EPCS can offer psychological assessment and therapy/counselling for a range of individuals who may be involved in the legal process because of an accident or other personal injury.

Sometimes, after a person has been involved in an accident or witnessed a traumatic event, they may be left with a psychological injury as well as (or instead of) a physical injury. We are often in little doubt as to the effects of a physical injury, however the psychological injuries may not be completely visible to the eye, but they can be just as destructive (if not more so) to a person’s mental wellbeing and ability to function day to day.

The common types of psychological issues that present after an accident etc might be Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Depression, Specific Phobias or an Adjustment Disorder, amongst others. However, the general umbrella term that might be used is ‘Trauma’. Trauma manifests itself in different ways for different people and not everyone will experience the same event in the same way. We all have our own perspectives on life and how we perceive events, so one person might become traumatised after an accident (and go on to develop PTSD for example) and another person might not, and there can be many variables in a person’s life which can affect this outcome. In psychological terms, we define PTSD (or a trauma response) as “..a normal reaction to an abnormal event..”

At EPCS, we provide robust, evidence-based therapies which are recommended by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE). The recommended psychological treatments for trauma related issues, such as PTSD, include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR).

Therapy sessions are delivered by our experienced team of registered / accredited therapists and Psychologists and we can offer face to face or remote (video/phone sessions) to suit the needs of the individual. As we have a network of therapists, we can also offer face to face sessions at a therapy clinic in geographical location close to your client.

At EPCS, we are familiar with various referral processes and we can accommodate the needs of our customers. Typically, we might receive an instruction or request for an assessment or block of treatment for a client by email or phone along with a quote for treatment. On acceptance of the quote, we would then gather the necessary details to enable us to proceed with the referral request and make contact with the client to begin their therapy journey.

From the moment we make contact with the client, we look after all of the arrangements for making and attending appointments. We will also provide regular feedback wherever possible both informally via email or phone and formally via written treatment reports.

At the end of the client ‘s treatment we will provide a formal discharge report which will include formal psychometric measures of progress and any further recommendations for treatment or consideration.

As part of our process, we also seek client feedback on their therapy experience with us, which we can share with our referrers for transparency and quality assurance.