What can the ACHD support you with?

• Adjustment to change or treatment
• Outpatient and inpatient support
• Negative impact of CHD on daily life
• Managing a long-term admission
• Coping with changes to your physical appearance you might not be happy with
• Fear of needles
• Coping with related medical procedures and those that are affecting you from the past
• Complex decision making
• Worries about your ICD or pacemaker
• Additional support related to learning needs in the context of ACHD
• ACHD and pregnancy
• Managing physical symptoms from a psychological perspective

The Psychology Service applies a biopsychosocial framework. This means that we try to understand how your congenital heart disease diagnosis impacts upon you in your current individual situation. Psychological interventions aim to facilitate your ability to live a value informed quality of life.