Kevin O'Donnell
Compassionate, practical support for everyday struggles
About Kevin
Kevin O'Donnell helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and low mood. He also supports those wrestling with self-esteem and motivation. He works with each person respectfully and without judgement.
His approach is practical and focused on what matters to the client. Kevin has three years of professional experience and holds BACP accreditation, which is listed as his credential. He adapts sessions to the individual's needs, shaping conversations and goals around what the person brings to therapy.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and paced to the client’s comfort. People can expect clear, down-to-earth conversations rather than clinical jargon. Kevin aims to empower clients to recognise patterns and develop manageable steps forward.
He uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques suited to the issues presented. Beyond core concerns like anxiety and depression, he has worked with people facing abandonment, attachment and relationship-related worries, autism and neurodiversity issues, body image and chronic illness challenges.
He also addresses topics such as caregiver stress, blended family pressures, and aspects of sexual identity and alternative sex culture when these come up in sessions. Kevin offers work that focuses on practical change and emotional understanding. He encourages small, steady steps and builds plans that can fit into everyday life.
If someone is unsure what help they need, he will help them clarify goals and choose a sensible way forward.
What Kevin works with
Sessions & fees
How therapeutic methods meet online access
Kevin uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and build coping skills. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments to reduce anxiety and low mood. This type of work helps people spot patterns and try new behaviours in daily life.A second approach centres on trauma-informed ways of working that help people process distressing experiences at a steady pace. It prioritises safety, pacing and skills to manage strong emotions so memories can be revisited without becoming overwhelmed.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. The therapist will ask about goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before. That shared discussion shapes a plan that fits the client’s needs and comfort level.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people use visual cues and mirror in-person conversation. Phone sessions can suit those with limited bandwidth or who prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging provide brief check-ins or ongoing reflection for busy days. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments while keeping the focus on steady progress.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
