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"Advice was constructive and positive"

About: Primary Mental Health Care Services / Condition Management Programme

(as the patient),

I took  CBT phone call once a week for 13 weeks with a therapist called Kathryn.  She was very friendly and patient to listen. Her advice was constructive and positive. It gave me a mental tool box I could begin to use to resolve faulty thinking patterns I had from my childhood.

While it's not been easy at all to learn, I have been employing these techniques of thinking and they have proved very helpful in my situation. It's not been easy, but with Kathryn's help and patience, I have learned how to address my feelings and their validity, not only this, but to acknowledge how I feel. So from forming important boundaries and how to deal with even friendly fire, I have come a long way  and going forward now that the course has finished, I will continue to strengthen my thought life with constructive and useful thinking that was in line with my Christian values.

 This is thanks to Kathryn's help and I am very grateful for her approach to dealing with my sensitivities in social situations.

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Response from Lynn Jackson, Primary Mental Health Care Team Lead Armagh and Dungannon –, Mental Health directorate, Southern Health and Social Care Trust 2 months ago
Lynn Jackson
Primary Mental Health Care Team Lead Armagh and Dungannon –, Mental Health directorate,
Southern Health and Social Care Trust
Submitted on 13/03/2024 at 18:14
Published on Care Opinion on 14/03/2024 at 09:44


gare98

Thank you for sharing your experience of engaging with the Condition Management Programme. I am delighted that Kathryn has been able to offer you support and assist you on your journey. Your bravery in speaking out will indeed help and motivate others in similar positions.

I wish you all the best in the future.

Lynn

Mental Health Triage Manager

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