Doctors in Distress
We offer therapeutic support for the following:
Burn out and exhaustion
Depression and anxiety
Life coaching (achieving a
balance)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Drugs and alcohol
Family issues/ couple
counselling
Consultation to the practice
Stress
Part of The Ashwood Practice Occupational Health Services
Clinical Director: Dr Catharine Humphrys GP Family Therapist
This service has been developed in response to increasing levels of stress and burn out in doctors. The Ashwood Practice is committed to promoting a healthy sustainable lifestyle for the busy professional and an enjoyable work-life balance.
One of the benefits of the Ashwood Practice is the multi- disciplinary team of mental health professionals (Consultant Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists and Psychotherapists).
We offer:
Drug and alcohol serviceCounselling and psychotherapyCognitive Behavioural Therapy Couple therapyGroup Psychotherapy Group Skills Workshops e.g. anger management; assertiveness training; dealing with conflict and stressAims:
To acknowledge the particular constraints on employees in seeking help from the agency Occupational Health service where there may be perceived conflict of interestsTo provide a comprehensive pathway of care and support To identify those employees who are most vulnerable (eg. in distress or with chronic mental or physical disability; or through appraisal process)
Appointments: 01483 487979
We offer appointments to suit your needs, including late evenings.
Out of Hours:
We are available for telephone advice between 0900 and 1700 every weekday. In an emergency, a contact number for a senior Clinician is available on our answer phone out of hours.
Consultations:
We allow 60 minutes for a first consultation, which would include a full medical examination where appropriate. Private insurance medical examinations are also available on request.
The Ashwood Practice, part of the Baker Duncan Partnership, Brookwood, Woking, Surrey Specialist Private Assessment and Treatment Services across the whole spectrum of psychological/mental health conditions and childhood developmental problems, including Aspergers Syndrome, Autism, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, ADHD and OCD. We offer a continuing service throughout childhood, adolescence and adulthood. The clinical problems we commonly encounter include depression, deliberate self-harm, anxiety - in all its forms, mood disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders and adjustments reactions in individuals and families in relation to traumatic seperation (including bereavement of parents, children and siblings) or other family crises such as divorce and domestic/family violence.
We have developed specialist expertise in assisting families who have adopted children with attachment problems and we have also set up a therapeutic re-parenting scheme to support foster-carers who are struggling with very challenging behaviour in younger children.
The Ashwood Practice
part of the Baker Duncan Partnership, Brookwood, Woking, Surrey GU24 0BL Specialist Private Psycho-Therapeutic Services
For more information on our services call 01483 487979 or click here to email us.
