As well as having a detrimental impact on your physical, psychological and emotional wellbeing, mental health difficulties can cause a range of problems in numerous areas of your life including your performance at work, relationships with others and your interest in social activities. Without professional support, mental health challenges can become progressively more destructive over time and may even lead to the development of further mental health problems.

At Southampton, we recognise that all of our patients experience mental health conditions in unique ways, which is why we are dedicated to ensuring that each individual who seeks support with us benefits from a truly bespoke package of care. This allows us to deliver the best treatment for you and produce the most positive and long-lasting outcomes.

Treatment and therapy for any condition at Southampton consists of individual or group-based techniques that patients are able to attend on a flexible, session by session basis. We deliver a broad array of therapeutic interventions, which are specifically selected and tailored according to your individual requirements, and delivered by fully-accredited experts.

One of our therapeutic specialties at Priory Wellbeing Centre Southampton is eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR), a highly effective treatment method that stimulates the brain by inducing a patient to engage in rapid, rhythmic eye movements. EMDR has been found to reduce the intensity of distressing memories. As such, this technique is often used in the treatment of PTSD, and forms part of our specialist PTSD programme at Southampton.

Priory Wellbeing Centre Southampton also offers mindfulness groups, which are effective in the treatment of a wide range of conditions including anxiety, depression, stress and OCD. Mindfulness helps patients to develop greater self-awareness which makes it possible for early recognition of symptoms such as low mood and stress, by teaching patients to notice physical, mental and emotional patterns and respond to them in a mindful way.

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 Southampton. 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 Southampton, 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 787 0691.

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 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 admissions team on: 0800 787 0691, who will be able to assist you with any questions that you may have.

You can be confident that your mental wellbeing is in safe hands at Priory Wellbeing Centre Southampton, and our flexible and dedicated team of therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists are leaders in the field of mental health.

Committed to providing the best treatment to each and every one of our patients, 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