Expert stress treatment and counselling in North London

Stress is our mind and body’s response to adverse mental or emotional strain. It often arises as a result of experiencing challenging or difficult situations. While it’s 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 need therapy to overcome your stress.

Our stress treatment programme has been designed to help you to address the underlying causes for your stress and learn coping skills to help you to manage your stress more effectively in the future. Ultimately, we can help you to take steps towards the healthy, fulfilling and stress-free life you deserve. 

We can deliver a range of therapeutic interventions as part of your stress treatment. We can also adapt your treatment according to the intensity of the support you need. At North London, we can deliver:

• A tailored stress treatment programme, with different intensity options, depending on the nature of the treatment you need, and how severe your stress is. Our stress treatment programmes include:
  • Outpatient treatment
  • Day care
  • Inpatient (residential) treatment
• 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 has extensive clinical experience in providing high quality stress therapy and treatment. You’ll be allocated to the most appropriate expert for your personal needs, and will benefit from an individually tailored treatment experience, in order to promote a sustainable recovery.

As well as offering evidence-based therapy options, our multidisciplinary team can also prescribe medication to help to manage your stress, if this is needed.

The symptoms of stress can vary depending from person-to-person. However, the following are all common signs and symptoms that may indicate that you, or someone that you know, is struggling with stress:

• Panic attacks
• Anger and irritability
• Feelings of hopelessness and worthlessness
• Lack of interest in activities 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 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.