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Your child is their
own shape.
Not every child fits the spaces they are given. We offer bespoke therapeutic support to help children, young people, parents, and schools flourish within the demands of independent school life.
Clinical. Considered. Grounded in twenty years of specialist practice.
1:1 Clinical Sessions for children, young people, and university students.
Embedded School Counselling within London’s leading independent schools.
Specialist 11+ Support Groups for Year 5 and Year 6 pupils throughout the year.
Parent Consultations for families navigating school pressure, family dynamics, and parenting challenges.
Twenty years of specialist experience working with children and young people in the independent sector.
Humanistic in foundation. Integrative in practice. Support that evolves with each individual child.
A practice built on long-term relationships with families and pastoral teams across West London’s independent schools.
How we work
Referral & Consent
Counselling begins following a referral from a school, or directly from a family, alongside written parental consent. All enquiries are welcome.
Meeting Your Counsellor
Your child is matched with a trained, qualified, and supervised KST counsellor. Early sessions focus on comfort and building trust. There is no pressure to talk before they are ready.
Ongoing Sessions
Weekly sessions, in school, at the KST Centre, or online, shaped around the child’s age, pace, and emotional readiness. Parent consultations run alongside when helpful.
Review & Ending
Progress is reviewed regularly with families and, where appropriate, schools. Endings are planned carefully, helping children process change as part of the therapeutic work.
Support that fits your child
1:1 Therapy
Private therapeutic support for children and university students navigating anxiety, academic pressure, and the demands of school entrance.
Private Consultation11+ Support
Year-round therapeutic groups for Year 5 and 6, building emotional resilience and the inner resources needed for the school entrance journey.
In-School GroupsParental Support
A grounded, carefully held space for parents to reflect and find their footing through the pressures of the school entrance cycle.
Clinical GuidanceSchool Services
Pastoral counselling embedded within independent schools, with flexible commissioning models for institutions and families alike.
Institutional CareParent Consultations
You do not need your child to be in therapy to speak with us. Parent Consultations are independent, adult-focused sessions designed to give parents and carers a thoughtful, professionally governed space of their own.
Learn More 50-minute sessions · In person or online · One or both parents may attend- You are navigating anxiety, behavioural challenges, or emotional outbursts and are unsure how to respond
- Your child is experiencing school stress, friendship difficulties, or academic pressure and you want to understand how best to help
- You are unsure whether your child needs therapy and would like a professional perspective before making a decision
- You want to reflect on family dynamics, expectations, or communication in a calm, impartial space
- Your child is already in therapy with KST and you would like parallel support for yourself. Parent and child sessions remain fully separate
What we make beyond the consulting room.
The Parent Book
A half-termly working library, written with a school community for the parents inside it. Films, articles, books and podcasts — curated and re-curated by therapists who do the work.
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wellbeing.tips →Words from those we have worked with
“I would recommend KST without hesitation. In recent years, it has been one of our most impactful pastoral strategies, significantly enhancing the wellbeing of both staff and pupils across the school.”
Designated Safeguarding Lead · Independent Prep School, West London
“KST has not only provided invaluable therapeutic support for individual pupils, but has also strengthened staff welfare practice across the school — offering colleagues expert guidance, reassurance, and a reflective space to discuss challenges.”
Pastoral Lead, London Prep School
Sam McManus
MBACP | Accredited Member NCPS | MA Humanistic Counselling Practice
Kensington Square Therapy was founded by Sam McManus, who brings over twenty years of experience working with children and young people, including more than a decade embedded within independent schools in West London.
Humanistic in foundation and integrative in approach, his work within Kensington Prep School and Connaught House School forms the clinical framework that underpins every aspect of KST’s practice, meeting each child precisely where they are.
Sam has additionally held clinical posts within Latymer Upper School and Latymer Prep School for over a decade as part of his personal clinical practice, separate to KST.
EXPERIENCE ACROSS LONDON'S LEADING INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
General Enquiries
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