Services
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
If you live in Gloucestershire or Herefordshire and seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is affecting your everyday life, we can help. Find out more about the services we offer below.
What is seasonal affective disorder?
Seasonal affective disorder is a type of depression which is affected by the seasons. Symptoms tend to be more severe in winter.
Getting help
If your mood is affecting your daily life, you should seek help as soon as possible.
Let’s talk can help
Let’s Talk is our Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service. We offer guidance, courses and talking therapies that give you the skills and techniques to manage difficult days, lift your mood and improve your overall wellbeing.
It is a free service and is there to listen, help and suggest the best way forward for you.
Access Let’s Talk
You can refer yourself to Let’s Talk by calling 0800 073 2200, or you can ask you GP to refer you.
For more information about the support available, please visit the Let's Talk website.
Treatment options
Treatments for SAD might include cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), medication and light therapy. There are also a number of things you can try yourself such as ensuring you get as much natural sunlight as possible, sit near windows when indoors and take plenty of exercise.
Find out more about treatments for SAD on the NHS Choices website.
Our teams and services
Where to find us, and which services can help you.
Information for professionals
Information for carers
Treatments for SAD might include cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), medication and light therapy. There are also a number of things you can try yourself such as ensuring you get as much natural sunlight as possible, sit near windows when indoors and take plenty of exercise.
Find out more about treatments for SAD on the NHS Choices website.
News
News stories linked to seasonal affective disorder and related conditions.
Half-term flu clinics for children and students
Our School Aged Immunisation team will be running flu clinics at community venues across Gloucestershire during the half-term holiday (27-31 October) for those children who do not wish to receive their flu vaccination at school, have missed it due to absence, are home schooled or not in mainstream education.
Parents urged to protect their children this flu season
As we enter the 2025-2026 flu season, the School Aged Immunisation team at Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is reminding parents and carers of the importance of protecting their children against the virus by ensuring they have their flu vaccination.
Trust hosts its annual AHP Community of Practice Forum
As part of this year’s National Allied Health Professions Day celebrations (14 October), our Trust held its third annual AHP Community of Practice Forum yesterday at Dowty Sports and Social Club in Down Hatherley, Gloucester.
Further help and support
Other organisations who can help or who partner with us.
