Dr Wayne Kampers

Written by a private patient at The Priory Hospital Roehampton

Dr Kampers was recommended to me and until I spoke to him I felt I had no chance of returning to the calm, clear-headed, smiling, happy person I was before COVID hit. I think I always was a bit OCD, but COVID made me panic about any germs, contamination.... not for myself but for my family and anyone else I came into contact me. I luckily haven’t had COVID but just in case I did have it! I couldn’t think clearly and I dreaded getting out of bed each day... not like me at all. Dr Kampers knew instantly which medication would suit me and the correct dosage. Within a week of my first appointment, I was so much calmer and the psychology sessions started to get through to me. I wasn’t in the right state of mind beforehand. As the weeks passed, I became less fearful, less anxious and I could sleep again. I am now six months down the line, just starting to be weaned off my tablets, under careful guidance of Dr Kampers. His positivity and confidence meant I trusted him right from the beginning and he was right.

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Written by a patient at The Priory Hospital Roehampton

Dr Kampers is an outstanding doctor. When I was first referred to a psychiatrist, I actually chose another doctor - Dr Kampers is an demonstrably impressive man; he’s successful, takes care of himself and exudes positivity - things that at my lowest point I didn’t want to encounter. How wrong I was to make such assumptions. He was immediately disarming, put me at ease and let me talk. He really, really listened to me. He wanted to admit me as an inpatient initially, but it wasn’t what I wanted. He’d acknowledged I’d been sober before - because he’d been listening - and trusted that if I said I’d commit to sobriety, that I would. He said he wouldn’t treat me unless I’d show commitment to it - I tapered off (following his advice) and saw him 4 weeks later. I wasn't well, but I’d achieved sobriety. We spoke some more. He wanted a period of complete sobriety, so we had a deal. His closing statement to me “I promise you, you follow our plan, and I will make you feel better. Your life will improve.” - it was a bold statement, but I believed every word. He was so certain. Without me saying it directly, he knew that my self-image was important to me - he also knew SSRIs hadn’t worked. He prescribed Bupropion - promised no weight gain and would just help lift my mood. Within 6 months I was a different person - I was me, nothing had really changed - I was just feeling better. My depression and anxiety scores had decreased by over half, I’d got a new job, had a healthy relationship and was ready to start the final phase. Personal circumstances prevented me completing my treatment, truth be told, but I’m absolutely certain if I’d have finished our programme - I would never use the word cured - but I’d have had all the tools needed to navigate the world. He checked up on me, of course, and 2 years later while I need help again, he took the time to respond to me - and due to circumstances based on Covid and location, I won’t be able to see him this time round. But he kindly sent me all my files and I know that equipped with his insights, my next psychiatrist will be able to carry through his plan. He’s not just a personable man and an expert in his field, he is someone that anyone with a major depressive disorder, panic and anxiety disorder and a severe alcohol misuse disorder would be more than lucky to see. By far the best doctor I’ve ever met. Put simply, I speak of him often.

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Written by a patient at The Priory Hospital Roehampton

I can't recommend Dr Kampers more highly. I saw him for anxiety, which was quite frankly ruining my life....I was waking in the night, obsessing all day and pretty much all I was doing was having crazy anxious thought that I couldn't control. Dr Kampers helped me get back to normal and very quickly. I was very worried about taking any medication and he was VERY reassuring throughout and also recommended new non medical treatments too. He was a great listener and then when he's finishes listening to everything, he was so positive in how he's going to get me better, explained the plan so well that I just feel a huge burden lifted. I never usually bother writing reviews but I definitely owe Dr Kampers for helping me!

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Written by a patient at The Priory Hospital Roehampton

Dr Kampers has been my physician for several years. My condition has improved considerably under his care. He has listened to my issues and given guidance on the way forward. The most encouragement came from my concentration on the present moment, which I do for an hour every morning. I have continued on this path for the best part of a year, leading me to feel (and appear) a better, calmer, person. Dr Kampers has also helped on a number of seperate occasions with other issues that arose in my life.

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Written by a patient at The Priory Hospital Roehampton

I cannot recommend Dr. Kampers highly enough. He is an excellent listener but also very perceptive, and extremely knowledgeable in his field. Consulting him about severe clinical depression, he had a very open-minded approach and helped me tackle not only said depression but also underlying conditions that had been misdiagnosed or ignored in the past (notably CPTSD). Building on our exchanges (medical history, professional situation, personal preferences), he devised a different kind of treatment that completely changed my life for the better. The fact that he didn't start by prescribing drugs was a major plus in my books. We successfully explored other venues than talking therapy (as they had been of limited benefit to me in the past), for which he convinced other specialists of the validity of his protocol (and how right did he prove to be!). The improvement in my quality of life has been so dramatic that I would encourage other people to be followed by Dr. Kampers and look into these other venues would they apply to their situation. I could only hope they reap the same rewards as I, by these means or any others that Dr. Kampers would set for them.

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