Ēpiónē PP Testimonials'
Therapy
“I don't know why I didn't access therapy sooner. My therapist was fantastic, and has been able to give me the help I needed”
JC, experiencing OCD
“This has been an incredibly helpful
journey. I feel so much more equipped
with the tools I now have. I'm a lot more
aware of my triggers and bottom line. I
can spot more easily when this is
happening and I've realised the
value/requirement in me taking time
alone. I value self-compassion and
assertiveness and have a much better
understanding of it. Thanks, for all
the help!”
LM, experiencing CPTSD
“The therapist asked insightful
questions that helped me get to the
nub of the issues I was experiencing
and coached me to apply helpful
techniques to improve my perspective
and approaches. They was a great
listener and made me feel it was ok to
make time for myself in this way. I have
definitely completed the therapy with a
brighter and more hopeful outlook for
the future”
KS, experiencing Anxiety
“I have had a really positive experience of the service. I was seen to very quickly
and I felt comfortable talking to my therapist. I learnt about my condition and
different cognitive behaviour therapy techniques, which I will continue to use
going forward. I would recommend this service, I've been really impressed.
Thank you.”
JD, experiencing PTSD
Friends, Family
and Supporters
“I always knew there was a problem, but felt
helpless to support or know what to do...
I contacted Ēpiónē Psychotherapy Partners,
and asked for help. They were so encouraging
and supportive, they completed an assessment
with me, and we defined how I wanted to
help and what support I was able to offer.
With this framework of what I could do
and how, we were able to create a
strategy of support, in a couple
of sessions.
I used this to then encourage my best
friend into therapy, as I was no longer
colluding with her, she realised she needed
help, and as I felt confident knowing what to
say to ensure I was being supportive. I was
also able to share what I had been
learning it made it easier for her to
come forward, we even had a joint
session of introduction, to make this
supportive for her, it was so helpful and
enabling for us both!
I would highly recommend this service,
it has made such a difference to
our lives!”
JT, Best Friend
“I thought I was coping okay, and it was
simply a matter of helping my partner
to attend sessions, and
offer encouragement.
It was only through having my own
assessment and support that I realised
I had been enabling my partner.
When they sought reassurance I was
the first to offer it, but this was enabling
their mental health to remain poor, and
what I needed to do was encourage
them to face their fears and empower
them to realise they could do
it instead.
Once I did this they started to apply
therapy and improvements came
quickly afterwards”
EH, Co-habiting Partner
“We was really struggling with knowing
what to do for the best and how we
could support...
Having the help we needed, and
encouragement to take
a step back, and the tools
to help ourselves and our daughter
to enable us to give our best
and help her to get the best out
of therapy was priceless”
AL & GL, Parents
““I laughed when my spouse suggested I might want to access
support for myself and that it would help them in therapy.
I mean I believed I didn't need support, after all I wasn't the one
with a problem. To humour my spouse, and to show support I
agreed to attend an assessment.
I felt so relieved after the appointment, I really didn't realise
how stressed I had been and how much an impact their
mental health was having on me and our relationship.
The therapist was understanding and supportive.
Through the initial appointment I was able to see that I could
ask my employer for carers leave to help them attend their
appointments, this meant I could be move available for them
practically and emotionally.
I was able to understand that it was okay to admit that it was
hurting our relationship and me to, and by being honest it offered
them more motivation to engage with their therapy.
I was then able to access the support I needed too, I was able
to be clear about what I could and couldn't help with, which
meant we were able to access other support too, this too
was a relief, and helped me to feel more empowered.
It was great being able to talk to others in a similar situation
too, as I had been feeling so ashamed, alone, and powerless,
it was great to speak to others who understood, with little
explanation needed.
I might have gone into the appointment reluctantly but afterwards
I was so grateful. My mood has improved and I feel confident in
how I help now, our relationship is stronger for this support too.
I would encourage others to give it a go, you never know it might
benefit you too!!””
BT, Civil Partner
Supervision
/ Mentoring
“I was looking for a supervisor that
would support and challenge me,
with compassion, as I was burnout
and struggling.
