About the Practice
When risk, shutdown or school refusal has moved beyond ordinary worry, the NHS pathway may be the route parents need to activate. West London NHS Trust CAMHS supports West London families with play-based and counselling-style emotional wellbeing support for children who need more than another conversation at the kitchen table. The focus is safer expression, stronger connection and practical understanding for the adults around the child.

Clinical Expertise
CAMHS assessment, therapy pathways, mental health support and crisis/signposting routes

Significant anxiety, depression, trauma, self-harm concerns, eating worries, school refusal and complex mental health presentations

CAMHS can consider mental health alongside neurodevelopmental needs; ask referral route about autism/ADHD pathways

Why Work With Us?
West London CAMHS Route: Parents can see the therapist role, membership route and safeguarding position before trusting someone with their child’s inner world.

Mental Health Assessment and Therapy Pathways: Play, creative work and counselling-style support help children communicate through action, story, art, movement and relationship when direct questions only make them close down.

Parent and School Connection: CAMHS can help families access clinical support where distress, risk or complexity means private counselling alone may not be enough.