What is outpatient treatment?

Outpatient treatment consists of you attending one of our Priory sites to receive therapy for your mental health concerns, which are usually hourly sessions that take place on a weekly basis. With evening and weekend outpatient appointments available throughout our Priory network, outpatient therapy can be flexible according to your work or personal commitments, meaning that even the busiest of people are able to access the mental health support that they need. Outpatient therapy can be delivered at our hospital sites as well as through our extensive Priory wellbeing centre network.

Outpatient treatment can be used to treat a wide variety of mental health concerns including depression, anxiety, stress, eating disorders and addictions (addiction service is for adults only). This form of treatment is beneficial for individuals who require ongoing therapeutic input for their mental health difficulties, but their challenges are not severe enough to require more intensive day care or inpatient treatment.

We are able to provide high quality outpatient treatment for both adults and young people who are struggling with mental health problems.

Outpatient therapy

Priory's nationwide network of wellbeing centres provides access to bespoke outpatient therapy, for a wide range of mental health and addictions support. Treatment includes individual or group therapy which can be accessed on a session-by-session basis.

Our aim is to offer our patients fast access to high quality mental health treatment, in the most efficient way possible. We pride ourselves on the expertise that we can offer, with highly qualified and world-renowned professionals who have extensive knowledge in their field.

We provide the following outpatient therapy for adults:

• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• Alcohol use disorders
• Anxiety disorders
• Anorexia nervosa
• Bulimia nervosa
• Depressive disorders
• Dietetics
• Early identification of medically unexplained symptoms (MUS)
• Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

For young people, we offer outpatient therapy to treat:

• Anxiety disorders
• ADHD
• Autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs)
• Depressive disorders
• PTSD

Our wellbeing centres also offer:

• A relaxed, friendly and welcoming setting
• Privacy and discretion
• Centralised locations, close to convenient transport links
• Flexible appointment times arranged around school and work time
• Evening and weekend appointments at some centres if required
• Personalised treatment plans which can be adapted according to progress
• Access to local Priory hospitals if more intensive inpatient treatment is required