Depression
When a GP is enough for depression and when a private psychiatrist adds something: what an assessment covers, medication options, follow-up and what it costs.
6 min read · updated 18 September 2026
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Longer reads on what a private psychiatrist can do, what it costs and how the process works, written for adults in the UK.
Anxiety & panic
What a psychiatric assessment adds when anxiety has not responded to self-help or therapy: ruling out physical causes, medication options, follow-up and fees.
6 min read · updated 18 September 2026
Read the guideOCD
OCD is often missed for years. What a private psychiatrist can offer on diagnosis and medication, why ERP therapy is the core treatment, and what it costs.
6 min read · updated 18 September 2026
Read the guidePTSD & trauma
Trauma-focused therapy is the main treatment for PTSD and is not offered here. What a private psychiatrist can offer on diagnosis, medication, sleep and fees.
6 min read · updated 18 September 2026
Read the guideAutism assessment
How private adult autism assessment works: screening first, then full diagnostic assessment. What it costs, what evidence helps, what a diagnosis changes.
8 min read · updated 18 September 2026
Read the guideMedication review
On psychiatric medication and feeling stuck? When a specialist medication review is worth paying for, what happens in it, and what can change afterwards.
8 min read · updated 18 September 2026
Read the guidePrescriptions
How private prescriptions work after an online psychiatry appointment: what the fee covers, controlled drug rules, repeat requests and GP shared care.
8 min read · updated 18 September 2026
Read the guideNHS or private
How to get NHS mental health care, what the Right to Choose really covers, and what seeing a private psychiatrist adds — plus what it cannot do.
8 min read · updated 18 September 2026
Read the guideYour first appointment
What happens in a first private psychiatric appointment by video: what to gather beforehand, how the hour is structured, and what you leave with.
8 min read · updated 18 September 2026
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