Young people's mental health treatment in London
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Specialist support from Priory
Across Greater London and the surrounding region, we provide private inpatient child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) for children and young people. Our care is designed for young people who need structured, therapeutic support in a safe and age-appropriate setting.
Priory Hospital Roehampton
Located in the borough of Richmond, South West London, Priory Hospital Roehampton offers expert inpatient care for children and adolescents experiencing a range of mental health challenges. Our young people’s mental health service supports up to 16 young people aged 12 to 17 across two dedicated wards, Richmond Court and Kingston Court. These wards are based in a newly refurbished area of the hospital and offer single-occupancy en-suite bedrooms alongside comfortable shared spaces, designed to support recovery and emotional wellbeing.
Priory Hospital Chelmsford
Further east, Priory Hospital Chelmsford is located in Springfield Green and provides dedicated young people’s services support young people aged 12 to 17 through flexible, evidence-based treatment programmes on a cay care basis. Following an initial assessment, young people receive a personalised therapy plan shaped around their needs, circumstances and treatment goals. Young people’s assessments start from £69.
Age-appropriate care
Together, these services offer high-quality inpatient mental health support for young people across Greater London, tailored to individual needs and delivered within environments designed to help them feel understood and safe.
Overview of our young people's service:
Support provided by a team of experts, led by renowned consultant psychiatrists
A range of appropriate therapies, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) and coping skills workshops, tailored to each young person we support
Access through self-pay or private medical insurance (PMI)
Flexible mental health treatment
The mental health therapy that we deliver to each young person in our care is person-centred and personalised according to their unique needs and requirements, as part of their treatment experience.
Our approach brings together multidisciplinary team expertise, meaning that we can deliver comprehensive and collaborative care. By embracing a holistic approach, and using a range of proven approaches, we address the full spectrum of each young patient’s needs, combining expert care with a compassionate environment.
Priory can support you
We’re here to guide you every step of the way, helping young people regain stability and improve their mental wellbeing for a brighter future. Reach out to Priory today to learn more about the steps involved and how we can help. Call us on 0330 056 6027 to take the first step towards lasting recovery.
Further information
Conditions treated
Our young people's mental health inpatient service in London has been specifically designed for young people who may be showing symptoms of a ramge of mental health difficulties such as:
- Depression
- Anxiety disorders
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Self-harm
- Suicidal ideation
- School phobia
- School refusal
- Mood disorders (including hypomania)
- Prodromal psychosis (initial stages of psychosis)
- Emotional dysregulation
Therapy options
Our clinical experts have extensive experience in delivering a range of therapy types, which are offered on an individual basis or as part of a group therapy programme.
Our therapies include:
- CBT
- DBT
- Mindfulness
- Stress management workshops
- Self-esteem and emotions workshops
- Assertiveness workshops
- Coping skills workshops
- Life skills workshops
- Art therapy
Our core interventions include:
- Individual therapy with a psychologist or psychotherapist
- Group therapy
- Family therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Key working with a primary nurse
- Medication reviews
We also offer a number of wellbeing activities, including:
- Pets as therapy (PAT)
- Yoga
- Relaxation techniques
- Gym sessions in our on-site gym
- Visiting workshops, which focus on different topics, such as music
- Outreach activities, including theatre trips and visits to local parks, as well as access to other sites of interest within the nation’s capital
Education provision
Alongside therapeutic provision, our young people also benefit from access to high-quality on-site education.
Our dedicated teachers provide a nurturing and structured learning environment, supporting each student to continue their studies with confidence during recovery. Lessons are delivered in small, supportive groups and are tailored to individual needs, helping the young people we support to maintain their academic progress while building life skills and self-belief.
Education overview:
- Our education provision is Ofsted-registered and approved
- Each young person receives bespoke 1:1 tutoring, if required
- Personal development sessions, which may focus on career advice, or social and emotional skills, are incorporated into schooling through group sessions
Other regional services for young people
As well as our inpatient offering at Priory Hospital Roehampton and therapy provision at Chelmsford, we also offer a number of other private child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) in the Greater London area. These include:
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments and diagnoses
Private CAMHS assessments
Outpatient therapy and day care
Online therapy
We can also support young people at the following locations across the region:
How to find us
Priory Hospital Roehampton
Priory Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5JJ
Priory Hospital Chelmsford
Stump Lane, Springfield Green, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 7SJ
