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Triumph Over Phobia (TOP UK) runs a national network of self-help groups to help people with phobia or obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) to overcome their problems using graded self-exposure.

Sir Mervyn Pedelty

We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of our Trustee Sir Mervyn Pedelty just 10 days after his 61st birthday. He was a huge supporter of TOP UK and a man of considerable talents and will be greatly missed.

OCD WEEK 6th-13th Feb 2010

TOP UK is taking part in an OCD awareness week which is scheduled to take place in February. There are lots of engaging, informing and inspiring events to provide support and encouragement to everyone affected by OCD as well as other anxiety disorders including phobias. Events and activities taking place over the week include 2 conferences, one in London on Saturday 6th February and the other in Manchester on Saturday 13th February. All the information about this week can be found on OCD Week. Take a look because lots of the events require pre-booking.

TOP is coming to Scotland!

If you have spotted the Scottish flag on our website you might have guessed that we are planning to open our first ever Scottish group. Details are being finalised for a self-help therapy group to open in Glasgow. If you suffer from OCD, a phobia or other related anxiety and live in or around Glasgow please get in touch for more information.

New Horizons

The Government wants to help everyone have better mental health and are currently working on a new plan called "New Horizons - Towards a Shared Vision for Mental Health". This will start in 2010. You can have a look at the plans in an easy to read booklet at the link below:

http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_104426.pdf

New Horizons is at the consultation stage and we have joined up with other anxiety charities to get the opinions of our members. We think it is very important that anxiety sufferers get their views heard as this document sets the tone for the next 10 years.

Forest Hill

We are now taking applications for our New London Group which will be meeting in Forest Hill on a Tuesday evening from 7pm. If you live in or around South East London and want help with a phobia or OCD then get in touch. If you are not sure if TOP UK can help you then get some inspiration from our Testimonial page!

Congratulations to Dr Lynne Drummond

We are thrilled to announce that TOP UK Clinical Adviser Dr Lynne Drummond raised over £450 for TOP UK by running the British 10K London Run 2009 in July.

New Groups

We are opening 4 new groups. The group leaders have been trained and once we have 3-4 people interested in attending we can open them. So if you live in any of the following areas and need help with OCD or a phobia please get in touch

Torquay
Northampton
Richmond / Twickenham
Forest Hill - London

BABCP Launch a New CBT Register
A new online register has been launched by the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) and the Association for Rational and Emotive Behaviour Therapy (AREBT). These two organisations have come together to make it easier to get access to Psychological Therapies and now you can find an accredited CBT therapist with just a couple of clicks: http://www.cbtregisteruk.com
CBT is a talking therapy that deals with a person's thoughts, feelings and how they behave. It is evidence-based psychotherapy recommended for the treatment of anxiety and depression and a whole range of mental health conditions
New Group to open in Clapham
TOP is opening a new group in London. The group will meet in Clapham on a Monday evening. If you are interested in this group and would like some more information please get in touch - you can phone or email.
New group in Northampton
TOP is pleased to announce the opening of a brand new group in Northampton. If you live in the area and would like details, please get in touch. You can fill out the application form on this page, telephone or email. We look forward to hearing from you.
Other potential groups
We are actively seeking group leaders to open other new groups in Devon - particularly Barnstable and Bideford. Please take a look at our volunteering page for more information.