Reviews
Reviews
I just want to say a huge thank you to Dr [name removed] and all in the Perinatal team for looking after me and helping me get better. I'm getting discharged next Monday. It's been a tough experience and being looked after by an incredible team has helped immensily.
The fact it was all client centered was most important the therapist was totally inclusive & always incuded my thoughts & feelings on all aspects of any treatment she was both supportive & directive giving leads which led onto client centered focus this was extremely helpful & indeed therapeutic modt importantly i was given direction & with help of therapist was able to assess myself and put things in place . Overall therapist was brilliant & as our final meeting got to have a face to face which was quite nice to meet the person helping myself all these months
Overall I found this service to be very well thought out and supportive. The facilitators are all wonderful kind people and they are very understanding to peoples different views. It’s difficult at times to want to speak up and I for one was unsure about doing a group course but I don’t regret it.
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[name removed] is everything what the NHS represents, kind compassionate and caring. I can’t thank her enough for the support she has given my daughter. She is an asset to the service.
[name removed] has treated me for a while now, and there aren’t enough words to thank her for the changes that she’s helped me make in my life. Before her, my OCD felt like a weight that was too heavy to bear and I thought I would be stuck in a cycle of fear for the rest of my life. Now, I understand the way my brain works, I know that OCD attaches itself onto my good qualities to make me question, doubt and treat myself without kindness, and I know that it IS something I can overcome. The everyday things feel less scary since the start of my therapy with [name removed], and although we know I’m still on the journey to recovery, I now know that eventually I can feel at peace with the things that once terrified and shook me to my core.
She has liaised with my GP, referred me to appropriate services and suggested amazing books, websites and resources to help me. A joint session with my mum and [name removed] helped me to open up an honest conversation about the rituals, compulsions and thoughts that controlled my life that I tried to hide from my family to protect them.
We had a mixture of online and face to face sessions, both of which we would unpack aspects of my OCD, discuss what maintained it, focus on different aspects and carry out behaviour experiments and exposures together. [name removed] would always follow up each session with an email summarising what we had done and the resources we had worked through, so that I had access to them over the week to carry on our work.
[name removed] was accommodating in every aspect of the word, always keeping in mind my university and work commitments and considering times that would work for me. We moved to fortnightly sessions towards the end of treatment to allow me enough time between each session to dive fully into the behaviour experiments we had discussed.
I cannot thank [name removed] enough for the respect, knowledge and guidance she has given me. Thank you.
[name removed], Dr [name removed] and [name removed] was amazing. At a very vulnerable time of my life their support has helped me to where I am now. [name removed] was absolutely amazing and went above and beyond for me. I truly appreciate everything.
[name removed] was so helpful and understood where I come from and always listen to me
I made contact with IAPT on Thursday, by Friday I received a text and email about booking my assessment. I was amazed that these were for the following week, very quick! My assessment with [name removed] was as lovely as it could have been, in the circumstances. She was empathetic, she listened, she asked questions in a sensitive manner and I felt that she really cared about me. Whilst I do not have any cultural, spiritual or faith needs, I was asked whether there was anything they needed to take into consideration. I was then contacted the following day with my options and seeking my opinion on that. My experience with IAPT has been slick, efficient and hassle-free, just what you want when you are going through difficult times. I have already recommended this service to others.
[name removed] has helped me to get back on track at my own pace and every time I talked to her I felt better for it afterwards. I’ve learnt how to spot my triggers and manage my expectations about how I should feel and I feel good for the first time in ages.
I found the exercise about looking into your pleasurable and routine activities really kick started me to realise just how much I wasn’t doing. [name removed] helped me to create to do lists and tasks bit by bit and I genuinely am grateful for her help and patience.
[name removed] has offered fantastic advice and utmost respect during my time with the IAPT service. She worked so well with me and I feel that she absolutely wanted the best for me. After a while it was like chatting with an old friend or close family member. She's exceedingly good at what she does and I'm confident that she has helped me on the right path. Outstanding service when I really needed it. Thank you very much [name removed].