Physical conditioning is only one part of your preparation
Having a surgical procedure is a stressful experience. Coming to terms with your diagnosis, making important decisions about your treatment, fear of the procedure, uncertainty about outcome, the impact and burden upon yourself and loved ones.
Mental preparation is an often neglected but incredibly important factor that significantly influences your experience of having an operation. There are many ways that psychology services can assist you in preparation and recovery from surgery. From learning practical strategies to create a constructive mindset for rehabilitation, to learning how to better manage pre-existing anxiety and depression, to smoking cessation programs, to coming to terms with grief and loss, mental readiness is an important part of surgical preparation.
No matter when your operation is planned, preparation starts now.
Surgery Ready Program
Develop mental strategies to optimally manage pressure, improve rehabilitation capacity and recover from injury.
Anxiety and depression management
Develop strategies to better manage underlying psychologic traits that are commonly intensified around the time of surgery.
Addiction management
Surgery is a natural time to address the habits that adversely impact upon your health. Your chances of longer term success are significantly higher with proven strategies and professional supervision. Reduce your surgical risk and improve your longer term health. Smoking cessation programs, alcohol reduction and prescription analgesic addiction management.
Phobia management
Mindfulness programs, cognitive behavioural therapy and graduated exposure techniques for managing long standing phobias of medical intervention.
Pain management
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