Turning Point Talking Therapies - Wakefield

Still waiting. N suffocating! They're. Not open on Saturday and doesn't look like it

Great place to get help with mental health problems, but doesn't deal with any people who are in crisis and need urgent help. Advise is to speak with GP in first instance.

Recommending a cup of tea and a bubble bath is not therapy. If anything this service has made me more frustrated as I built up the courage to seek help and the therapy sessions consisted of telling me to get some exercise when most days I can barley bring myself to get out of bed.

Terrible service tried to get my hubby help for his anger issues and the therapist just made him more angry by being rude and demanding hopefully he will get to talk to a new one who will take on board his particular issues about talking to people and have a slower more gentle way on communicating and give him the time he needs and do there job properly

I was discharged because I opted for phone appointments rather than in person a couple of times and then cancelled one appointment. After waiting 7 months to see anyone in the first place. I wonder what sort of mental health training these ‘therapists’ have if they can’t understand the weight of depression and anxiety and how it can make appointments difficult for people. I have read the cancellation policy and I did not breach this. What good would this do anyone with mental health issues? I really don’t consider these people to be mental health professionals what so ever.

Turning Point was my first experience of talking therapy, and left me feeling even more dejected and confused as a very distressed teen.To be told, (by the therapist!) as someone who was later diagnosed with anxiety and put on anti-anxiety meds, that you don't look anxious at all to me" was utterly ridiculous! Isn't that the whole point of mental illness - that people can hide it well?!The therapist also kept constantly comparing my life experiences to his and telling me that he'd been through "real trauma" - looking back now I realise how completely unprofessional and downright degrading this was. He basically recommended me to "keep busy" and help out more with household chores to take my mind off feeling "worried".Did this do anything for my anxiety?Nope.Did this leave me struggling even more for years before I'd finally hit breaking point and get the diagnosis and care I needed?Yes.Absolutely terrible service. I really hope things have changed in recent years since I was referred here."

Don't see it as important to people. They seem to act like you're wasting there time.Haven't even called me. Phone call was quite important to me

I used the phone service for talking therapy and was pleasantly surprised at the ease of the service. I spoke to two people, one for referral and my therapist and couldn't fault them. I would urge people to reach out if they need to and see if this helps.

Very useless same as gp aswell they don't help no one they only hear to pocket wages end of week.