Home Counties Therapy

I can’t begin to thank Home Counties enough for the help they’ve given my husband and son.After seeing a therapist for a few weeks we were pointed in the direction to seek a diagnosis for adhd, something that two schools and I had not picked up on. After the diagnosis we worked with the therapists to put in place a plan which included a DBT course. My son has now been on the course for a year and is a changed person. He has been taught skills that he uses daily and is able to navigate difficult situations with ease, something that we couldn’t of imagined him doing a year ago. He has a close relationship with his therapist and as a parent I feel I can call on Home Counties for help and advice at any time. They have changed our lives and I’m so grateful we found them when we did.

I have been in and out of therapy since I was 13. I was diagnosed with BPD at 25. When my old counsellor was taken ill I decided to try out DBT and enter into 1-2-1 therapy again. I am currently on my fourth year of DBT and it has helped me out a lot.The therapists here really explain DBT, not sure on something? They’ll always go over things in a different way. You can tell they practise the skills as the way everything is explained and how to apply the skills with examples shows that.My 1-2-1’s with Lorna has really helped. I am at the stage now where I am noticing a lot of improvements. When I’m triggered, a simple text message or phone call always gets a response. Lorna normally tells me what skills to apply and asks me to check in with her afterwards. Which is very different to what I’ve had previously with other therapists. One thing I can say is they really do care about the people within the group. The skill trainers really know their stuff and you can bring any scenario to them and they can walk through the skills with you. The WhatsApp group allows help on the go from either group members or the skills trainers when you need some input. Something I have found extremely useful and unique to Home Counties.Over three years of DBT, the BPD diagnosis did not make a lot of sense when diagnosed. Lorna knew that. I showed a lot of similarities with PTSD. I’ve been working with Lorna for over three years and she knows my history. We also ran an autism assessment which I scored highly on and thus diagnosed with ASD.Seeing the improvement within myself and getting answers has helped massively with my personal life and work life. I feel better in control and now we know what exactly is going on this means we can now work on helping me further and ways to reduce my stress levels.Something that happened very recently was a job promotion. I’m someone who never asks for anything especially with work. I am quite passive on that regard. Whilst doing interpersonal effectiveness I used the DEARMAN GIVE FAST skill whilst discussing with my boss on changing job roles as I was bored with my current role after doing it for four years. Now this is not an easy set of skills for me but the end result was a job promotion and I have been enjoying my job a lot more.The team are amazing. I feel like I have my life back and I am in a far better place now compared to where I was before I came to Home Counties. I could not recommend them enough nor thank them for the help they’ve provided for myself.I highly recommend Home Counties it has helped me out a lot and now I have hope with being able to live my life and have more control over my emotions.

Six months ago I was a different person. Through DBT and my 1-2-1 sessions I have noticed a change in myself and started to challenge my thoughts and have come to understand why I'm feeling the way I do. Nicola has been fantastic! Home Counties has helped me a lot and I've got skills to set me for life <3 I love the fact that if I am having a crisis someone is always at the end of the phone to help me get through it. Highly recommend!

Lorna is an amazing professional and also an amazing person, she helped me to get over my problems and to sort out various situations from my personal life. She has a sixth sense for every problem you might face. All my respect to Home Counties.

I really can’t thank Mathew and the team enough for the fantastic work they put in to help me recover from my addictionI first met Mathew in January after 28 years of drug use after moving out of my partners home. I had no idea how I was going to stop taking drugs just that I knew I had to but with Mathews help tips and guidance I started on the journey of getting my life back together.We started by looking at the reasons why I did what I did then moved on to an action plan of reduction over 11 weeks untill finally I gave up completely.Mathew was absolutely amazing at understanding what was going on and gave me so many coping strategies to deal with this massive change in my lifestyle and everything he suggested worked for me so I put all of my trust in his hands and followed his instructions to the best of my abilities resulting in a complete change in my behaviour. Also Mathew helped in other areas of my life helping me get my relationship back on track and back into my home which him understanding different ways to deal with the subject. Today I have a completely different outlook on life and am celebrating 6 months clean for witch I cannot thank Mathew enough.I would highly recommend Mathew to anyone dealing with this issue as he is simply brilliant. He just understands where an addict is coming from and deals with the ups and downs of recovery in a caring manner with understanding and support at the top of the agendaI didn’t always achieve my goals as the process went on and I only received support and understanding from Mathew and certainly no judgment for my failures he really was amazingSo once again thank you Mathew for all your help and support and please if your going through any difficulties with addiction please contact him or the team and get the help that can literally change your life for the better

I've been working with Lorna for over 2 years now and I don't know where I'd be without her. She has been a Godsend with helping me deal with schools and County, attending meetings, rewriting EHCP's and making endless phone calls for me. It's all ongoing and I wish I could have her to myself but that wouldn't be fair to everyone else who needs her compassion and expertise!!

I'm posting this review under a pseudonym to maintain my confidentiality, just as HCTC have. As a professional person with a drug and alcohol problem, HCTC provided a safe place to come to terms with my difficulties and find a way forward. Initial contact was with Lorna who saw me within 24 hours and agreed a suitable schedule for therapy. After some time we felt that a group approach might be beneficial to me in addition to 1-2-1 sessions, so I joined the DBT group. Dialectic Behaviour Therapy is a fantastic tool for living a less chaotic life and I benefited immeasurably. The groups are delivered in a friendly, flexible format with a great sense of humour! Lorna and her team have always been hugely flexible when working around my busy job and family commitments. Their policy of allowing 24/7 contact with clients is genuine and on occasion life saving.I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Home Counties for anybody seeking some help. They did, and still do, respect my autonomy in the process and have not once put me under pressure to increase or continue seeing them. 5 stars doesn't quite sum up the help they've been over the last year or so. Thanks Lorna, Ashleigh and James!

I first came into contact with Home Counties Therapy two years ago and at that point was in a very dark place feeling like I didn’t have options or anywhere to turn to.I have been seeing them on a 1.2.1 basis and have had group DBT sessions as well.From the outset Lorna was welcoming, understanding and has helped me to get my life back on track. I’m now back in education, have a great relationship with my family and am feeling the best I ever have, this is all down to HCT guiding me along the way and encouraging me to persevere with change.I can’t thank Lorna, Ashleigh, Matthew and the rest of the team for the support and guidance they have given me and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to anyone.

Home Counties really go above and beyond to help and support. Over the past 18 months I’ve been helped and continue to be helped work through some of the most challenging times of life. In the DBT skills group I’ve learnt a range of skills to help me manage everyday life and crisis situations I can now recognise what I’m feeling and if this feeling is justified also make a choice of how I want to respond. I’ve been taught how to make time to respond not react. With 1-1 I’ve worked through trauma and learning who I am. I am not the same person who started therapy 18 months ago and I only have Home Counties and their amazing team to thank for this. Life is now something I look forward to having a long and healthy future in, not something I just have to put up with.

I cannot thank and recommend Home Counties enough (especially Nicola, Lorna and Ashleigh) for all their support over the past few years. They are an incredibly caring, kind, patient group of professionals who truly want to help and support you. You can see they have passion for what they do and really try to understand what you’re going through. Nicola has been nothing but kind and understanding, I’m so thankful to have found a therapist who really seems to care. (Having been with adult mental health services for a number of years I haven’t found anyone as compassionate as Nicola has been). Thank you for everything xxx