Kevin Feighery

Kevin Feighery is a Psychotherapist at Harbor who works with trauma, mental health and addiction. He has a particular interest in developmental trauma, sometimes called inner-child trauma.

His therapy is relational and integrative, drawing on Gestalt therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Pia Mellody’s Post Induction Therapy, a model designed to address the lasting effects of childhood trauma.

Kevin also has personal experience of 12-Step recovery, which informs how he understands addiction and change.

Professional Background & Qualifications

Kevin holds a BSc in Humanities/Humanistic Studies and Reflective Therapeutic Practice from the Metanoia Institute.

He is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

His early professional experience included work in drug and alcohol services with Blenheim CDP.

Healthcare Leadership & Experience

Kevin’s clients have included people dealing with alcohol and drug misuse, co-dependency, eating disorders and other compulsive behaviours.

He has worked alongside the addiction specialist Mandy Saligari, and has provided therapy in prison settings at HMP Pentonville and HMP Wandsworth.

His work looks at how early experiences shape attachment, intimacy and self-esteem in adult life, and how those patterns can contribute to depression, relationship difficulties and addiction.

Approach to Care

Kevin describes his approach as dynamic and empathic. In therapy, he looks past the problem a client first brings to the experiences and patterns that lie beneath it.

Internal Family Systems, for example, helps clients understand the different parts of themselves, including younger parts that still carry early hurt.

At Harbor, he helps clients deal with what sits underneath their addiction, so they can relate to themselves and others in healthier ways.