Expert stress treatment and counselling in North London

Stress is our mind and body’s response to adverse mental or emotional strain, and often arises as a result of experiencing challenging or difficult situations. Whilst it is normal for us all to feel stressed from time to time, if you find that your stress is increasing to the point that this becomes unmanageable, impossible to cope with, or is causing you emotional and physical exhaustion, it may be that you may require expert support and therapy to overcome your stress.

Our comprehensive stress treatment programme has been designed to help you to identify and address the underlying causes for your stress, acquire coping mechanisms to help you to manage your stress more effectively in the future, and ultimately allow you to take steps towards the healthy, fulfilling and stress-free life that you deserve. 

We are able to deliver a broad range of therapeutic interventions as part of your stress treatment, as well as adapting your treatment according to the intensity of the support that you need. At North London, we can deliver:

• A bespoke stress treatment programme, with different intensity options, depending on the nature of the treatment that you require, and the severity of your stress. 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
• Tried and tested therapy types including:
  • Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)
  • Cognitive analytic therapy (CAT)
  • Emotion focused therapy (EFT)
  • Mindfulness

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

The team at North London possess extensive clinical experience in providing high quality stress therapy and treatment. You will be allocated to the most appropriate stress treatment expert for your personal needs, and will benefit from an individually tailored treatment experience, in order to promote positive outcomes and a sustainable recovery.

In addition to offering bespoke treatment and therapy options, our multidisciplinary team are also able to prescribe medication to help to manage your stress, if this is required.

The symptoms of stress can vary depending on the nature and the severity of your stress, as well as being unique to each individual. However, the following are all common signs and symptoms, which may indicate that you, or someone that you know, is struggling with stress:

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

You don’t have to struggle with stress; expert, established treatment is available. To find out how Priory Hospital North London 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 0330 056 6020 or email us.