Priory Hospital Hayes Grove

My experience was overwhelming at first but after a while I started to make progress. The experience as a whole is not one I want to repeat but I am so very grateful to all of the staff for helping me in my recovery process. I’m not sure what would have happened to me had I not stayed at Hayes Grove and I will forever be thankful that I did.

My daughter is autistic and suffers from a severe eating disorder. The eating disorder team at Hayes Grove did a wonderful job looking after her, particularly the consultant Dr Lauren Gavaghan and the ward manager Aisha Kibirige and many of the support staff. As a family we will always be grateful for their care and support.

All the staff who I spoke and interacted with at the Priory hospital were professional and very welcoming. I was coming to the Priory on a weekly basis and the receptionist was always friendly and made me feel at ease, especially during the earlier visits. My therapist Sanchari was honestly amazing! Sanchari took time to understand what I was going through, had gone through in my past and my thought process behind my actions at that time. Sanchari then gave me mechanisms I could use to help manage my stress in future situations to stop me being overwhelmed. In addition, Sanchari also gave me a different perspective of said situations through discussion, visual diagrams and worksheets that really helped me understand what had occurred more clearly, which I am really grateful for!

Sarah Maddocks has really helped me to overcome anxiety by helping me to help myself. Alongside Dr Walsh, Sarah has been so supportive through every step of my recovery. I wish I hadn't waited so long to reach out for help in the first instance, and I wouldn't think twice about asking for help in the future if I ever need it.

Finding yourself in hospital with depression and anxiety is something no-one can prepare you for. This makes it really important that the therapists are skilled in their work and specialist areas. I was fortunate enough to be allocated an excellent one called Sanchari who supported me through my stay.

Very good experience level and range of Therapist’s.

My daughter had remote sessions, and this worked well for her. The therapist who worked with her was very caring and professional and we are very happy with the service provided.

I had weekly sessions here for roughly a year and in that time staff were always friendly and accommodating. It was a nice calming environment and always looked spotless. The treatment I received has genuinely been life changing. I cannot thank my therapist enough for what they helped me achieve.

I havegained a greater sense of self and life's choices through my sessions. I now have a path toward acceptance of my self and others as well as a sronger ability to make connections which had escaped my grasp. I feel more at ease in new situations and can readily contribute.

I had online therapy with Willis Atherley-Bourne and I cannot praise him highly enough. His ability to draw out the key themes while maintaining such a balance of empathy and humour was incredible. I felt supported throughout and it was a 'journey' in that Willis always remembered what we had discussed in the previous week and so his work always built on previous sessions. Thank you Willis.