Priory Wellbeing Centre Harley Street

Mental health difficulties can have a hugely detrimental impact on your psychological, emotional and physical health, and can significantly impair your ability to function effectively on a day-to-day basis. Our mental health treatment specialists at Harley Street understand that without timely, effective and professional help, mental health challenges can worsen over time, leading to a broad range of long-term, negative consequences, and can even result in the development of co-occurring mental health problems.

At Harley Street, we recognise that all of our patients are different and have unique mental health challenges. Therefore, we are dedicated to placing our patients at the heart of treatment, developing comprehensive and individually tailored treatment programmes, as opposed to taking a ‘one size fits all’ approach. We are proud to be able to provide an extensive range of services for both adults and young people, looking to receive the finest mental health offerings available.

Our specialist team are able to deliver unrivalled, clinically proven treatment for a wide range of mental health conditions including:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Stress
• Addictions, including alcohol addiction, drug addiction, gambling addiction, love and sex addiction and shopping addiction
• Eating disorders
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• Anger management issues
• Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)
• Panic attacks
• Anxiety attacks
• Phobias
• Postnatal depression
• Personality disorders
• Affective disorders, including bipolar disorder
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sleep disorders
• Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS)
• Transcultural mental health issues
• Attachment and emotion regulation issues
• Family and relational issues
• Self-esteem issues

We are also able to offer young people’s services at Harley Street, for individuals between the ages of 4 and 18, who require support for their mental health challenges.

We are proud to offer an innovative branch of treatment at Harley Street that focuses specifically on parenthood, pregnancy and family life (PPF) emotional wellbeing and mental health. Our new PPF service is dedicated to providing psychological support to individuals who are trying for a baby or undertaking fertility treatment, those who are preparing for pregnancy and parenthood, and those requiring psychological support relating to family life.

Mental health in the workplace is a prominent issue in today’s society and is especially pertinent in the context of modern city living. Work pressures such as excessive workload, organisational change and lack of job security, can cause individuals to feel stressed and can lead to long term mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. Our Harley Street experts are able to support individuals who are experiencing mental health issues in the workplace, or those who are off work for a period of time due to their mental health, helping them to manage competing demands, reduce stress and depression, and maximise their wellbeing, self-esteem, confidence and performance.

Mental health problems cost UK employers approximately £30 billion per year in employee absence, lost production and replacing staff. As such, Harley Street also welcomes enquiries from employers and businesses looking to promote a culture of positive mental health within their organisation and ultimately, help their employees to better manage their mental health at work.

We are able to offer a broad range of therapies at Harley Street, which are specifically selected and tailored according to your unique requirements. Our therapies include:

• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)
• Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR)
• Mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT)
• Psychodynamic counselling
• Interpersonal therapy (IPT)
• Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
• Compassion focused therapy (CFT)
• Cognitive analytic therapy (CAT)
• Schema therapy
• Integrative counselling
• Occupational psychology coaching
• Family and marital therapy

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)

In addition to the above, we are proud to be able to offer an innovative and promising new treatment for depression at Harley Street, known as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). rTMS is a non-invasive treatment for depression, which uses magnetic fields to stimulate areas of the brain that are involved in mood control. Clinical trials demonstrate that rTMS is a safe and effective way of treating depression, and our Harley Street Wellbeing Centre is one of the few places in the country where it can be accessed.

You can read more about the type and format of the therapies offered at Harley Street, on 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 Harley Street. It may be because local NHS providers have long waiting times and insufficient capacity, or do not offer the specific mental health/addiction 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 Harley Street, 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: 0800 840 3219.

Using your private medical insurance for mental health and addiction 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 private medical insurance, either personally or through your workplace, a GP referral may be required by your insurer before treatment can commence. In addition, different policies cover different levels of care, so for any queries, it is advisable to contact your insurer, or our dedicated Harley Street admissions team on: 0800 840 3219 who will be delighted to assist you with any questions that you may have.

Our specialist team of psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists and other healthcare professionals consist of world renowned and published experts in their field. Our distinguished specialists are committed to providing the best treatment to each and every one of our patients, and 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 that guarantees the most positive outcomes for you as an individual.

At Harley Street, we understand that finding a good specialist to treat your individual condition can seem like a daunting task, with many people not knowing where to look or who to select. Our patients can be reassured that all of our Harley Street experts are qualified to provide the best treatment possible, and possess unrivalled clinical experience. Our team pride themselves on being thought leaders in the field of mental health and are constantly seeking to innovate. We also ensure that our specialists engage in continuous professional development in order to guarantee that their practice is guided by the very latest research and adheres to robust National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines.

In addition, our team at Harley Street have strong clinical links with all of our nearby Priory sites based in North London, Roehampton, Woking, Life Works, Chelmsford and Hayes Grove, allowing a smooth transition for the small number of patients who may need to move between outpatient and inpatient treatment, according to their individual needs and required treatment intensity.

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