Health Issues

Who and how we might help

You won’t be surprised to hear that Talking Therapies can help with Mental Health problems like Anxiety, Depression or Post Traumatic Stress. If you are here because of that, hit the contact button and we can have a chat. But it might seem strange to think that a Clinical Psychologist can also help people with physical illness. After all that’s what Doctors are for, right? Unfortunately doctors aren’t always able to help. 

Here are some examples:

A medical doctor looking sadly down. Many illnesses do not have a cure. Sometimes Doctors don't have all the answers.

Very many physical illnesses have no complete cure. They require people to make adaptations or learn to manage their illness. People can be forced by illness to change their attitudes, expectations, or the way that they do things. Clinical Psychologists are experts in helping people with change.  

A man looking downcast and depressed. Someone that can be helped by Psychological Therapy. Created by DALL-E

Illness can take it’s toll causing people to develop mood disturbance or disabling anxiety, while medications may help Psychological Therapies are proven to be, in many cases, as good or better and Clinical Psychologists are expert in developing bespoke therapies for their clients. 

Then there are illnesses that may have their roots in early life adversity or related habits like drinking too much, smoking, or having a difficult relationship with food. There are proven Psychological Therapies to help people develop healthier habits and healthier lives.

Health Anxiety can be a particular problem for many. Excessive worry and preoccupation with the possibility of having a serious illness, despite medical reassurance and absence of evidence of such illness can leave people checking their bodies and searching the internet for reassurance. 

A painting of a person standing at a cross road, making a decision about which way to go. A metaphor for therapy. Created by DALL-E

Many more people are surviving cancer these days. Being left with the bodily effects of surgery or the question “what next in life”, along with the fear uncertainty of becoming ill again, can leave people in a very difficult place. Therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) can significantly reduced anxiety, depression, and fear of cancer recurrence and improved quality of life.

Below are some more specific examples of how working with a Clinical Psychologist might help. Click the image to find out more. 

But if you are already convinced press the Contact link here or above and have a chat with a Psychologist.

Chronic Pain

Heart disease

Diabetes

Chronic Fatigue