So disappointed
Had to wait months for my initial six sessions to begin, but was told additional sessions would be available after that if I needed them. Although the therapist I finally saw was very understanding and compassionate, my six sessions equated to less than two hours contact time. And, despite feeling worse at the end of the six sessions, I was told further sessions were no longer an option. I was offered some online / self-help treatment instead but, despite writing to them on numerous occasions, I have not heard a thing from them. (This may be to do with the fact that I have stated to them I do not wish to discuss my condition with them over the phone, as this is personal stuff - which I'm not up for sharing with GCHQ...) Signs of incompetence were there right from the beginning - the young lad that did my initial assessment, clearly unexperienced and not really getting what I was saying. Despite glimmers of hope during my treatment, things have finished off equally disappointing. This is a far cry from the way things used to be just a few years ago when appointments lasted a lot longer, were incredibly effective and you weren't just cut off and ignored at the end. If you get referred to IAPT, I would seriously consider going private instead, as your mental health is worth far more than how these people may value it.