Private GP · Lurgan
Private GP for anxiety, stress and low mood
Anxiety, stress and low mood are among the commonest reasons people pay for a longer GP appointment. You get a quiet room, more than ten minutes, and a doctor who can issue a fit note, review medication, or write to your NHS GP. This is not a crisis service and it is not a replacement for talking therapies.
Alongside the NHS, not instead of it. Keep your NHS GP. Call 999 in an emergency. Friends Medical GP is for planned private appointments and home visits that are not emergencies.
People also search for: stress, panic, low mood, depression, burnout.
When to book
- Sleep, work or relationships are falling apart because of stress or anxiety
- You need a fit note and a proper conversation, not a two-line form
- You want a medication review for an antidepressant you already take
- Panic attacks have started and you want them named and planned for
- You are supporting a parent whose mood has dropped after hospital
Call 999 or go to A&E if
- You have a plan to end your life, or you have already hurt yourself
- You are seeing or hearing things that are not there and feel unsafe
- Someone else is at immediate risk
- You cannot keep yourself safe tonight
For urgent advice that is not an emergency, call 111. Friends Medical GP is not an emergency service.
What happens in the appointment
- The GP lets you talk, then asks the safety questions that matter.
- They look at sleep, alcohol, physical causes, and what support you already have.
- A fit note, a medication change, a letter, or signposting to NHS talking therapies may follow.
- If this is a crisis, we stop the appointment model and send you to 999, 111 or Samaritans 116 123.
Clinic, online, or at home
Either can work if you feel safe. If you are in crisis, do not book a private slot. Call 999, 111, or Samaritans on 116 123. A home visit is for when travel is the barrier, not for an emergency mental health presentation.
After you leave
Keep your NHS GP in the loop. We can write to them with your consent. Private GP care does not replace CMHT, crisis teams or A&E. If you leave with a fit note, we will be clear about the review date.
FAQs
Can a private GP issue a sick note for stress?
Yes, after a consultation, if they agree you are not fit for work or need adjusted duties. It is a clinical decision, not an admin product.
Do you provide counselling?
We can start the conversation and signpost. Structured therapy is NHS Talking Therapies or a private therapist. We do not pretend a 30-minute GP slot is psychotherapy.
Related problems we see
Headache and migraine
Headaches are common. Migraine is often under-treated. A private GP slot is long enough to take the history properly, check for the rare dangerous causes, and review the tablets you already buy over the counter.
Back pain
Back pain is usually mechanical and miserable, not dangerous. The useful job is to pick out the rare red flags, get you moving, write a fit note if work is the problem, and refer for imaging or physio when that is actually indicated.
Menopause and perimenopause
Hot flushes, wrecked sleep, a short fuse, and a period pattern that has gone off-script are enough reason to book a longer GP slot. You do not need to “wait until it is unbearable”. We can talk about HRT, non-hormonal options, and what needs a gynaecology opinion rather than a GP prescription.
See a GP this week
Same-day and next-day private GP appointments in Lurgan, or a clinician at home if travel is the problem.