Residential mental health treatment at Ticehurst House takes place in our Highlands Unit, a dedicated nine-bedded ward designed within a character building and nestled in beautiful surroundings. 

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

• A treatment and therapy programme designed to meet your needs
• 24-hour support from nursing staff
• Regular multidisciplinary meetings, led by your consultant psychiatrist, with representatives from the clinical and therapy teams
• Medication reviews and changes (if required)
• 1:1 key working sessions with your allocated staff member
• Focused weekly 1:1 therapy sessions with a member of the therapy team
• Daily group sessions from a range of therapeutic modalities, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), systemic therapy, transactional analysis (TA), art therapy and music therapy
• Sessions focusing on healthy body and mind integration, including yoga, Tai Chi and mindfulness
• Fitness sessions with an instructor in our on-site gym
• Opportunities for group recreational activities, such as creative writing, arts and crafts and games/quiz nights
• Walks within our beautiful grounds

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.

Our outpatient therapy sessions are offered on an individual basis and consist of techniques such as 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 experienced and accredited professionals 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

Yes, when staying at Priory Hospital Ticehurst House, 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 - 8.15am to 9.15am
• Lunch - 12.15pm to 1.15pm
• Dinner - 5.15pm to 6.15pm

Outside of these times, there is fresh fruit, toast and biscuits available. There are also hot and cold drinks available throughout your stay. We are able to cater for all dietary needs/allergies; please inform staff on arrival. 

Our dedicated team comprises:

• Consultant psychiatrists
• Psychologists
• Therapists
• Mental health nurses
• Registered general 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 (your family and friends). We request that you have visitors outside of your programme and mealtimes, to assist recovery. If you inform staff prior to visits, they will ensure that this is accommodated.

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, 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.