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CBT has made positive change in my life

Posted By carinarh39

"CBT has made positive change in my life"

About: Inclusion Thurrock (Talking Therapies)

(as a service user),

I had reached almost breaking point before I reached out to Inclusion Thurrock. Once I had made contact online I was contacted shortly afterwards with arrangements for a telephone assessment.

Ellie carried out my assessment and was friendly and non-judgemental throughout the call. At the end we discussed various forms of therapy which could help me best. CBT was agreed and within a week or two I had started the therapy.

It happened to be Ellie who took me through the therapy sessions. I have to say I was apprehensive about CBT and whether it would help me with my issues but within a week or two I was feeling benefits. It was a great feeling talking about the issues I was experiencing and working through the whys and looking at different ways I could respond.

Ellie was totally amazing! She is friendly, personable and easy to talk with. I felt Ellie really cared about making a positive change and cannot thank her enough! CBT with Ellie has changed my life and continues to months on.

I am back to the me before life took a toll on me. I am more positive and can’t thank Ellie and Inclusion Thurrock enough.

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Response from Taffy Nyambuya, Assistant Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, Inclusion Thurrock NHS Talking Therapies last month
Taffy Nyambuya
Assistant Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner,
Inclusion Thurrock NHS Talking Therapies

Submitted on 17/03/2025 at 14:40
Published on Care Opinion at 14:40

Dear Carinarh39,

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your feedback of your experience with Inclusion Thurrock Talking Therapies.

Getting to near breaking point can sometimes be so disheartening and can lead to those feelings of hopelessness- which is why it is so wonderful to hear you were able to self-refer into Inclusion Thurrock and get the support you needed.

It is great that your therapeutic journey was seamless from assessment to the end of therapy. It sounds like from being able to build that rapport from assessment to having Ellie as your therapist; positively impacted your therapeutic relationship.

I am glad to hear that Ellie was able to provide a non-judgmental space where any uncertainty/apprehension of therapy was supported and you were able to gain so much from your experience with Ellie. You were given space to focus on the why and different tools to deal with different situations that may arise. Most importantly, Ellie was able to give you compassion which led to you feeling cared for- which is amazing! This is what we strive to achieve here at Inclusion Thurrock and I’m glad Ellie was able to provide that for you.

Thank you for allowing us to be included in your journey to self-discovery and for the opportunity to be the positive change in your life. Your amazing feedback is greatly appreciated, and we will let Ellie know of her amazing work.

Thank you so much for your feedback. I hope that your positive experience will encourage others to share their story with us at Inclusion Thurrock Talking Therapies.

All the best,

Taffy

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