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Children’s Mental Health London at Tower Bridge Hospital, East London
Children’s mental health · CAMHS · Ages 0–18

Children’s mental health, with the right specialist.

Anxiety, low mood, behavioural difficulties and emotional struggles are common and treatable. Our child and adolescent mental health specialist, Dr Gözde Arslan, offers unhurried, expert assessment and a clear plan — with your child at the centre.

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CAMHS specialist
Dr Gözde Arslan
Ages 0–18
Planned care
assessment & therapy

If your child is seriously unwell — call 999 or take them to A&E. We're a private outpatient service, not an emergency service. The Royal London Hospital (5 minutes' walk) has a paediatric A&E.

What we help with

Support for how your child feels and copes

  • Anxiety and worry
  • Low mood and depression
  • Stress, school refusal and exam pressure
  • Behavioural and emotional difficulties
  • Difficulty regulating emotions
  • Sleep problems
  • Low self-esteem
  • Emotional support around ADHD and autism, alongside our assessment service
  • Guidance and support for parents

How it works

Assessment, understanding, and a plan

  1. An initial assessment with our specialist, at your child’s pace.
  2. Building a full picture of your child’s history and needs.
  3. A diagnosis or formulation where appropriate.
  4. A treatment plan — therapy, parental support, and medication where it is clinically indicated and carefully monitored.
  5. Review over time and, with your consent, liaison with school and your GP.

ADHD assessment & treatment

Diagnosis, and ongoing care that doesn’t leave you stranded

How ADHD treatment works here

Our detailed neurodevelopmental assessments (see our Child ADHD Assessment and Child Autism Assessment) lead to a clear diagnosis. Where medication is appropriate, treatment can be started and titrated by our specialists. Wherever possible we set up shared care with your NHS GP; if shared care isn’t available, ongoing prescribing — including controlled medication — is managed privately between our consultant paediatrician, our family-medicine specialist Dr Bolat and a consultant psychiatrist, so your child’s treatment isn’t interrupted.

Who you’ll see

A dedicated child & adolescent specialist

Care is led by Dr Gözde Arslan, our child and adolescent mental health specialist, working alongside our paediatric and family-medicine team so your child’s physical and mental health are considered together.

Safety & consent

Safeguarding, consent & joined-up care

The safety of every child comes first

All our clinicians are trained in paediatric safeguarding (child protection) to the level their role requires, hold enhanced DBS checks, and work to national safeguarding guidance and our own safeguarding policy. If we are ever concerned about a child’s safety, we follow our safeguarding procedures and local child-protection pathways.

Consent and who should attend

A parent or legal guardian with parental responsibility should attend with children under 16, and we ask for the child’s and parent’s ID at the first visit. Where a young person is judged able to understand and decide about their own care (Gillick competence), we involve them fully while encouraging parental support.

Chaperones and privacy

A chaperone is offered for any examination, at no charge, and your child’s dignity and privacy are respected throughout. We keep clear, confidential records.

Working with your NHS GP

With your consent, we share relevant information with your child’s NHS GP so their care stays joined up and safe. You can ask for a copy of any letter or result.

What we don’t do here

  • We are not an emergency service. If your child is seriously unwell — struggling to breathe, unresponsive, having a fit, a stiff neck or a rash that does not fade under a glass — call 999 or go to the nearest A&E. The Royal London Hospital (about 5 minutes’ walk) has a paediatric emergency department.
  • We are an outpatient clinic and do not provide hospital admission or inpatient care.
  • We do not provide crisis or emergency mental-health care — our children’s mental health clinic is for planned assessments and reviews.
  • Our children’s mental-health clinic is a planned service, not a crisis line — for immediate risk, use 999 or NHS 111.

Being clear about our limits is part of keeping your child safe. If your child needs urgent or emergency care, please use 999, NHS 111 or A&E.

Fees

Clear, up-front pricing

Consultation and assessment fees are set out on our price list, and any tests or treatments are explained and priced clearly before you go ahead — no surprises. Some services are priced on enquiry; just ask the clinic team.

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Good to know

Common questions

What can you help with?

Common childhood and teenage mental-health difficulties — anxiety, low mood, stress, behaviour and emotional struggles — with assessment, therapy and, where needed, medication.

Do you prescribe medication?

Where it is clinically appropriate, yes — after careful assessment and with regular review. For ADHD, we can initiate and monitor treatment, with shared care arranged wherever possible.

Can you work with my child’s school?

Yes, with your consent — school input is often valuable, and we can provide letters and liaise as part of the plan.

Is this a crisis service?

No. Our clinic is for planned assessment and treatment. If your child is at immediate risk of harm, call 999, or NHS 111 (select the mental-health option) or your local crisis team.

Get the right support for your child

Book an assessment with our children’s mental health specialist — unhurried, expert, and centred on your child.

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In an emergency, call 999. Tower Bridge Hospital London is not an emergency service. Your nearest A&E is The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Road E1 1FR — 5 minutes’ walk from our front door.

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Areas we serve

Children’s Mental Health in London & East London — Whitechapel, the City & Canary Wharf

Our Children’s Mental Health service at Whitechapel, E1 cares for patients from right across London and East London, the City and the Docklands — including Aldgate, Bethnal Green, Bow, Shoreditch, Canary Wharf, Stratford, Bermondsey and the surrounding areas. Same-day and walk-in appointments are available and you do not need a GP referral.

Easy to reach — minutes from the Royal London Hospital and Aldgate East, Whitechapel, Aldgate and Liverpool Street stations, and one stop from Canary Wharf on the Elizabeth line.

Looking for children’s mental health near me? If you are searching for a private children’s mental health near me, a doctor, clinic or specialist near me in East London, our Whitechapel practice is on your doorstep — walk-in and same-day appointments, no GP referral, and no long NHS waiting list.

Book a same-day appointment or call 020 7916 0029. See our transparent fees. Open 7 days a week, 9am–7pm. Private clinic on Whitechapel Road, London E1 — serving Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Newham, Islington, the City of London and Southwark.

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