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"Therapy provided me with new perspectives"

About: Ealing Talking Therapies

(as the patient),

I was in a state of increasing anxiety about myself and my home life and was referred to Ealing IAPT by my GP. I had a thorough assessment over the phone and began a 16-session course of Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy shortly afterwards with a senior counsellor, Shole. Shole is a highly skilful and intelligent therapist and we were quickly able to focus on realistic goals and to work on my relationships week by week. The therapy provided me with new perspectives on ingrained ways of thinking about my situation and I discovered that there was room for movement and hope where I’d no longer seen any. I found the therapy incredibly helpful and particularly liked the interaction between therapist and patient, which I hadn't come across in other types of psychotherapy. It's a limited course of treatment but it's highly focused and I'm so glad I was able to undertake it.

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Response from Mandy Hewey, Senior CBT Therapist, Ealing IAPT, West London NHS Trust 6 years ago
Mandy Hewey
Senior CBT Therapist, Ealing IAPT,
West London NHS Trust
Submitted on 02/05/2019 at 17:26
Published on Care Opinion on 03/05/2019 at 14:23


Dear Roberta15,

Thank you for taking the time to write about your experience with Ealing IAPT and that Shole was able to help you in managing your state of increasing anxiety about yourself and your home life and that having had the 16-sessions of Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy provided you with new perspectives on ingrained ways of thinking about your situation.

Shole is indeed a highly skilful therapist and the best in her field, I will make sure that your comments are passed on to her. All Ealing IAPT interventions are brief however I am glad to hear that it has made a positive difference in you life. We at Ealing IAPT value your feedback and wish you all the success for the future as you continue your journey.

Kind Regards

Mandy Hewey Senior CBT therapist Ealing IAPT

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