About Me
Dr. Kenneth Demsky is an American psychologist who settled in London in September 2004. Born and Raised in New York City, Kenneth Demsky maintained a private practice in Boston, Massachusetts for 12 years prior to his relocation. He brings 40 years of clinical experience and a great deal of compassion to the psychotherapeutic encounter.
He has a Masters degree in Counselling Psychology from Lesley University as well as a doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin. He is also a former Postdoctoral Fellow of the University of Minnesota Medical School Program in Human Sexuality. He meets with adult and older adolescent men and women individually, in couples or in families. The full details of his training and clinical experience can be seen in the Curriculum Vitae section of this site.
Clients are seen in a private and comfortable setting in Hampstead in Northwest London. The office is easily reached by all means of transportation.
Office hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, beginning at 11am. You are welcome to call me anytime on 020 7435 6116 and leave a message with your name and telephone number (stated slowly and clearly) if your call is not answered personally.
In America, psychologists are trained as generalists by means of a rigorous and prolonged programme that combines academic coursework and supervised clinical experience. The goal is to equip them to assist many different kinds of people with a wide range of concerns. However, during his many years of practice, Dr Kenneth Demsky has developed numerous areas of expertise which are outlined on this website.
Selected CV
Harvard, BA cum laude, 1972
Suffolk University, Masters in Teaching, 1976
Lesley University, Masters in Counselling, 1984
University of Texas at Austin, PhD in Counselling Psychology, 1989
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota at Minneapolis Medical School, 1990
June, 1993 - August 2004
Private practitioner. Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Full-time solo private practice working with older adolescent and adult clients presenting with a wide range of problems. Individual, couple and group modalities. Supervision of other clinicians.
April 2005 - present
Private practitioner. London, England
Solo private practice working primarily with clients focused on gender and sexuality concerns, couples counselling, issues of grief and chronic illness, anger management and domestic violence, recovery from childhood abuse and neglect experiences.
I provide individual psychotherapy and couples counselling for adults, with experience in a range of specialist areas including gender identity, sexuality and cross-cultural issues.
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