Local Counselling Options in Kingston
Please contact the services below for more information.
General low-cost counselling services
- New Malden Counselling Associates
Methodist Church, 49 High Street, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 4BY
Tel: 020 8287 0900
Email: counsellingassociates@outlook.com
Website: www.newmaldencounsellingassociates.co.uk
Low-cost counselling – fees are discussed at assessment depending on what you can afford.
Open-ended counselling for individuals and / or couples. - Release Counselling
YMCA Surbiton, 49 Victoria Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 4NG
Tel: 020 8339 7336
Email: team.release@ymcaspg.org
Website: www.ymcastpaulsgroup.org/release-counselling/
Low-cost counselling on a sliding scale based on income. - Mind in Kingston
1 Brook Street, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 2HA
Tel: 020 8255 3939
Email: counselling@mindinkingston.org.uk
Website: www.mindinkingston.org.uk
Offer low-cost counselling on a sliding scale. Also have a special Korean-speaking counselling service. They also run wellbeing workshops and drop-in cafes. - Mind Growth Mastery
Wilmerhatch Lane, Epsom, Surrey, KT18
Tel: 07767 458137 (text only)
Email: therapy@mindgrowthmastery.org
Website: www.mindgrowthmastery.org/ - Low-cost counselling starts at £20 per session. They also offer Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Retraining (EMDR) and Mindfulness, as well as having Wellbeing Associates.
- Islamic Resource Centre
Cooper House, 43 Acre Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT2 6ER
Tel: 020 8549 5499
Email: counselling@irckingston.com
Website: www.irckingston.com/counselling
Charitable organisation offering free services to the community in English and Urdu. IRC is an equal opportunity project aimed at meeting the needs of the community. It provides health advice, a bookshop, counselling (not faith-based), legal advice, youth counselling and volunteering, education for children 6 – 15 years. ESOL Classes and also runs a befriending service. - Kingston Women’s Centre
169 Canbury Park Road, Kingston, Surrey, KT2 6LG
Tel: 020 8541 1941
Email form on the website.
Website: www.kingstonwomenscentre.org.uk/about-us/accessing-our-services/
Run by women, for women. Offer reduced cost counselling. First assessment session is £30 – £40, further sessions start at £20, based on a sliding scale depending on the individual’s income. - The Fountain Therapy Trust
Based in New Malden.
Email form on the website.
Website: www.thefountaintherapytrust.com
Low-cost on a sliding scale. First assessment session is £25, further sessions cost £1 per £1000 of gross annual income. - Phoenix Counselling (Feltham – outside of Kingston borough)
Hanworth Road, Feltham, Middlesex, TW13 5AF
Tel: 020 8890 3133
Email form on the website.
Website: www.phoenixcounselling.org/
Adult individual counselling, and child and family counselling. Initial session is free, costs on a sliding scale (£15-£40) for sessions going forward. - Access Counselling (online)
Tel: 0121 246 9348
Email form on the website.
Website: www.accesscounselling.org.uk
Affordable counselling, fees are set case-by-case depending on individual financial circumstances.
Specialist services
- Kingston Bereavement Support
Welcare House, 53-55 Canbury Park Road, Kingston, Surrey, KT6 6LQF
Tel: 020 8547 1552
Email: info@kbscharity.org.uk
Website: www.kingstonbereavementsupport.org.uk
Specialist counselling for people affected by loss or bereavement. Initial assessment session is £30 (£5 is on benefits). 10 free sessions are then usually offered if referred by a Kingston GP. If GP is out of the Kingston borough, the cost is £25 per session for self-referrals. There is also a support group for those on the waiting list for counselling. - Relate (South West London)
1A Hill Street, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1SX
Tel: 0300 100 1234
Email: NewEnquiries@relate.org.uk
Website: www.relate.org.uk/centre/relate-south-west-london
Counselling specialising in promoting healthy relationships, including counselling for couples, individuals, families, children & young people, as well as sex therapy. Relate website also has toolkits and self-help resources. - Rape Crisis South London (RASASC)
PO Box 383, Croydon, CR9 2AW
Tel: 020 8683 3311 - National Free Helpline: 0808 500 2222
Email: info@rasasc.org.uk
Website: www.rapecrisissouthlondon.org/
Specialist counselling and online support for women and girls. Based in Croydon, with satellite service in Kingston. Counselling for up to a year, plus option of group for 6 months after individual counselling. - EACH Counselling
4th Floor, 84 Uxbridge Road, Ealing, W13 8RA
Tel: 020 8577 6059
Email: infoascent@eachcounselling.org.uk
Website: www.eachcounselling.org.uk/ascent/
For females aged 16+, who have been affected by sexual and domestic violence and abuse.
Specialist 1 to 1 counselling (up to 21 sessions) in Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Pashto and English. - ASCA (Addiction Support and Care Agency)
233 Lower Mortlake Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 2LL
Tel: 020 8940 1160
Website: www.asca.org.uk/
Offers 1 to 1 counselling and groups for people with addiction-related issues, as well as their carers, family members, friends or anyone else affected by another’s addiction issues. No charge, but they do request an appropriate weekly donation. - Express CIC
452 Ewell Road, Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 7EL
Tel: 020 8390 4273
Email: counselling@expresscic.org.uk
Website: www.expresscic.org.uk/
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Offers counselling for parents and carers of children with additional needs, as well as specialist counselling for autistic people aged 11+. - Kingston Carers Network
418 Ewell Road, Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 7HF
Tel: 020 3031 2757
Email: counselling@kingstoncarers.org.uk
Website: www.kingstoncarers.org.uk/adult-carers/counselling/
Free 1 to 1 counselling by volunteer counsellors for adult carers. KCN also offer various support and resources for carers of all ages, including young carers aged 5-18. - The Mix Counselling Service
PO Box 78319, London, W10 9FE
Website: www.themix.org.uk/counselling/
Free counselling for young people aged 13-25, usually 4-8 sessions. Complete the online booking form.
Private therapists
To search for private therapists
See “Find a Therapist” or “Therapist Directory” on the following professional websites in order
to find a private therapist in your area.
- BABCP – British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies
The main organisation for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Website: www.babcp.com/ - BACP – British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Qualified counsellors and psychotherapists from a variety of different therapeutic approaches
Website: www.bacp.co.uk/ - UKCP – UK Council for Psychotherapy
Qualified psychotherapists from a variety of different therapeutic approaches
Website: www.psychotherapy.org.uk/ - Counselling Directory
A search platform for qualified counsellors and psychotherapists from a variety of different
therapeutic approaches and professional bodies.
Website: www.counselling-directory.org.uk