Gender: Female
Age: 18+
Beds: 16
Individuals in our care may have complex trauma histories or have experienced regular placement breakdowns. At Cygnet Aspen Clinic we provide a collaborative, multi-disciplinary approach to care and treatment, with a focus on recovery and co-production with service users.
At Cygnet Aspen Clinic we operate an integrated modular approach to treatment for women with a diagnosis of personality disorder, accounting for diagnostic differences, NICE guidelines and the work of Livesley (2004). Our multi-modal treatment pathway consists of a range of therapeutic models including Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT), and Compassion focused Therapy (CFT).
The Psychology team at Aspen Clinic offer a range of evidence based psychological assessments and therapies which are tailored to the individual’s specific needs. Our priority is to empower women to feel safe enough to trust and engage in the work. Importantly, we promote service user’s choice to engage with us.
Therapeutic approaches and assessments
Our therapeutic interventions are tailored to individual presenting needs, based on comprehensive psychological formulations undertaken on admission. The assessment tools we use include:
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT)
- Compassion-focused Therapy (CFT)
- Trauma based Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Structured Clinical Interview for PD (SCID-5-PD)
- Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI)
- Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS)
- Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS)
- The Awareness of Social Inference Test (TASIT)
- Chart of Interpersonal Reactions in Closed Living Environments (CIRCLE)
- Aspects of Identity Questionnaire (AIQ)
- Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)
- Model of Human Occupation Screening Tool (MOHOST)
- Assessment of Communication and Interaction Skills (ACIS)
Service user profile
- Female, aged 18+
- Primary or secondary diagnosis of personality disorder with associated complex mental health needs and challenging behaviours
- May be informal or subject to a section of the Mental Health Act
- Referrals accepted from Tiers 1-4
- Sustained relational and social functioning problems
- May have a forensic history
- May have a history of substance misuse or dependency
- May have experienced regular placement breakdowns
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To make a referral please contact the Cygnet referrals team via 0808 164 4450 or by emailing [email protected].
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