Trainee Support
Counselling Service
Take Time is a confidential counselling service specifically for junior doctors and dentists within the Yorkshire Deanery.
The service is funded by the Deanery, and provided by a collaboration between the University of Leeds Student Counselling Centre and the Specialist Psychotherapy Service, Leeds Partnerships Foundation NHS Trust.
Medical work is inherently stressful and you may find you need help with work-related and/or personal difficulties which can often cause anxiety, stress, depression and unhappiness, such as:
- Wanting to leave medicine
- Loss of confidence
- Relationships with colleagues
- Worrying about work and possible errors
- Training difficulties/exam difficulties
- Moving to a new job
- Anxiety, distress
- Relationship/family problems
- Loss and bereavement
- Reactions to trauma
- Alcohol and drug misuse