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‘The Reading model’: an integrated psychotherapy service

West Berkshire Psychotherapy Service, Winterbourne House, 53–55 Argyle Road, Reading, Berks RG1 7YL

This article describes the principles and structure, staffing and training of an integrated psychotherapy service for the people of West Berkshire and South Oxfordshire (Reading, Henley, Wokingham, Newbury and Didcot) a population of 530 000.

The service is integrated internally as a joint outpatient and therapeutic community service that can provide psychodynamic psychotherapy across a wide range of length, intensity and styles. Externally it is integrated with the general adult psychiatry service, referrers, social services and community mental health teams.