June83
21-01-13, 13:00
The NHS has really not been of much use to me with this problem. Other than offering tablets (really did not work well with my brain - awful time on the tablets) there has been nothing of a 'speaking therapy' provided. The only NHS scheme in my area is group therapy sessions which would be an utter waste of time for someone shy like me! I would just be sitting there listening to everyone else! So basically my doctor has said there is nothing they can do. If I will not take the tablets I must pay privately. Work has given me 6 counseling sessions which were brilliant but they were no where near enough!
My Occy Health doctor is referring me to a colleague of hers who is a psychiatrist in the hope that as he works in the NHS mental health environment, he may know more about where to refer me on - or even if it exists.
I have to wait a month before I can see this psychiatrist but I was wondering is there any hope of getting to see NHS counseling one to one? Or should I just keep saving the money to pay the £30 an hour the private counsellors charge?
My Occy Health doctor is referring me to a colleague of hers who is a psychiatrist in the hope that as he works in the NHS mental health environment, he may know more about where to refer me on - or even if it exists.
I have to wait a month before I can see this psychiatrist but I was wondering is there any hope of getting to see NHS counseling one to one? Or should I just keep saving the money to pay the £30 an hour the private counsellors charge?