For families
Finding the right place to begin.
You do not need to know exactly what is wrong, or what to ask for, before you get in touch. This page sets out the ways we work with families, and how the first conversation goes.
Where you might be
Most parents arrive carrying one of these
None of them requires certainty about what to do next. The conversation begins where you are.
A parent consultation is a session for you, separate from any therapy for your child, and often the most useful first conversation.
Parent consultations Something feels off with your child.Withdrawal, sleep changes, an irritability that was not there last term, a flatness you cannot place. You do not need a diagnosis to talk to us.
Therapy for your child The 11+ year has changed your child.Sleep, perfectionism, comparison, tears after a mock. The assessment year does things to children that the assessment itself never sees.
11+ Support Your child is at university, or just beyond.Online therapy for students and young adults up to 25, arranged by the young person themselves.
University and young adultsFour ways we work
The same ethos, four shapes
Each is its own structured service. Most families begin with one and may, in time, use another alongside it. We will suggest which fits when we speak.
For you
Parent consultations
A 50-minute consultation for you, online or by telephone, whether or not your child is in therapy.
Read moreFor your child
Therapy for children and young people
One-to-one work from age four to 25, in school during the day, or online for older young people.
Read moreFor Years 5 and 6
11+ groups
Small groups in school across the assessment year. Not exam coaching: a place to talk about the pressure with others who feel it too.
Read moreFor young adults
Online therapy to 25
Secure video sessions that hold steady through terms, vacations and the first years of adult life.
Read moreHow beginning works
The first step is a short conversation
- One
Write to us, briefly
A sentence or two on what is prompting the question. Every enquiry is read personally, and we aim to reply within one working day.
- Two
A call of 15 to 20 minutes
Free and without obligation, with our clinical lead or another experienced KST therapist. We listen, understand the situation, and decide together whether and how we might help.
- Three
Matching and consent
If we go ahead, we match your child, or you, with the therapist we think fits best. Confidentiality is explained in plain English before the first session.
- Four
Unhurried first sessions
Early sessions are about comfort and the relationship. We review progress with you regularly, and there is no fixed length of work.
If you are reading because something is worrying you, you are welcome to write. Every enquiry comes to me personally.
If this is urgent
Kensington Square Therapy is not a crisis service. If you or your child is in immediate danger, call 999.
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If you need help right now
If you or your child is in immediate danger
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If either you or your child is in a mental health crisis
NHS 111England, Scotland and Wales: call 111 and choose the mental-health option. Northern Ireland: call Lifeline on 0808 808 8000
If your child is under 19 and needs to talk to someone themselves
Childline0800 1111
If you are worried that a child is being harmed or is at risk
NSPCC Helpline0808 800 5000
If you would prefer to text rather than speak
ShoutText SHOUT to 85258
If you or someone you are worried about needs someone to talk to
Samaritans116 123
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Ready to think it through with us?
A short first email costs nothing and commits you to nothing. We aim to reply within one working day.