Declan Kent, BACP

Counsellor and BACP member Declan Kent works in the United Kingdom and has three years' experience helping people with concerns such as anxiety, depression, addictions and self-esteem. He also lists work on relationship and family matters, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strain, ADHD and career issues. He uses a mix of approaches to suit the person in front of him.

Declan trained first in psychology at undergraduate level and then completed a masters in counselling and psychotherapy. He spent time volunteering as an honorary assistant psychologist in hospital settings. Those early clinical roles gave him repeated exposure to challenging behaviour and varied ways of working with distress.

In practice he takes an integrative approach. That means he draws on different methods to address specific problems rather than following only one model. He aims to look at the issue from multiple angles and find the most useful tools for each person.

Sessions are conversational and focused on what the client wants to change or understand. Declan emphasises clear language and practical steps alongside reflective discussion. He frames himself as a guide who helps people apply what they already know about themselves.

His additional interests include areas such as body image, caregiver stress, communication problems, control issues, impulsivity and loneliness. He names particular experience with men's issues, midlife concerns, intimacy-related matters and aspects of alternative sexual culture. He works in English and offers services within the UK.

How Declan uses therapeutic approaches in remote counselling