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Reassured the door is always open for me

Posted By A MA M

"Reassured the door is always open for me"

About: Western Health & Social Care Trust / Physical Health Psychology Service Community

(as a service user),

I’ve recently been referred to

Clinical Health Psychology to talk through a diagnosis I received. Firstly I was asked invited to attend a 4 week group session within the Macmillian centre with a group of womem going through similar experiences. I found this really helpful & beneficial.

I learnt a lot through the other patients and from the two psychologists who delivered the sessions. They were great. So welcoming & trustworthy. After the 4 weeks, I had 2 1-1 sessions which went well. It helped me talk things through and escape my own head. Being able to leave the last session being reassured the door is always open for me in the new year when I face bigger situations, if I ever need to return, I can. Thank you 😀

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Response from Mary Dooher, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Lead, Clinical Health Psychology Service, Western Health and Social Care Trust last month
Mary Dooher
Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Lead, Clinical Health Psychology Service,
Western Health and Social Care Trust

I am Clinical Lead for Clinical Health Psychology services in the Western Trust.

Submitted on 28/02/2025 at 11:34
Published on Care Opinion at 11:58

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Thank you for taking the time to feedback on your experience in attending the Clinical Health Psychology service. Our staff work very hard to ensure that those attending our service feel heard and supported and we are pleased to know that this was the case for you. Whilst some are unsure about attending group based programmes, it is reassuring to hear that you learnt so much from the others who attended - this is the aim of the group based work - it can be reassuring to hear that your experience is common to others too. We wish you all the very best with your future health journey.

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