Cochlear Implant Counselling
DisabilityPlus empowers you with a Counsellor who has a CI & has expert knowledge of supporting people pre and post-cochlear implant fitting. Our CI counselling service helps you with mental & emotional health issues to allow you to have a brighter future.
Our Service supports people with mental health, whether pre-existing issues have worsened or a new condition that stems from changing life circumstances. Our specialist therapists understand the problems fear and hesitancy can have on a person’s mental & emotional health.
Mental Health
People with a Cochlear Implant can have mental health issues from feeling they do not fit into the Deaf or Hearing world. Issues can also stem from resentment in having the operation forced upon them. Talking Therapies do not make problems disappear, but people often say life can be easier to manage.
“There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened by change & worry. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.”
Coaching? – We can support people who do not require mental health support with practical advice on an upcoming operation or transition, adjustment or cultural support post-operation.
Cochlear Implants do not cure hearing loss or restore hearing in some people; however, they provide an opportunity for people to hear better.
Coaching is a short-term program, generally up to 6 sessions, where you can learn essential skills & manage your expectations of an upcoming operation or come to terms with the effects of the implant post-operation.
Psychological Support
We can support you with your emotional & mental health; your therapy will focus on assisting you to overcome various psychological barriers.
Our team understands that living with a new cochlear implant can be difficult, but we know it can be manageable. Our treatment plans focus on helping you think more clearly & gain a purpose.
Our mental health therapists & coaches help individuals navigate life. Cochlear Implant Counselling can help people avoid potential issues with their mental health & symptoms such as panic attacks, depression & anxieties. Our coaching team will help individuals learn essential coping skills.
Our cochlear implant counselling team will help you understand why you do things in the way you do; counselling will help you uncover distorted or unhealthy thinking patterns.
Funding Options
Referrals
Our Cochlear Implant Counselling referrals cater for all types of requirements, you can contact us directly for more information or complete a self-referral form to move to the next step. We reply to you within 24 hours, Monday to Friday.
NHS Applications
Cochlear Implant Counselling Applications for Free NHS Funding
You firstly Self-Refer by using this link: NHS Self-Referral
Once you have completed the form, you will be asked to attend a free counselling session; this session will help us make an application for you.
No NHS application is guaranteed to be successful; we support most parts of Wales and Scotland.
A typical timescale to start the sessions is 8 to 12 weeks from the date of the assessment session.
Please let us know if you have any questions by contacting us on the form below this section.
Professional Organisations
We support many organisations with Cochlear Implant Pain Counselling, including solicitors and employment support through to smaller organisations that need support.
Contact us to find out more.
Self-Pay Plans
Specialist Cochlear Implant Counselling Sessions are 50 minutes long and booked in advance.
We offer self-pay plans, including pay-by-session & saver packs where you can buy groups of 3 & 6 sessions at reduced price points.
Introduction Session £40
Single Session – £48
6 Session Saver – £240 (£40)
Please contact us if you are in financial difficulties.
Mixed Plans
Being a major service, we can offer Cochlear Implant Counselling with a mixed plan. This means you can start paying privately & then if or when funding comes in you can switch to a funded model of counselling.
Contact us to find out more
Contact us
Phone
+44 7539 877357
info@disabilityplus.co.uk
Head Office Address
DisabilityPlus House, 25 Pembroke Avenue, Hersham, KT12 4NT