Damien
Psychotherapist, MBACP
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Hello, I’m Damien, an Attachment-Based Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist working with clients experiencing overwhelming emotions, relationship and intimacy difficulties, long-standing trauma, and patterns that feel deeply ingrained or hard to shift.
My work is relational and depth-focused, with an emphasis on building trust over time. I don’t rely heavily on diagnostic labels; instead, I focus on how past experiences, relationships, and attachment patterns continue to shape the present. Many clients work with me long term, particularly when difficulties have persisted for many years.
Before training as a psychotherapist, I spent over a decade working as an Assistant Clinical Psychologist in secure units and as a team manager at a specialist personality disorder service. Through these, I developed a deep understanding of complex emotional difficulties, but became increasingly drawn to approaches that address deeper psychological causes.
I offer a calm, reflective, and confidential space where trust builds gradually at your pace. Therapy with me isn’t about being told what to do, but about understanding yourself more fully and creating meaningful, lasting change.
Take the first step to help. Call or Email Damien Kelly now - 020 4572 4900
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions £80
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Membership with British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy Damien Kelly
- In Practice for 11 years
- The Bowlby Centre, UKCP-accredited Attachment-based Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Graduated 2024
- Membership with British Psychological Society Graduate Member
- Degree/Diploma from Trinity College, Dublin 2010
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
Expertise
- Anxiety
- Chemsex
- Codependency
- Emotional Disturbance
- Men's Issues
- Peer Relationships
- Sex-Positive & Kink Friendly
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sexuality
- Substance Use
- Trauma and PTSD
Client Focus
Age
Adults
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied
Age
Adults
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
Location
Additional Location
17 Cavendish Square
London W1G
020 4572 4900