Flintshire CAMHS Assessment / Therapy
We are a team that see children and young people up to the age of 18 years. We support people who need help with their thoughts, feelings and emotions.
Is this service for me?
We see people with complex and longer term mental health needs that are stopping them from doing the things they want to do and living a full life. These might be things such as not going to school, not looking after yourself, struggling with relationships at home or in school that may make you
upset, obsessive and repeating behaviour and thoughts that make you feel out of control and/or hearing voices in your head that aren’t your own.
We work with you to understand what matters to you and identify your goals to improve your mental health. These goals may be how you change things to be safer, to do things without being so worried, not hurting yourself when you feel overwhelmed, managing anger and dealing with stresses and worries. We may also support you with other goals such as managing eating difficulties, feeling sad all of the time and not doing what you want to do.
Who will we see?
This will depend on the most appropriate treatment for your mental health need.
The team is made up of:
- CAMHS Mental Health Nurses
- Psychotherapists
- Psychologists
- Psychiatrists
- CAMHS Social Worker
- Family Therapists
- Team Administrators
- Health Care Support Workers
- Eating Disorder Specialists
How to access the services?
If you’re feeling you need support with your mental health, your GP, social worker, school nurse, paediatrician or a teacher from your school can refer you to our team. Somebody from our team will look at the referral to see if we can offer you the help you need.
Sometimes there are other services that may be more helpful to you and we will write you a letter and let you know.
If we think you need our help we will invite you to a choice appointment where you will meet with one of our team who will ask you lots of questions to find out how things are for you such as school, family life, social life and friendships including your worries. Your first appointment will take around one and half hours and you will have the opportunity to speak to us on your own and with your family and carers.
You can choose to have your family or another trusted adult to support you in your appointments if you feel this would help you. We understand it can be difficult to talk to people you don’t know about your thoughts and feelings and you are welcome to bring a distraction object with you that helps make you feel more comfortable. You are always given the option to speak to us while your parents or carers waits in the waiting room.
From your choice appointment, we will help you to decide if our service is going to be the most helpful for you as there may be help from another service available or we may invite you to a partnership appointment.
A partnership appointment is a 1:1 meeting with your named clinician and your family if you choose. Appointments are usually an hour long and either weekly or fortnightly and may vary depend on who you are seeing. We use different resources in the sessions including self-help guides, videos, art and crafts and things you can take away to do in-between sessions.
The appointment will be a talking therapy. You can find out more about therapies by following this link: (link to therapies page).
Safety Planning
We will work with you and support you to complete a safety plan that will help to reduce any thoughts or triggers you may have so you can feel more in control. The safety plan may include ideas for:
- Calming techniques
- Friends, family and carers support
- Coping mechanisms
- Safe spaces
- Helpful ideas, support services and helplines
- What to do if you feel you are in need of urgent help and support
How do I find you?
Our team is based in Flintshire Children’s Centre, Mancot. We offer both face to face and online sessions depending on your needs or circumstances.
Parking can be difficult, there is a car park available at the front and around the back of the building.
How do I tell you I have arrived?
When you get to the front door of CAMHS please come into reception and let us know you have arrived and they will let your clinician know you are waiting.
The waiting area is located next to reception. If you have been waiting for longer than 10 minutes for your appointment, please let someone in reception know and they will chase this for you.
Contact Information
Flintshire Childrens Centre Catherine Gladstone House, Deeside CH5 2EP
03000 859152