Priory Wellbeing Centre Southampton

Mental health support

At Priory, we provide specialist support for adults experiencing a range of mental health and emotional difficulties.

Mental health difficulties can affect people in different ways. You may be experiencing changes in your mood, feeling increasingly anxious or overwhelmed, or finding that everyday life has become more difficult to manage. 

We can support people experiencing a range of difficulties, including:

• Depression

• Anxiety

• Stress

• Addictions 

• Eating disorders

• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Everyone’s experience of mental health is different, which is why your support will be based around your individual needs.

Our experienced team uses a range of therapeutic approaches to help you better understand what you’re experiencing and develop helpful coping strategies.

Before treatment begins, an initial assessment can help us build a clearer picture of your needs and recommend the most appropriate next steps. This also gives you an opportunity to talk openly about what has been happening and ask any questions you may have.

Neurodiversity support

We offer private autism assessments for adults and children, helping you get clear answers and understand the right next step for you or your child.

Our assessments are carried out by qualified professionals and are available with shorter waiting times than the national average.

• Autism assessment available from £2,222

• Detailed and comprehensive outcome report provided

• Discussion of next steps and additional support if required

• No formal GP referral necessary
  

How the assessment process works

The process usually* starts with an initial digital assessment. This helps us understand your needs and whether a full assessment is the right next step.

If a full assessment is recommended, you’ll be invited to complete this with one of our qualified professionals. Once the assessment has finished, you’ll receive a detailed outcome report, outlining the findings and any recommended next steps.

Assessment costs

• The initial digital assessment costs £49 for adults and £69 for children

• If we recommend a full autism assessment, prices start from £2,222

• If we recommend a full ADHD assessment, the cost is £1,028

*If you’re already receiving treatment with Priory, you may not need to complete the initial digital assessment first.

Young people's services

Our dedicated young people’s mental health service provides specialist support for children and young people aged 4 to 17.

Every young person is different, and the difficulties they experience can affect them in different ways. We can support children and young people experiencing a range of mental health and emotional difficulties, including anxiety, depression and emotional dysregulation.

Depending on your child’s needs, treatment may include:

• Integrative, person-centred therapy

• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

• Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR)

• Psychology

Before treatment begins, your child will have an initial assessment. This gives us an opportunity to understand what they’re experiencing, explore any concerns you or your child may have and recommend the support that may be most helpful for them.

We understand that visiting somewhere new can sometimes feel daunting. Your child is welcome to visit us before treatment begins, giving them the chance to see the environment, meet the team and become more familiar with where their appointments will take place.

We also have a large garden and comfortable waiting room with a range of activities, toys, reading materials and a DVD player, helping children and young people feel more at ease before their appointment.

Treatment options

Treatment and therapy for any condition consists of individual or group-based techniques. You're able to attend these on a flexible, session-by-session basis. We deliver a wide range of therapy techniques, including:

• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

• Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)

• Trauma focused therapy

• Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR)

• Cognitive analytic therapy (CAT)

• Mindfulness

• Treatment with psychologists

Specialist EMDR treatment

We can help you if you need support managing a traumatic and distressing event by using eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR).

By following hand movements with your eyes, it can reduce the intensity of distressing memories and is commonly used to treat PTSD. It may also help with:

• Mental health conditions including depression, stress and OCD

• Anxiety, panic and anxiety attacks, and phobias

• Complicated grief

• Phantom limb pain

• Self-esteem issues