Insights

I just wanted to reiterate my thanks and gratitude to you for the help and support you’ve given me during our CBT sessions. You gave me a safe space to talk, took time to listen to my history and then helped me make sense of some tricky issues that have troubled me for a while – I have really valued the sessions we have had, they really have made a difference. As I write, I am very aware of the progress I have made and the tools that I now have to move forward with positivity and confidence – I even have a smile back on my face! Thank you.

When I was referred to you five months ago, I was truly scared that my life would be stuck the way it was - too afraid to leave the house alone, depressed, constant panic attacks. Then came the eating disorder diagnoses and again, I was scared recovery would never be possible. I cannot thank you enough for the support you have given me in what has been one of the hardest periods of my life. You've taught me skills and tools that I use every day and will carry on using - such as the importance of not putting pressure on myself, that unhelpful days are just that and nothing more, and that it's OK to hate whole wheat pasta!”

Thank you for our sessions over the past 6 months or so. I have found them to be very useful, both from the tools and techniques that you shared with me and encouraged me to use, and also just in having an outlet to talk through some things to better understand myself and my situation in a safe and open environment. I have found you to be very supportive and reassuring and have the experience to understand what it is I was trying to convey and to then support in finding the best route to answer any issues. As discussed in our final session, I am in a much better place than I was last summer, and our sessions have been the catalyst to that.

I am writing to you to say thank you for all support you provided during our sessions together. You are a good listener, patient in digesting the person in front of you – looking into the details with much understanding and always guiding with a smile and understanding. Your advice was helpful and can be considered as a good start for better mental health maintenance. I was lucky to have you as my mental health doctor.

I am incredibly relieved and proud to have completed 20 sessions of CBT Therapy over the past six months with you as my therapist. From the very beginning you made me feel comfortable in confiding with you and opening up about my fears and anxieties. You guided and supported me through those very difficult times and taught me the 'tools' I needed to become more self-aware of those negative thoughts and emotions, and how to manage them going forward. I have worked hard to embed those good habits and processes in my life and along with a mild course of SSRIs I know that I am in control of my anxieties. You have changed my life for the better and I am truly grateful for everything you did to help me get to this point on my journey. I will now go from here on my own but with the support of my family and your words of encouragement and advice firmly in my mind. I feel confident and believe in myself again and when those waters get choppy again as they will in the ebb and flow of life, I will remember to dig deep and rely on all that we discussed through my therapy.”