Campbell House 2023-06-20 Person 4 5 0

The sessions were comfortable and safe that I was able to open up about my darkest and deepest thoughts that effected my life and self. The sessions had fluidity and structure at the same time. The fluidity helped me open up and feel like I could talk about anything that was really impacting me at the time. After revealing what was on my mind we would go into a structured style to learn and understand a coping technique that could support me better. Therefore, I really felt that the therapist was listening to me and supporting me in real time, a definite person centred approach. I felt like I was leading the sessions with this approach and it made me more proactive about speaking up and engaging with my care. I achieved a fantastic rapport with my therapist, mutual understanding, could have a laugh and joke so it was not so heavy all the time. The encouragement was astounding when I relayed positive outcomes from exposure therapy scenarios. Anything that was discussed was received with compassion and respect, never felt judged or that I was in the wrong. Through experiencing this, I felt I learnt to be kind and compassionate to myself, which had been a struggle for a long time. At the last session, the relapse plan helped finalise what I had learnt and discovered on this journey. A great way to conclude a chapter in life, in successfully pulling away from therapy with a sense of achievement and positive change, the want to continue the journey for myself and be proactive in practicing techniques.

I honestly could not point out a negativity within the therapy sessions or anything much to improve on. The access could have a hold over service whilst you are waiting for therapy. I was holding on by a thread by the time I opened up to the GP about my state of mind, so an extra three months waiting for therapy was a really kicker.