I needed a supervisor who would be able to
empathise with the challenges I faced, but
also was willing to be firm and encouraging
too especially around my own wellbeing.
As a perfectionist and a people pleaser I
knew I needed help!
My supervisor, right from the off was to the
point but with kindness and with the shared
goal of enabling me to see the reality of
my situation - rather than the entirely
critical one I was internally creating.
We quickly built a trusting rapport that
initially was focused on improving my
mental health, including encouragement
for me to access my own therapist, and a
plan in place to do this, with regularly
support/check ins to see if adjustments
were needed. Within a couple of
weeks I was seeing improvements.
I was so grateful to have someone who was
flexible willing to work in partnership with
me and held patience, it's made the world
of difference to my Mental Health and how I
engage those I am delivering therapy too!
I have recommended to
other Psychotherapists and will
continue too - thank you so much
Ēpiónē PP!!”
TL, Accredited Psychotherapist
“Having had many supervisors before I
was looking for a process that would be
dynamic, engaging and able to soothe
me when self- doubt creeps in.
This is exactly what I found with
Ēpiónē PP, I was encouraged to hold
kindness for myself, whilst looking
inwards at my motives, beliefs and
self-appraisals and consider how this
influenced my engagement with those
I was working with.
I was able to self-reflect in a way I
hadn't before, and as the feedback,
from those I was seeing, my supervisor,
and peers, I received also allowed me
to see myself as I am rather than how
I see myself, it has been really
challenging at times, but as I was
soothed, and it was delivered with
kindness with the goal being to learn
from my mistakes, this has really
enabled me to grow into a stronger,
resilient, flexible, and engaged therapist.”
JB, Accredited CBT Therapist
“Having tried different types of supervision before I was looking for something different and
The Newcastle Model sounded intriguing.
Having been using the Newcastle Model in supervision for several months now, I wouldn't
go back, it was complicated to get my head around at first but it has made such a difference
to how I engage with supervision, it's more active, and dynamic.
My supervisor's advocation for it was well placed, and their enthusiasm really helped me,
when I was reticent and unsure. Having supervision with Ēpiónē PP, has allowed me to learn
how to discern my clinical needs from personal, allowed me to explore where I have biases,
weakness and understanding these, whilst acknowledging my strengths and exploiting
these too.
My supervisor has been proactive, responsible , reliable and capable, whilst working with me,
which has also energised me to engage in a similar way. I have felt supported, enabled and
held with kindness, which has been paramount to supervision for me.
If your looking for a new way of doing supervision and haven't tried the Newcastle Model or
are looking for a supervisor that is flexible, adaptable and kind then I recommend Ēpiónē PP!.”
KB, Accredited Psychotherapist
“As a EMDR Practitioner working in Private
Practice, we have a great networking
community that is so supportive. However,
as a Private Practitioner it can still be lonely
and isolating at times.
Having supervision with a supervisor that
encourages meeting up online to say hello,
during breaks, and knowing I can check
in (for wellbeing or when I have something
I'm not sure about) was so helpful for me
- though I have to admit I don't use it
much, simply knowing the option is
there helps.
The flexibility offered and a can do attitude
from my supervisor was refreshing, we don't
work in the same field and I was concerned
this would have a negative impact, I was
pleasantly surprised to find this wasn't
the case. As we focus on the process, it
enables us both to learn new things
together, enabling true partnership,
which I love!
I would highly recommend Ēpiónē PP.”
HB, EMDR Practitioner
Corporate
“Our employee came to us asking for help,
and after a conversations with HR /
Occupational Health, felt that their options
were unsuitable.
They explained that they were in therapy,
but were struggling to transfer what they
were learning into the work place and asked
for more support with this.
When we asked what support they
were needing, they explained that
explicit communication, and having
this role played in meetings, and
practiced with them, would help to
build their confidence.
Being able to turn off their camera
during on-line meetings, and being
trusted to be present, would enable
them to be more engaged; being
encouraged to use the skills from
therapy by someone in the workplace
who understood these and could
model them would be extremely
helpful. After a few conversations with
the leadership team, we realised these
were requests that we felt
uncomfortable with. We went
back to the employee to explain that
these were outside of our
responsibilities, the employee persisted
even offering a conversation with their
therapist who they were confident could
help. With curiosity we agreed.
