Priory Hospital Altrincham

Altrincham is widely regarded as being one of the best mental health treatment centres in the country. Our multidisciplinary team are committed to upholding our reputation and providing exceptional care for all of your mental health concerns. We are able to provide specialist treatment for a wide range of mental health conditions including depression treatment, help for anxiety and stress, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), OCD treatments and more.

In addition, we are able to offer diagnostic assessments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at Priory Hospital Altrincham. We also provide private outpatient mental health treatment for young people under the age of 18.

Our expert team work together seamlessly to develop and deliver person-centred mental health treatment programmes in Altrincham, which are tailored to your individual requirements. This approach equips you with the skills and coping mechanisms to improve your wellbeing, alleviate your symptoms and resume the fulfilling life that you deserve.

At Priory Hospital 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 including alcohol, drugs and gambling.

To do that, we offer a 28-day residential Addiction Treatment Programme, which puts your recovery first. It includes:

• Free, no-obligation addiction assessment
• 7 to 10 day medically assisted 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

Watch this video to find out more about our free, no obligation addiction assessment.

Our flexible and patient-centred Addiction Treatment Programme at Altrincham is led by world-renowned experts in their field. Our team have extensive experience in supporting patients from many walks of life, providing clinically effective treatment to help you get back on track.

It allows us to help in incredibly stories of recovery, like the one below from ex-patient and peer supporter David.

At Priory Hospital Altrincham, we are also able to provide a specialist outpatient eating disorder treatment service for both adults and young people. We can provide support for individuals struggling with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder (BED), and other specified feeding or eating disorders (OSFED), also known as eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS).

Our outpatient eating disorder service consists of patients attending our site at Altrincham for weekly, face-to-face therapy sessions, or remotely via a media platform such as Zoom. These sessions may be flexible around your work and other commitments.

The cost of treatment can vary depending on the condition being treated, the length of treatment that’s needed, and whether you're receiving inpatient or outpatient/day care treatment.  

For information on the cost of treatment at Priory Hospital Altrincham, along with details on how to access treatment using private medical insurance, please visit our dedicated pricing page.

Payment Options

There are two ways you can pay to receive expert mental health, addiction and eating disorder treatment at Priory Hospital Altrincham:

1. Self-paying – this means that you pay for your treatment yourself
2. Payment via private medical insurance – we are a registered and approved provider for all of the UK’s leading private medical insurers including Bupa, Vitality, Aviva, Cigna, WPA, AXA Health and Healix

For more information on self-funding your treatment or using your private medical insurance to pay for our services, call us today on 0330 056 6020 or visit our fees and funding 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 tailored treatment programme.

For detailed biographies on individual experts, including their backgrounds, specialisms and qualifications: Please click here to view our therapists and psychiatrists at Priory Altrincham

Yes, if you receive inpatient treatment for any condition at Altrincham, you will have your own en-suite bedroom.  

Visiting is allowed at all Priory hospitals, and this is something that your team of carers will put in place.  

Visiting times can vary depending on your treatment plan, and whether you're undergoing our medically assisted detox programme. This is something staff will discuss with you prior to your visit.

Monday-Friday, friends or family are welcome to visit the ward at certain times. When you're ready for someone to visit, you can confirm these times with your ward team.

On the weekends, therapy sessions and wellness activities are less frequent, which means that visiting times can be more flexible.  

Children are allowed to visit, but we respectfully ask that they stay with an adult at all times. They can visit you in your private room, or there are options to book out therapy rooms outside of therapy hours. A member of staff will be able to assist you with those details when you arrive.

At Priory Hospital Altrincham, there are set meal times.  

These are:  

• Breakfast - 8am-9am  
• Lunch - 12pm-1pm 
• Dinner - 5pm-6pm 

All of your meals will be prepared for you by our team and you will receive a different menu to choose from each day.  

We can cater for any dietary requirements or allergies; just tell a member of staff when you arrive and we can sort out everything else for you.  

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.

NHS services become available when someone has a referral from their GP, a clinical commissioner or a hospital they may have had treatment from before.  

For more information on our NHS offerings, visit our Priory Hospital Altrincham NHS services page.

Priory’s customer service team is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to ensure that those in crisis can be signposted to the best possible support, as quickly as possible. The specialist teams at our residential facilities can help to stabilise those in need of immediate assistance, including providing access to medically assisted detoxification for drug and alcohol addictions, where required. Call today on 0330 056 6020 or visit our crisis support page for more information.