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This leaflet has been written by the Psychological Therapies Service at the Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine.
RLHIM Psychological Therapies Service
The Psychological Therapies Service specialises in supporting people with chronic physical health problems who may experience a range of psychological difficulties as a result of their illness.
Our team includes clinical psychologists, psychotherapists, mindfulness practitioners and autogenic training therapists.
Who can be referred?
Our team works with people who are under the care of the RLHIM and have one or more of the following conditions:
- Myalgic encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS).
- Fibromyalgia Syndrome.
- Chronic pain-related conditions.
- Chronic women’s health-related conditions.
What types of psychological therapy do we offer?
- We offer a range of psychological therapies including:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
- Autogenic Training (AT).
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
- Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT).
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).
More information about each therapy can be found in the leaflets that we have for each therapy and under the headings of each therapy, available on our website.
Therapies are offered either on an individual or group basis and can be either face-to-face, on the telephone or on video call.
The number of sessions can vary depending on your difficulties and the type of therapy that you are offered. Group therapies tend to run for a period of eight weeks and individual sessions vary between eight to 12 sessions.
What happens when I am referred?
You will be offered an initial appointment for an assessment with one of our clinicians.
This appointment will last for up to an hour.
The aim of the assessment is to find out more about your difficulties and discuss whether and what type of therapy could be helpful. During this appointment, we may also ask you to complete some brief questionnaires.
What happens after my initial appointment?
If you are accepted for therapy, you will be contacted by one of our administrators to schedule either your group or individual therapy sessions.
Because we receive a large number of referrals, it is possible that you may have to wait before your therapy starts.
What if I cannot attend my initial appointment?
If you are unable to attend your appointment, please let us know at least 48 hours beforehand so that we can reschedule and offer your appointment to someone else. If you do not attend your appointment without telling us, we may refer you back to your GP.
Professional education and training
The RLHIM is a teaching hospital and from time-to-time other healthcare professionals may observe as part of a training course. We will always ask your permission for other professionals to sit in during your session.
How to be referred
The Psychological Therapies Team is not directly accessible to external referrals from GPs but only by internal referral from clinicians working in RLHIM in services for people with chronic physical health problems.
If you would like to be referred, please discuss this with your RLHIM clinical team.
How to contact us
The Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
60 Great Ormond Street
London
WC1N 3HR
Tel: 020 3448 2000
Fax: 020 3448 2004
Switchboard: 020 3456 7890
Email: uclh.
Website: www.
NHS Choices provides information and an opportunity to provide feedback about our service: www.
How to find us
Page last updated: 16 July 2024
Review due: 01 July 2026