 & QS114) | |
| Depression in adults including Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) | |
| Recommended NICE Treatment | CBT |
| Counselling | |
| Psychodynamic psychotherapy (CG90) | |
| Depression in children | |
| Recommended NICE Treatment | CBT |
| Interpersonal Therapy (NG134) | |
| Self-harm in over 8s | |
| Recommended NICE Treatment | Psychological intervention that is structured specifically for self-harm (CG133) |
| Antenatal and postnatal mental health | |
| Recommended NICE Treatment | Follow guidelines for Depression (CG192) |
| Phobias | |
| Recommended NICE Treatment | Counselling |
| CBT | |
| Mindfulness (Guidance from https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/phobias/treatment/) | |
Please note, we do not offer all the different types of therapies on the list.
