20/11/2025
🌟 New Talking Therapies VR mindfulness 🌟
North Yorkshire NHS Talking Therapies is proud to be the first NHS service in the UK to offer Tend VR – an innovative treatment delivering mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) through immersive virtual reality (VR) headsets.
💡 Patients with mild to moderate depression or anxiety can now:
Step into calming VR environments like riversides, mountain lakes and hillside villas
Experience guided mindfulness practices in a more engaging, interactive way
Benefit from an 8‑week programme combining VR sessions with a companion app to support mindfulness between appointments
📍 Available to anyone aged 17+ registered with a GP in North Yorkshire.
➡️ Find out more and self-refer at
Welcome to the North Yorkshire Improving access to psychological therapies (Talking Therapies) service providing services in Catterick, Harrogate, Northallerton, Pickering, Richmond, Rydale, Scarbrough, Stokesley and Whitby