Who is our counselling for?
KWC provides specialist counselling for women. Our counselling service is a women-only, single-sex service for women of the female sex.
For the purposes of this service, KWC uses the definition of sex in the Equality Act 2010, as clarified by the UK Supreme Court in 2025.
We Offer
Weekly Low-Cost, Long-Term Counselling
From £20 per session.
We’re Ready To Listen
Confidential, safe, non-judgemental counselling for women. Located in our warm, welcoming, women-only centre in Kingston upon Thames.
Time To Work Things Through
Weekly 50-minute sessions. Available between 9am – 9pm. Counselling can last as long as you need it, giving you the time to work through what matters.
Get Started With Us
Start your counselling journey in three steps:
- Book in for your initial Introductory Session via our website. BOOK NOW option.
- Your 45-minute Zoom-based Introductory Session is a chance for you to share what’s brought you here, ask questions, and get a sense of what counselling with us feels like. *
- Get matched with one of our counsellors and begin weekly sessions tailored to you.
Book An Introductory Session Now
*if for any reason we think another service would better meet your needs, we’ll suggest trusted alternatives.
Want to Know More…
Ask Us – Click here to Set Up a Discovery Call to ask us any questions you have before committing.
Introductory Session:
You can book your Introductory Session online via the BOOK NOW option.
The Introductory Session will be an opportunity to talk through the difficulties you are experiencing and what it is you hope to achieve through counselling. The Introductory Session will take place via Zoom video, it will last 45 minutes.
Fees for an Introductory Session are:
- £40 if you are working or
- £30 if you are unemployed, a full time student, retired or a pensioner.
The Introductory Session is payable in advance at the time of making the appointment. You can cancel your appointment anytime up to 48hrs before the appointment and get a full refund, after this time the fee is non-refundable. You will be able to reschedule the Introductory Session once, providing you give 24 hours’ notice.
Please be aware an Introductory Session is not a counselling session.
Counselling sessions:
Commitment: For your counselling to be effective, it is important to attend weekly. All sessions are delivered in person.
Counselling sessions last for 50 minutes and take place on the same day and time each week. We can offer short-term or long-term counselling depending on your needs.
Counselling Fees:
Fees are charged on a sliding scale according to income.
We offer subsidised rates for those on a lower income per session per week;
Up to £16K £20
Up to £20K £25
Up to £25K £30
For funding organisations and individuals on a higher income, our standard rate starts at £35 per session and increases on a sliding scale according to income.
All missed sessions less than 48-hours notice must be paid for aside from planned holidays. If two sessions have been missed without letting us know, we may offer an ending session.
All session fees will be regularly reviewed and are subject to an annual increase.
Our counsellors:
We are very proud of the dedicated team of placement counsellors, who are in training (with fitness to practice certificates) and are supported by an experienced supervisory team at the Centre. They operate an ethical, professional, confidential and impartial service.
Confidentiality:
We abide by the Ethical Guidelines of BACP, one of the governing bodies regulating counsellors and psychotherapists.
Referrals:
Clients can self refer by booking an Introductory Session online or by contacting us through our website.
Supported places for financial hardship:
We sometimes have grant funding for those who struggle financially and are unable to afford our subsidised rates. If you would like to be considered for funded sessions under the hardship scheme, please contact us for more information. We do have a specific criteria as set out by the funding organisations and applications are means tested.
Safeguarding
The safety and wellbeing of the women who use our service is very important to us. We have safeguarding procedures in place to ensure that concerns about the safety or wellbeing of an adult are taken seriously and responded to appropriately.
You can read our Safeguarding Adults Policy here [PDF].
