David Kelly

Therapist Directory Listing Category: Online Therapy

About the Therapist

About the therapist:

A qualified and experienced BACP registered & accredited counsellor. I have experience of working in the charitable and EAP sector, and also historically provided counselling working for London Friend and client support role for Terrence Higgins Trust/Lighthouse South.I bring a passion and commitment in assisting people to develop and grow on a personal level, be it with self-esteem, depression, anger, abuse, relationships, sexuality, confidence or other deep-seated difficulties. I do this with empathy and compassion, thereby creating a trusting and holding relationship with clients.Varied working scenarios has given me experience in working with clients from very diverse backgrounds and circumstances, some with complex needs including borderline and suicidal clients.

Sexual identity:

Gay
Queer

Gender identity: Male

Gender history: As assigned at birth

Non-monogamy: No

Intersex: No

Neurodivergent: No

Qualifications - Links to websites:

Qualifications and Training:

Professional Diploma in Integrative Counselling

Advanced Diploma in Couples Therapy

Certificate in Trauma Therapy

Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Certificate in Supervision

BSc Social Sciences 2:1

www.davidjkelly.co.uk

www.specialistcouplescounselling.co.uk

Registered and Accredited Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)

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Experience and approach:

Counselling sessions are an opportunity for you to explore things in depth together.Perhaps there are repeated patterns of behaviour or difficult feelings. Maybe you don’t even know what your feelings are. Perhaps there are difficulties with relationships or past events in your life. Whatever the reason or issue, the aim of counselling is to enable clients to gain an awareness of what is happening for them...... what might be holding them back, or getting in the way of resolving problems and making choices to allow change in their lives.Being trained and qualified as an integrative counsellor means that my training included various established and effective methods of counselling and psychotherapy. I have undertaken additional training in trauma and couples.All clients are different and come with their own history and unique set of specific issues and concerns. Integrative therapy training allows me to use different techniques and ways of working with clients that are best suited to meet the specific needs of each individual.

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