Dr Wayne Kampers 2018-09-22 Person 5 5 0

I was exceptionaly impressed by my experience of Dr Kampers. I approached him when looking for a turn around in my life. Having spent nearly 20 years struggling with clinicians and psychologists who were over cautious in dealing with my opinionated views and a crushing burden of serious depressive illness I was cynical that I would ever recover. In fact Dr K was far and away the most impressive of the professionals that I had met. He provided me with a real incentive to look at myself as part of the real world (rather than as a client with problems). He did not tell me what to do but showed a direct but very polite approach which made me think about what I could do for myself. After a few days (and without consulting with him) I discontinued the therapy he had recommended. I also decided to cease taking any medication. In our meeting after these decisions he was supportive and made no attempt to undermine my determination. His response in this and subsequent meetings was a substantial element in my complete recovery from a depressive illness that had dogged my life for many years. Without his involvement I would not have recovered. I still have the same personality and experience ups and downs in life. But they are now just the ordinary ups and downs that everyone has. My career has always been very pressured and intellectual; I have many years of assessing the competence of other professionals. This is the base line against which I comment on Dr K. I know many psychiatrists through my work. Wayne Kampers is a superb professional; I never thought I would be free of mental illness. Now I am. His involvement led me to think for myself; so and the therapy which