I suffer from depression and anxiety. I reached out to Inclusion when i had a serious depressive episode and realised i needed help. Right from the phone assessment i felt i was being listened to. They were interested in trying to find me the right method of therapy that would work and help me with my problems. Because im in full time employment i could only do appointments after work. This meant that i had to wait quiet a bit for a spot to open up, but i say it's worth the wait when you finally get there so don't feel discouraged. In the mean time they put me on their Time for Change course, which was a weekly session for 4 weeks. It went over what therapy was, what different types were on offer, how to find the best one for you. I found this course to be crucial. I've had therapy before, with private counselors mostly but to no success. Looking back after the Time for Change course i realised they were't successful because i didn't know what i wanted out of counselling Now i had this knowledge i knew what needed to be done.
The first one to one counselling sessions were not easy. It was hard and trying sometimes, but i was warned about this by Inclusion. My advice is stick with it, and soon you'll begin to understand what your counselor is doing. There's reason behind every action they take which you won't see straight away, They get you to really think and find new ways to approach the issues. I soon began realising that anxiety was my major issue and not the depression after all, it all just stemmed from the anxiety. They normally have a patient around for 12 sessions but i went over to about 16 because the counselor (who was a very wonderful person) wanted to address all the issues i brought up and wanted to put the time in.
Im now in recovery and attempting to go it on my own for a bit to practice what i've learned. But they offer you many other recovery sessions to help teach you a bit more about how to cope with how you feel. At some point i will take these sessions up if i feel i may be slipping again. For now though it';s good to know that Inclusion Thurrock is there if i need them,
"They're there if I need them"
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