Epilepsy and Mental Health

Epilepsy and mental health have a bidirectional relationship, meaning the two conditions can influence each other in a cyclical way. My focus as a registered counsellor offers a holistic approach which can include supporting and guiding clients - individuals, families and carers – to understand how seizures can cause or impact mental health; and similarly, poor mental health or mental illness, can increase seizure frequency. In addition, to talk therapies, holistic approach allows for the inclusion of practical coping strategies, with lived experience, offered when directly of benefit to the client.