"My daughter's appointments with Camhs"

I asked our GP to refer my daughter for anxiety as we were struggling to manage this at home. Our referral was accepted in a timely fashion and we received our first appointment much quicker than I expected. We received a leaflet in the post explaining the service and what to expect which was very useful. Both my daughter and I were a little apprehensive before we attended the assessment as we didn't really know what would happen.

We were very fortunate to have Nicola as our allocated clinician. Nicola very quickly put both my daughter and I at ease. Nicola engaged my daughter in the assessment in an appropriate way for her age. At the end of our assessment, my daughter said to me 'I can't wait to go back again'. We have had one further appointment which has been focused primarily on my daughter which was amazing.

The resources we have been sent have really helped us work on things at home. My daughter has been excited to receive envelopes addressed to her. I wasn't sure whether to go down the route of CAMHs but I am so glad I did as it has already made a big difference and provided me with the tools to help support my daughter..thank you.