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About: Adult Psychological Therapies Service / Condition Management Programme

(as a service user),

I attended the CMP weekly sessions hosted by Breda & Anne in 2025 and enjoyed every single session provided. I felt they did their best to engage the group to make it informative, light and yet impactful for all. I thankfully was in a group of people who actually wanted to share their experiences without trauma dumping! Breda & Anne both worked together well and were sensitive to those in the group call, with many who are suffering with complex conditions. They are both gentle and yet motivating/encouraging!

Breda was assigned to myself for "check ins" whilst I was on the CMP programme. She has great experience and it shows when dealing with patients. She listens well and is thoughtful, providing great insight into difficult scenarios. I can see that she is perfect for this role.

I was apprehensive about attending this programme but certainly these two staff members made it worthwhile and engaging for me, helping me along on my journey with chronic fatigue.

The topics we covered were important and appropiate for my situation. However, some of the content felt outdated and I feel that there is plenty of good research out there at the moment which would be appropiate specficially for chronic fatigue conditions. It wouldn't take too much for someone to refresh some of these powerpoints. Overall I had a really positive experience with the CMP programme.

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Response from Barbara Anne Richardson, Condition Management Programme Coordinator, Mental Health and Disability Directorate, Southern Health and Social Care Trust 4 days ago
Barbara Anne Richardson
Condition Management Programme Coordinator, Mental Health and Disability Directorate,
Southern Health and Social Care Trust
Submitted on 19/03/2026 at 16:48
Published on Care Opinion at 16:48


Hello avocetwn89

thank you for taking the time to feedback on your experience of engaging with CMP. I am delighted that you found the group sessions with Breda & Ann useful and that the check-ins with Breda were supportive. I will share your kind words with them both and the wider team.

we will certainly take on board your feedback in relation to group material and look to revamp/update them.

kind regards

Barbara-Anne

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