If you feel depressed or anxious you are not alone. Approximately 40% of profoundly deaf people will experience mental distress as some time or other.

If you are very unwell then you may be prescribed medication and even admitted to hospital. But, for most of us, this is not necessary. Psychological therapy is often the best way of overcoming our mental health problem.

You might want to think about psychological therapy because you are:

  • Worried
  • Depressed
  • Confused/identity issues
  • Having feelings of panic or anxiety
  • Feeling bad about yourself
  • Wanting to make changes to your life
  • Having to cope with changes that you have no control over
  • Have problems with your relationships at home/work/school/college
  • Someone important to you has died


We all know that talking to someone about a problem can often help. We all speak to friends or family about things that are bothering us. However, sometimes the problem can be too ‘big’, and the support from our friends may not be enough.

Psychological therapists are trained to help people overcome their problems. This often involves ‘listening’ and asking the ‘right’ questions. In this way, we begin to see our experiences differently and make sense of what is happening. We may realise, for instance, that we have become very focused on part of our life, and forgotten about some of the things that make us happy and are more important to us. The counsellor helps us to take a step back and look at what might be causing the problem.

The therapist will not tell anybody else what you say. It is confidential.

Our therapists are:

  • Qualified
  • Can use BSL
  • Have an awareness and understanding of Deaf culture
  • Work within a professional and ethical framework

For more information on the Psychological Therapy Service:

 

Therapy Service leaflet

 Basic therapy leaflet

Form for your GP to refer you

Self-referral form - if you want to pay privately for counselling

Disclosure form - use this form if you want to refer yourself for counselling but do not want to see your GP

Therapy Service poster


 

SignHealth Psychological Therapy Service

5 Baring Road
Beaconsfield
Bucks
HP9 2NB

Tel: 01925 652520
Fax: 01925 652526
Minicom: 01925 65252
SMS 07966 976747
Email us here