About me
My name is David Clogg.
I am a BACP and UKCP Accredited
Qualified Psychotherapist and Psychotherapeutic Counsellor.
I offer online therapy and one to one sessions at my practice based in Folkestone, Kent.
During sessions I practice according to three main principles:
Non-judgemental - I work with a client’s reality, accepting them as they are and without judgement or prejudice, supporting them towards a journey of self-acceptance.
Empathic - I provide clients with a space to express complex or difficult emotions. People often need to be heard and acknowledged before they can understand what might be holding them back or keeping them caught in an unhealthy cycle.
Empowering - I work with clients to realise the best version of themselves, offering authentic connection, supporting you to realise and manifest your own potential. Authentic empowerment means having the ability to feel safe in your vulnerability, and knowing and accepting your limitations, as well as realising your strengths and developing your relationships.
What is the difference between psychotherapy and psychotherapeutic counselling?
Psychotherapy is often a deeper, longer-term journey — one that gently supports those moving through profound trauma, emotional suffering, or life transitions that can leave us feeling lost, overwhelmed, or disconnected from ourselves. It offers space to slow down and explore the layers beneath what is troubling you, with care, patience, and compassion.
Counselling, while sometimes shorter-term in nature, can be equally transformative. It may focus on a particular dilemma, crossroads, or emotional struggle, helping you make sense of what is unfolding in your life. Through reflection, guidance, and the opportunity to openly share your inner world, counselling can support you in finding clarity and making choices that feel aligned with your authentic self.
Both psychotherapy and psychotherapeutic counselling are for anyone who has reached a point where old coping strategies no longer bring lasting relief — where something within is asking to be heard more deeply.
Together, we create a safe, confidential, and non-judgmental space where your experiences, emotions, and struggles can be explored with curiosity and care. Rather than seeing symptoms as something to simply silence or “fix,” psychotherapy invites us to listen differently — to consider what these symptoms may be expressing, revealing, or asking of you on a deeper level.
Within the presence of a trained professional and compassionate witness, you are invited into a space where every part of your story can be met with understanding, honesty, and humanity.
My practice is best described as relational therapy. It is a non-directive form of therapy, which acknowledges that you are the expert on your life and that I do not claim to have any answers that you cannot find from within yourself. However, it can be helpful to be supported in finding these answers or a path which is where therapy plays an important part.
My part is to listen, accept and assist in enabling you to gain increased awareness of yourself, your environment and the implications of the choices you make, leading you to a more meaningful and fulfilling life. My method relies heavily on a collaboration, with me acting as a guide for you to explore what you need to.
Specialist Areas:
- Addictive behaviours
- Stress and anxiety
- Depression/prolonged low mood
- Relationship difficulties
- Life transition
- Trauma
- Loss or bereavement
- Existential crisis
I run a private and confidential practice online and limited face to face
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
I hold a UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy) Accredited, Advanced Higher National Diploma in Integrative Transpersonal Psychotherapy, and a Higher National Diploma in Integrative Transpersonal Psychotherapeutic Counselling.
I am a member of the BACP and a fully accredited Psychotherapist with the UKCP; I have worked in various settings within the public, charitable and private sectors of health for over 20 years.
I am governed by, adhere to, and am bound to practice under the code of ethics set out by the BACP and also by the UKCP Standards Authority
I hold a post-graduate certificate in Forensic Anti Social Personality Disorder and have completed the 1st year of a Transpersonal Groupwork Facilitation Diploma also at Re.Vision (The Centre of Integrative Transpersonal Counselling and Psychotherapy).
In addition to this, I co-facilitate training seminars at Re.Vision for stage 3 counselling students, and on stages 4 and 5 for psychotherapy students.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
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Additional information
Please enquire regarding Price. Sessions last for 50minutes
