Our in-house Mental Health Practitioners offer a first contact assessment service, bookable via reception, as well as providing follow-up counselling sessions and therapy for patients assessed as suitable. There's no need to see your GP first. 
Patients between 8-18 years old can be seen by Victoria.
The PCN Mental Health Team provide initial assessment appointments for patients contacting their GP Reception team with:

·        New mental health concerns

·        Anxiety ·        Depression ·        Stress ·        Anger

·        ADHD – new presentation ·        Autism – adults only

·        Children aged 8 - 18years old (Victoria only)

·       Patients already known to mental health services but lost to follow up

·        Patients waiting for 1st appointment with mental health services but struggling to cope

·        OCD

·        PTSD

·        Coping with impulsivity

·        Bereavement ·        Insomnia

·        Relationship stress

Victoria is a Mental Health Social Prescribing Link Worker and provides support for patients to look after their own mental health; supporting patients to join groups, find new opportunities, learn a new skill, meet people, address concerns with housing and finance in relation to mental health; assists patients to find activities in their local area that can help improve mental health and support patients to connect with their local community and other people to help manage any mental health issues.

 

She provides counselling and trauma therapy assessments and sessions. 

 

Appointments - bookable via Reception or by referrals from the GP clinical team

Asplands - Wednesdays 

Walnut Tree - Fridays 

Fishermead - Tuesdays

Additional Clinics - Thursdays