The conversation was interesting and
the therapist was able to quickly
enable reflection to see how the
requests could be applied, and were
a legal requirement under the
Equalities Act, 2010 for reasonable
adjustments in the work place, and
offered a trial to see what would
happen, if they offered support, which
we accepted. It was a thoughtful
and considered trial, and really
enabled us to think about how we
interact, the importance of this, and
how small adaptations make a
significant difference.
The employee was grateful, buying us
loyalty, and we gained much from the
experience, we would definitely work
with Ēpiónē Psychotherapy Partners
again in the future!”
SA, HR Manager
“We had been experiencing problems
with long term sickness (18-months),
and were struggling with what to do
next. Being honest, we were considering
disciplinary, with the intension that the
person would be sacked - they simply
were not capable of doing their job!
The therapist, with consent,
contacted me.
They explained that the current
reasonable adjustments that were
in place, were sufficient for someone
with a mild to moderate mental health
problem but not for someone with
Complex PTSD. The therapist agreed to
provide a Therapy Business Report, to
explain the mental health condition,
how my employee was experiencing it,
and why the company's policies and
procedures were falling short, alongside recommendation that could, with consent,
be shared with the HR Team /
Occupational Health, for them
to implement.
I sceptically accepted, after all we were
complying with our internal policies
and procedures. On receipt of
the report it was easy to see how
we were breaching our own policies -
the WRAP plans we use, weren't being
used properly, and the
recommendations were so
simple and straight forward, so
much so that we had oversighted most
of them, but could quickly implement.
The employee has come on in leaps
and bounds they have since had two
promotions and are an active
advocate for Mental Health. They
have now been in work with minimum
sick leave for the last 12 months, and
they are thriving, it's such a pleasure to
see and know that it has helped them,
and me to get the best out of them!
I will definitely be working with Ēpiónē
Psychotherapy Partners again in
the future.”
DT, Manager
“Understanding more about how to
support people with more complex
mental health problems other than
mild to moderate anxiety/depression,
was eye opening for me.
I assumed that as we had policies in
place for wellbeing we were being
a good employer and didn't realise
how discriminatory the policies /
procedures were.
With support, we were able to widen the
support out, this helped us to be able to
address those who had been on long term
sick, and had accessed EPA support to little
if any effect. We were able to think more
strategically about the varying types of
support that might be needed in the work
place e.g., beyond Mental Health First Aiders,
and mental health days.
I'm proud of the changes we have
made and the impact that this has had
on the wellbeing strategy we are able
to apply.
Most of all it was the simple changes
that made the biggest difference, and
ensuring we all hold ourselves and
each other compassionately
accountable for our mental health.
Thank you for working with us to achieve
this Ēpiónē PP.”
SW, Managing Director
“We were reviewing our policies and procedures, and someone in the leadership
team courageously, pipped up that we needed to extend and be more creative
with several of our policies. They explained that after several months of therapy,
they had realised how the policies and procedures weren't designed for their
experiences, and how this had negatively impacted them. This came as a shock
to most in the team, who weren't aware that they a) had a mental health problem,
b) had accessed therapy for it, and c) that we were falling short, of our employees,
as a company.
They suggested liaising with the HR / Occupational Health Team, and bringing in
someone from Ēpiónē PP, to help with reviewing these together, might help. Their
suggestion led to several policies being overhauled, for the better. It facilitated
conversations, around more in depth conversations, about what mental health
problems are beyond mild to moderate issues, and how this impacts our specific
work place, in a platitude of different ways.
We brought in leadership training, from Ēpiónē PP, that was able to target specific
areas where we identified improvements could be made, and there has been a
positive marked improvement in how we as a company are now engaging with
mental health and seeking to reduce stigma around this. We have seen a healthier
work culture emerging on the back of this project too, leading to increased
employee retention, an increased sense of employee purpose, compassion,
and a general more positive mindset over all. We would highly recommend
Ēpiónē Psychotherapy Partners.”
HM, CEO
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