Residential mental health treatment at Ticehurst House takes place in our Highlands ward, a dedicated 9-bedded ward designed within a character building and nestled in beautiful surroundings. We treat a whole range of mental health conditions, which includes treatment for depression, anxiety, stress, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

As a mental health patient at Ticehurst House, you’ll benefit from:

• A treatment and therapy programme tailored to your needs
• An integrated treatment approach, whereby we work with you to identify the most suitable treatment modality for you
• Intensive group and individual therapy
• Support to help you understand the underlying triggers and causes for your mental health difficulties
• Support with developing coping strategies for the future
• Round-the-clock support

As well as inpatient treatment, we can also deliver outpatient mental health treatment to both adults and young people.

At Ticehurst House, our Lodge Therapy Centre provides flexible, specialised outpatient treatment for adults and young people. The Lodge Therapy Centre is located within the tranquil grounds of Ticehurst House, and offers a welcoming sanctuary for you to explore your challenges.

We provide outpatient therapy for addictions, including alcohol addiction and drug addiction, as well as eating disorders. We can also provide outpatient support for young people under the age of 18.

Our outpatient therapy sessions are offered on an individual basis or as part of a group therapy programme and consist of techniques such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) and person-centred therapy (PCT). We’ll help identify the right therapy for you, giving you access to world-class therapists who can put you on the road to recovery.

At Ticehurst House, The Lodge Therapy Centre offers:

• Rapid and convenient access to treatment
• Direct access into therapy
• A highly skilled multidisciplinary team
• Recovery-focused care which addresses the needs of each individual, centred around evidence-based practice
• A seamless transition to and from inpatient treatment on Highlands ward, offering a step-up or step-down in treatment intensity, as needed

Yes, when staying at Priory Hospital Ticehurst, you will have your own en-suite bedroom. 

During your stay, we will provide you with all of the meals you need. 

Mealtimes are:

• Breakfast will be available from 8am
• Lunch is served at 12:15pm
• Dinner is served at 5pm

We are able to cater to any dietary needs or allergies you may have, just mention it to your ward staff on arrival and we'll make necessary arrangements. 

Our highly qualified team at Priory Hospital Ticehurst House comprises some of the country’s leading mental health experts, each of whom possess a wealth of experience and bring extensive expertise to our services. Our dedicated team comprises:

• Consultant psychiatrists
• Clinical psychologists
• Therapists
• Mental health nurses

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.

During your treatment programme, we will encourage you to keep in touch with loved ones and have them visit if you would like them to. 

If you tell a member of staff when you would like visitors, they will be able to make appropriate arrangements for you. 

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

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 via email

You can also visit our fees and funding page.

Priory Hospital Ticehurst House also provides specialist adult acute mental health services, as well as a dedicated Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) offering, in partnership with the NHS. For more information on our NHS services, visit our Priory Hospital Ticehurst House 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 withdrawal detoxification for drug and alcohol addictions, where required. Call today on 0330 056 6020 or visit our crisis support page for more information.