The Team

ANiMATE is part of a Primary Care Mental Health Service for depression and anxiety (POIESIS) provided in North Lincolnshire by Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (RDASH).  Two clinicians are work roughly one day a week on the service.

The Service

The service provides evidence-based psychological therapy treatments as recommended by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE). All of our therapists are appropriately qualified and trained to provide a range of therapies/treatments ensuring that we can offer a choice of appropriate interventions to those accessing our services.

POIESIS is available in all General Practitioner (GP) practices within North Lincolnshire. Mental health practitioners work alongside GP’s to help and treat people who are experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems. With one in four people suffering a mental health problem, the service seeks to help these people understand and manage their condition and the associated symptoms.

Depression, anxiety and other types of psychological problems are common and can be very distressing. POIESIS workers, along with the G.P., offer a variety of treatments that are well researched and have been proven to be effective. These treatments include psychological interventions as well as medication advice depending on the person’s symptoms and their personal preference. With Animate, we can provide some of these treatments via the telephone, e-mail, or live chat to suit the needs of those who require the service.

We advise on diet, exercise, lifestyle, work and leisure all of which are important factors in keeping people emotionally healthy.