Psychotherapy Service booklet - SLaM National Services

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South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation TrustInterventionsOur interventions are designed to address a broad range ofdifficulties faced by our patients, and to provide the besttreatment for each person’s needs.Our service offers:›› Cognitive behaviour therapy›› Couple and family therapy›› Group psychotherapy›› Individual psychodynamic psychotherapy›› Mentalization-based therapy›› Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy›› Perinatal psychotherapy›› Psychosis groupCognitive behaviour therapy (CBT)We provide expert CBT for people with complex cases,including treatment-resistant anxiety and depression, whooften have co-existing personality difficulties. CBT is ashort-term, problem-focused treatment based on thepresumption that emotional problems are maintained bycognitive and behavioural factors. People learn to evaluatetheir thoughts, beliefs and behaviours, and try alternativeways of thinking and acting.Couple and family therapyWe see families or couples where there is often mental illnessin one or more family member and relationships are part ofthe difficulties. Therapy helps to clarify how the relationshipsand symptoms impact on each other, and helps families usetheir own resources and strengths to relate moreconstructively.Group psychotherapyGroup psychotherapy is helpful for the same rangeof disorders. It is especially useful for those who havedifficulties in relationships with others.Individual psychodynamic psychotherapyPeople benefiting from this form of therapy often havedifficulties in relationships or in handling the pressures ofeveryday living. Some people have depression, an eatingdisorder, a psychotic condition or are struggling with selfharm.Many people have been affected by psychological,physical or sexual abuse. We also provide assessment andmentalization-based treatment for people with borderlinepersonality disorder.Mentalization-based therapyThis therapy is for people with a main diagnosis of borderlinepersonality disorder. Mentalization therapy relates to thecapacity to interpret one’s and other people’s actions,thoughts and emotions as meaningful on the basis of differentand independent personal intentions and motivations. Thetherapy has been shown to reduce deliberate self-harm,inpatient admissions and the management costs of thesepatients. It has also been shown to increase social andinterpersonal functioning. The improvements have beenshown to be maintained after eight years.Mindfulness-based cognitive therapyMindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is a combinationof meditation and cognitive behavioural group therapy, whichhelps people become aware of how their thinking influencestheir thoughts and feelings. It is a group therapy, includingmeditation, where participants are invited to talk about theirpersonal experiences. Studies have shown MBCT interventions8
National Services: Psychotherapy Servicecan help to keep depression away in people who haveexperienced three or more episodes of the illness.Perinatal psychotherapyWe see pregnant women or women with children under theage of 12 months, who are having psychological difficultiesadjusting to this life change.Psychotherapy can be undertaken in a group, individually,or in the form of parent-infant psychotherapy, which isoffered when the difficulties are evident in the mother-infantor father-infant relationship.Psychosis groupWe provide open group therapy for people with severe andenduring mental health problems. People referred to thegroup vary in their diagnoses, but often have bipolar affectivedisorder, schizophrenia or severe borderline disorders.We facilitate contact between members outside of the group,as well as addressing the symptoms of people’s illness andhow they affect the group member. We encourageengagement in psychosocial activities, like alternativetherapies, taking part in community art groups, or undertakingvoluntary work, which are all aimed at enhancing people’spersonal empowerment and social inclusion. 9
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