David Kelly, MIACP, is an accredited psychotherapist and counsellor in private practice and associate lecturer and SDPO at PCI College. David maintains a private practice at City Therapy, Dublin 2, The Healing House, Dublin 7, and Prospect Psychotherapy Practice, Dublin 9.

David provides psychodynamic psychotherapy, with a special interest in helping clients work through the problematic patterns and conflicts often underlying their problems-in-living. He is particularly interested in working with clients with anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, relationship difficulties, familial problems, trauma, loss, and self-harm.

David is an award-winning researcher in the field of psychodynamic therapy, having investigated how individuals use compulsive scrolling as a defense against painful thoughts, feelings, and perceptions. For this work, he received the IACP Research Excellence Award 2026. He has also been invited to speak and write about the topic for the IACP, Birkbeck Counselling Association, and The John Bowlby Centre.

David also lectures on counselling and psychotherapy theories at PCI College on their Certificate programme. Additionally, he supports counselling and psychotherapy students completing their academic and clinical requirements as an SDPO.

David sees clients in City Therapy on Monday, Prospect Psychotherapy on Wednesday, and The Healing House on Thursday. He also works with clients online. Currently, he has limited availability.

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