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At some time in your life you may experience problems and difficulties or feelings that concern you. Counselling can explore those feelings and help you make some sense of what is happening to you as well as supporting you through those difficult times.

Counselling is provided on a one-to-one basis at Holly House especially to support patients overcoming physical illness, post-operative stress or trauma.

Specialist counselling is also available for those who need help to cope with the psychological and emotional challenges of everyday life and treatment is provided in association with the UK's leading independent provider of counselling, Priory Healthcare.

All our counsellors and therapists are bound by the code of ethics and practice of their respective professional associations, such as the British Association of Counsellors.

Getting started
At your first appointment your present situation will be assessed and arrangements will be made for your treatment to start.

Each session lasts an hour, usually every week for an agreed number of weeks. You will be offered an appointment within one week. Each client is treated as an individual and therefore the amount of sessions will vary according to your needs.

The personal content of the sessions is strictly confidential to the counsellor and their clinical supervisor.

No information will be disclosed to anyone else without gaining prior permission from you, except in exceptional circumstances where it was felt you could cause serious harm to yourself or others.

Medical and surgical patients
Trained counsellors are available for consultations for:

• overcoming physical illness
• post-operative stress
• trauma counselling
• unexpected news counselling
• general mental health problems
  
  Weekly clinics are available for patients with:
• depression and anxiety
• post-natal depression and women's health problems
• marital problems / relationship difficulties.
  
  Specialist counselling
  
  A specialist counselling programme (including cognitive behaviour therapy) is available for:
• bulimia
• obsessive compulsive disorder
• panic attacks
• phobias
• psycho-sexual problems.
  
  Payments
  
  Fees are covered in the majority of cases from private medical health insurance schemes such as BUPA and PPP. Patients can also meet fees individually.
  
  If you are unable to attend an appointment, please contact the Hospital and let us know at least 24 hours in advance, otherwise you will be charged for an appointment not kept.