I received first-class support and treatment at the Vita Nova Clinic for a total of 8 weeks. I am really very satisfied because I have the feeling that I was helped a lot by the density of the therapeutic measures offered to me. But I was also very impressed by the accompanying measures and the overall atmosphere of the clinic. The clinic is rather small in terms of the number of patients (around 40 were there during my treatment period). People here, whether staff or patients, treat each other very attentively and carefully. From the moment you enter the clinic, you are greeted in a very friendly manner and - as I noticed during my stay - even the administrative staff are always willing to listen to your questions/concerns. As for the food: I always really enjoyed the 3-course menu served at the table in the evening. You are really spoiled and the kitchen was generally obliging when it came to special requests. In the morning and at lunchtime it was always suitable for me and the selection was good. I have very positive memories of the relaxed atmosphere of the communal meals at lunchtime and in the evening. You quickly get to know and appreciate each other. About the accompanying therapies: There is a wider range of accompanying measures that made it easier for me to perceive myself better again, to relax or to allow myself to feel well at all. The clinic's options here are very well thought out. In addition, the spa park, the cozy pedestrian zone and the forest on the Oberberg are very close by on foot. I walked a lot in my free time and at weekends, sometimes "strolling around town". Personally, however, I was particularly grateful for the opportunity to use the art space under the roof extensively in the evenings and at weekends. Such free opening hours are not a matter of course... it was a great place to be creative and focus on your own work. At times it was also a nice, creative and sociable meeting place. The Gestalt therapy and the body-based therapy, as well as the well-timed individual and group psychotherapy sessions, got me fit for life again in 8 weeks. I have high praise for that. What else was there to praise from my point of view? Excellent yoga once a week, aqua aerobics once a week, PMR every day at lunchtime, 1-2 massage appointments per week, sauna as required, a great foyer room with coffee and tea facilities as a nice meeting place for everyone.
And I was actually able to learn a lot about mindfulness and depression in the relevant sessions, in which helpful knowledge on these topics (6 modules each) was presented. For the resumption of everyday life at home, the clinic also provides specific therapeutic follow-up support if required or helps you to find psychotherapeutic support, which I find incredibly important for the transition. What I don't want to forget under any circumstances, however, is the careful, sometimes amusing care provided by the staff in the "nurses' room", whether during the day or at night... you were always well looked after there at and around the "counter". As I said, all the house staff, including the janitor and cleaning team, are great. All in all, the memories are really good and you could almost say that you would love to come back. However, the reasons for an admission are precisely those that, in the best case, you have learned to avoid in later life or to keep at bay without a clinic. But in an emergency, the Vita Nova Clinic in Bad Salzuflen would be my first choice.
Katrin, stay from the beginning of December '23 to the end of January '24
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