Face to Face CPPS and CP Support Groups
What are the benefits of attending the Face to Face CPPS and CP Support Groups?
- Reduction of anxiety, depression and distress
- Staying motivated to manage symptoms
- Receiving peer to peer support
- Sharing goals and targets in recovery
- Collective humour
- Social engagement
Who should attend the face to face CPPS and CP Support Groups?
The support groups are open to all male patients who experience symptoms of CPPS or CP. Whether they have had symptoms for a few weeks or many years. They are for patients who are just at the start of their journey, all the way to those who are recovering or fully recovered
Where and when will the face to face CPPS and CP Support Groups?
The time is: 6.30pm – 8.30pm
The venue is:
The Bridge
73 – 81 Southwark Bridge Road,
London, SE1 0NQ
Please refer to Google maps here
The cost is: £10 per person (payable in advance via BACS)
Dates for 2018:
Thursday September 27th – Introductory session
Thursday October 25th – The causes of CPPS/CP/HF
Thursday 22nd November – Testing for CPPS/CP/HF
The groups will provide a nurturing environments where patients can openly express themselves. They will provide patients with an opportunity to disclose worries, concerns, hopes and aspirations in recovery. Karl Monahan, owner of The Pelvic Pain Clinic will provide a stable, non-judgemental environment and foundation to the groups. He will provide unbiased support and will not sell his services to any of the attendees
Please contact Karl via the contact page or email him directly at karl@thepelvicpainclinic.co.uk for details on attending
For a little insight into what to expect please read this article
Testimonials from support group attendees
“You only needed to say a few lines about your own experience and others would immediately understand your predicament – through own insight. “
“You could really tell everyone was getting a lot out of it and it was very re-assuring meeting and talking to other men going through the same issues “
“You kept the mood light and gave everyone enough breathing space to discuss things, yet at the same time provided enough structure to the session to keep it productive and equally give everyone a chance to interact.”
“Being able to talk about your own symptoms, feelings and difficulties with fellow sufferers knowing they get it was rewarding in itself.”
“The openness of those that attended was warming.”
Testimonials From Clients
“Having suffered with Pelvic Pain to the point where I had to be hospitalised for a number of nights. Karl has a great understanding and level of empathy with his patients. Appreciating exactly how they feel and what they are going through”
To read blog posts from my patients about their successful recovery from their chronic pelvic pain and chronic prostatitis experiences, in their own words click here
Testimonials
Please find below a sample of some of my patient testimonials from over the years. I have not included them ALL here. Instead I have picked a handful of those that demonstrate a wide range of my skill sets, outcomes and patient opinions. I would therefore hope that you are able to gauge how I approach my methods of treatment. If you have any questions regarding any of these comments below or would like to know more about my treatment please contact me here
My aim is to take every individual patient I see and treat them as individuals. If I am not achieving this then I believe I am letting down that patient. It is therefore imperative that my approach is bespoke and tailored. Failure to do so is likely to result in an unsuccessful outcome.
From those testimonials listed below I hope to give you a flavour of what you can expect if you come and see me as a patient.