Priory Hospital Altrincham

We are able to provide established treatment for a wide range of conditions, including:

• Mental health conditions,including depression
• Addictions

High quality mental health treatment in Altrincham, Manchester

At Priory Hospital Altrincham we offer both group-based and individual 1:1 psychological therapy, designed to treat a wide range of mental health conditions including depression, anxiety, stress, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Our expert team are dedicated to providing you with specialist, evidence-based treatment, empowering you to address your mental health challenges, explore the underlying triggers and causes for your problems, and provide you with every resource that you need in order to make a full recovery and return to the healthy, happy and fulfilling life that you deserve.

Unfortunately, conditions such as depression, anxiety, stress, OCD and PTSD are unlikely to go away on their own, and often require expert psychological therapy to overcome. Without professional treatment, these conditions have the potential to become gradually worse over time and have an increasingly detrimental impact on all areas of your life, health and wellbeing; therefore, it is important to recognise that the most important step is to seek help. At Altrincham, we assign our highly qualified mental health specialists in a way that is flexible around the needs of each individual, enabling us to deliver personalised, individually tailored treatment, and facilitate lifelong recovery.

For further information on our specialist mental health offering at Priory Hospital Altrincham, please visit our mental health treatment section.

At Altrincham, our addiction treatment experts understand that struggling with a substance or behavioural addiction can have a destructive impact on your health, wellbeing and ability to function, as well as your work performance and relationships with others. As such, we are committed to delivering comprehensive residential treatment for a range of addictions such as alcohol and drug addictions, including addiction to new psychoactive and illicit substances (legal highs), as well as behavioural addictions such as love and sex, food, internet, shopping and gambling addictions.

We believe that anyone struggling with addictive behaviours deserves the best possible support to make a strong and lasting recovery, and we are dedicated to providing you with every resource that you need to tackle your addiction, within a safe and highly compassionate environment.

Addiction treatment at Altrincham is abstinence-based and guided by the well-known 12-Step addiction treatment approach. This model is used worldwide in the treatment of a broad range of addictions, and was first introduced by the organisation Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). The approach is centred on your motivation to change your addictive patterns of behaviour, whilst also incorporating elements of spiritualty within the treatment journey, with proven success and positive outcomes.

Our flexible and patient-centred Addiction Treatment Programme at Altrincham is led by world-renowned experts in their field, and our team of specialist psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists and mental health nurses have extensive experience in supporting patients from many walks of life, providing clinically effective treatment to help you to get your life back on track. We draw upon all of the specialists within our team and deliver the best treatment available, whilst ensuring that you are placed at the centre of your addiction treatment journey and are involved in all decisions made about your care. This allows us to guarantee a personalised programme of therapy and the best individual outcomes.

Our addiction treatment and rehabilitation programme includes:

• Free, no obligation addiction assessment - book your appointment today
• 7 to 10 day medically assisted withdrawal detoxification for drug and alcohol addictions, if this is required
• Individual 1:1 therapy and a structured group therapy programme
• A family and couples programme
• Access to both on and off-site 12-Step support groups
• Free aftercare for 12 months following treatment
• Free family support for 12 months following treatment

For further information on how we can help you to tackle your addiction at Altrincham and empower you to make a strong recovery, please view our brochure.

We also believe that the location and setting for mental health treatment is just as important in the recovery process as the treatment programme itself. Our beautiful greenfield site and welcoming hospital environment really do help our patients in their road to recovery. Our stunning manor house style building comprises single-occupancy bedrooms with en-suite facilities, providing the utmost privacy and comfort for our patients. 

The hospital also provides:

• Newly refurbished, peaceful living areas, encouraging relaxing leisure time
• Beautiful private grounds including landscaped gardens and communal seating areas
• Multi-faith resources accessible in the local community
• On-site restaurant with catering to suit all dietary needs
• Dedicated housekeeping
• Very easy access from the regional motorway network (including the M6, M60 and M56), and Manchester Airport
• Close proximity to Dunham Massey and Tatton Park, beautiful National Trust sites offering stunning woodland scenery and gardens
• Close proximity to the well-appointed village of Hale, offering access to local amenities

*Smoking is not permitted at this hospital.

A specialist team of consultants and therapists

Our highly qualified team at Priory Hospital Altrincham possess a wealth of experience, and bring extensive expertise to our services. Our dedicated team comprises:

• Psychiatrists
• Psychologists
• Therapists
• Mental health nurses

Our expert team are also able to speak multiple languages including Urdu, Polish and Greek.

Choosing to self-fund

There are many reasons why people may choose to pay to receive specialist mental health care at Priory Hospital Altrincham. It may be due to local NHS providers having long waiting times for treatment, insufficient capacity, or not being able to offer the mental health/addiction treatment that you need. Alternatively, you may just prefer the peace of mind of receiving efficient access to expert treatment from the UK’s leading independent provider of mental healthcare and addiction services.

We are dedicated to delivering clinically excellent, evidence-based treatment that results in the most positive outcomes, and can book appointments at a time that is convenient for you. For more information on how to commence with exceptional treatment at Altrincham, contact us today on 0800 840 3219 or via email

Using your private medical insurance for mental health and addiction treatment

The Priory Group is a registered and approved provider for all of the UK’s leading private medical insurers, including Bupa, Vitality, Aviva, Cigna, WPA and AXA PPP.

If you have access to private medical insurance, either personally or through your workplace, your policy may require you to obtain a GP referral before undergoing treatment with Priory, so please check this with your provider. We will need you to provide your insurance policy details at the time of booking your initial consultation, so that pre-authorisation may be agreed with the insurance provider. In addition, different policies cover different levels of care, so for any queries, it is advisable to contact your insurer, or our dedicated admissions team on 0800 840 3219,who will be delighted to assist you with any questions that you may have.

The young people’s eating disorder day care service at Priory Hospital Altrincham can be accessed either privately, or in partnership with the NHS. We are also able to offer inpatient Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) eating disorder and adult acute mental health treatment at Altrincham, in partnership with the NHS. For more information on our NHS offerings, visit our Priory Hospital Altrincham NHS services page.

Priory boasts a diverse team of practitioners. Committed to providing the best treatment to each and every one of our patients, they pride themselves on placing patients at the heart of the treatment journey. This approach ensures that you are allocated to the best expert for your needs and benefit from a truly bespoke treatment programme.

For detailed biographies on individual experts, including their backgrounds, specialisms and qualifications: Please click here to view our specialists