Stress treatment and counselling at Priory Hospital Altrincham

Stress is often experienced as a result of encountering difficult or challenging situations, which causes individuals to feel intense mental or emotional strain. Whilst we can all feel stressed from time to time, if you find that you are feeling stressed more frequently, or your stress is ca using you to experience both physical and emotional exhaustion, it may be that you require expert therapy and support to overcome your condition.

The stress treatment programme at Altrincham empowers you to address and resolve the underlying causes for your stress, acquire effective coping mechanisms to help you to deal with your stress in healthier ways in the future, and ultimately enable you to take steps towards the happy and fulfilling life that you deserve.  

Our multidisciplinary team are able to deliver a wide range of established therapeutic methods to treat stress, and the stress treatment that you receive will be adapted according to the level of the support that you require. At Altrincham, we can deliver:

• A personalised stress treatment programme, with different intensity options, depending on the nature and severity of your condition. Our stress treatment programmes include:
  • Outpatient stress treatment programme
  • Day care stress treatment programme
  • Inpatient (residential) stress treatment programme
• Therapy delivered in a number of different formats including:
  • 1:1 therapy
  • Group therapy
  • Family therapy
  • Couples therapy
• Established therapy types including:
  • Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)
  • Mindfulness
  • Interpersonal therapy (IPT)
  • Schema therapy

You can read more about our stress treatment and therapy options on our approach to mental health treatment page.

The team at Altrincham have many years’ experience in the treatment and management of stress. You will be allocated to the most appropriate stress specialist for your unique needs, and undergo a bespoke regime of care in order to foster the best individual outcomes. Our multidisciplinary team are also able to prescribe medication to assist with your stress treatment, if this is required.

The symptoms of stress can differ from person to person and also depending on the nature and source of your stress. However, the following are all common stress symptoms, which may indicate that you, or someone that you know, is struggling with this condition:

• Panic attacks
• Anxiety attacks
• Anger and irritability
• Inability to concentrate
• Memory problems
• Low productivity at work or school
• Struggling to complete daily tasks and responsibilities
• Feelings of hopelessness and worthlessness
• Lack of interest in activities that you once enjoyed
• Unconcerned with personal appearance or hygiene
• Social withdrawal and isolation
• Relationship problems and breakdowns
• Nausea
• Rapid heart rate and chest pains
• Headaches
• Indigestion
• Persistent, lingering colds
• Sleep disturbances, including insomnia
• Changes in appetite, leading to weight loss or gain
• Consuming too much alcohol or caffeine

Read more about the signs and symptoms of stress.

You don’t have to struggle with stress; expert, established treatment is available. To find out how Priory Hospital Altrincham can help you to overcome your stress, improve your wellbeing and take steps towards resuming a healthy and positive way of life, call our dedicated team today on 0800 840 3219 or email us.