Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic neurological condition affecting the central nervous system, with wide-ranging physical, cognitive, and emotional impact. Alongside its neurological symptoms, Multiple Sclerosis frequently brings significant psychological burden – adjustment to an unpredictable and progressive diagnosis, mood changes, anxiety, cognitive difficulties, and the ongoing strain of living with a fluctuating condition.
Dr. Patel offers a neuropsychological service for individuals living with Multiple Sclerosis, addressing the psychological and cognitive dimensions of the condition alongside – rather than instead of – its neurological management. This work sits at the intersection of his neurology-based clinical background and his behavioural therapy training, allowing for an approach that takes the neurological reality of Multiple Sclerosis seriously rather than treating psychological symptoms in isolation.
Support is delivered through an integrated talking therapy approach, combining psychodynamic, behavioural, and cognitive elements rather than a single fixed modality. This flexibility matters in Multiple Sclerosis specifically: presentations vary widely between individuals and can change significantly over the course of the condition, and a rigid single-approach model rarely serves the full picture.
Individuals living with Multiple Sclerosis, or their referring clinicians, are welcome to get in touch to discuss whether this service would be a good fit.
Dr. Dipesh Patel 