Mental health difficulties can significantly impair your ability to function effectively on a daily basis and ultimately, can have a hugely detrimental impact on your psychological, emotional and physical wellbeing. Without professional support, mental health problems can become increasingly destructive and can lead to the development of further mental health conditions and long-term problems.

At our Aberdeen clinic, we recognise that all of our patients are different and have unique mental health challenges. Therefore, we are dedicated to placing you at the heart of your treatment journey, ensuring that treatment is unique to your needs, so that we are able to deliver the most effective mental health and wellbeing support for you.

At Priory Wellbeing Centre Aberdeen, we are able to deliver tailored, trusted and established treatment for a variety of mental health conditions including:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Stress
• Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Bereavement and grief counselling
• Panic attacks
• Anxiety attacks
• Anger management issues
• Bipolar disorder
• Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
• Personality disorders
• Sleep disorders

Mental health in the workplace is an important issue in today’s society, especially within the context of modern city living. Work pressures such as lack of job security, organisational change and excessive workload, can cause individuals to feel stressed and may lead to the development of long-term mental health challenges such as anxiety and depression. If you work in a highly pressurised, challenging environment, our team are able to help you to build on and improve your mental resilience, enabling you to thrive within the workplace and rebalance work demands with your personal life.

In addition to the detrimental impact that mental health problems can have on the individual, mental health challenges at work cost UK employers approximately £30 billion per year in employee absence, lost productivity and replacing staff. As such, we also welcome enquiries from businesses and employers looking to promote a culture of positive mental health within their organisation. We can help to support your employees to manage the challenges of working in a fast-paced, demanding environment, via a treatment programme that is tailored to your requirements.

Treatment and therapy for any condition at Aberdeen consists of individual or group-based interventions that patients are able to attend on a session by session basis. We are able to offer a range of therapies, which are specifically selected and tailored according to your unique requirements, and delivered by fully trained and accredited consultants and therapists. These include cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and counselling.

For more information on our different therapy offerings, you can visit our approach to mental health treatment page.

Choosing to self-fund

There are many reasons why people choose to pay to receive specialist outpatient treatment at Priory Wellbeing Centre Aberdeen. It may be because local NHS providers have long waiting times and insufficient capacity, or do not offer the specific mental health treatment that you need. Alternatively, you may simply prefer the peace of mind of receiving expert care and rapid access to established treatment, from the UK’s leading independent provider of mental healthcare and addiction services.

At Aberdeen, we are able to book flexible outpatient appointments at a time that is convenient for you, with the guarantee that we can deliver outstanding mental health support, with the most positive outcomes. For more information on how to commence with expert treatment, contact us today via email or by calling: 01224 392 241.

Using your private medical insurance for mental health treatment

The Priory Group is a registered and approved provider for all of the UK’s leading private medical insurers, including Bupa, Vitality, Aviva, Cigna, WPA and AXA PPP.

If you have access to private medical insurance, either personally or through your workplace, your policy may require you to obtain a GP referral before undergoing treatment with Priory, so please check this with your provider. We will need you to provide your insurance policy details at the time of booking your initial consultation, so that pre-authorisation may be agreed with the insurance provider. In addition, different policies cover different levels of care, so for any queries, it is advisable to contact your insurer, or our dedicated Aberdeen admissions team on: 01224 392 241, who will be delighted to assist you with any questions that you may have.

Our specialist team consists of a psychiatrist and two therapists, all of whom are leaders in the field of mental health, and bring extensive clinical experience to our services; you can be reassured that our team in Aberdeen are qualified to provide the best treatment possible, and produce the most positive outcomes for you as an individual. We also ensure that our specialists engage in continuous professional development in order to guarantee that their practice adheres to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines, and is guided by the very latest research.

Dr Allen Shand is Priory Wellbeing Centre Aberdeen’s consultant psychiatrist, who specialises in general adult psychiatry. Dr Shand is a dedicated member of our team, ensuring that the very best, bespoke mental health treatment is offered flexibly and discreetly. He is an elected member of the Roya| College of Psychiatrists and has ongoing research interests in depression, SAD and bipolar disorder.

Our specialists 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.

For detailed biographies on individual experts, including their backgrounds, specialisms and qualifications: Please click here to view our specialists