Psychological Therapies in languages other than English

Please note that all NHS psychological therapy services are obliged to provide an interpreter for people who are not fluent English speakers. This includes counselling services offered by GP practices as well as IAPT or other mental health services offered by CNWL or CLCH

For Westminster patients only:

Westminster MIND offer counselling in Arabic at Harrow Rd Health Centre for patients from a cluster of 7 GPs. Patients can self-refer. For more information please contact madams@westminstermind.org.uk

The Marlborough Centre offer free culturally and religiously sensitive therapy for children and families in Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Cantonese and Mandarin, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French. This service focuses on more serious problems or clients who have not been able to access other services because of cultural and language barriers. This is a free NHS service. Patients can self refer. For more information please call: 020 7624 8605

For Kensington & Chelsea patients only

St Charles Centre for health and wellbeing offer psychological therapies in Arabic and Farsi. This is a free NHS service available through GP or self referral.

The Parkside Clinic has an Arabic service for children and families. This is a free NHS service. Patients can self refer. Call 020 8383 6123

For Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea patients:

Third Age Counselling provide free counselling for adults of any age in Arabic on Saturdays. Contact details are:  020 7976 6667, enquiries@thirdagecounselling.com.

Midaye offer group therapy in Arabic and Somali for women only. Contact filsan@midaye.org.uk

The Migrants Resource Centre offer free professional counselling in Italian and from September 2013 also in Spanish. Patients can self-refer. For more information please contact: healthworks@migrants.org.uk

The Chinese National Healthy Living Centre offer counselling in Mandarin and Cantonese and accept referrals from the statutory sector. This is a fee paying service. For more information please contact: eddie.chan@cnhlc.org.uk

New Leaf Counselling Service offer low cost counselling in Cantonese and Mandarin. For more information please call Anita Tang (Manager & Counsellor), Tel: 07786961615

For all patients (London wide)

Iranian and Kurdish Women's Rights Organisation (IKWRO) offers counselling in Farsi, Kurdish, Arabic and English. All the services are free of charge, although they are subject to a waiting list. More info on the website oage here: http://ikwro.org.uk/need-help-now/counselling/