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Dr Derek Mckenzie
Psychotherapist, Researcher, Public Speaker I am a UKCP-registered psychotherapist working with individuals and couples both online and in person in London. My work draws on relational and existential psychotherapy, creating a space where people can reflect on life's challenges, relationships, and questions of meaning. Alongside my clinical work, I engage in research and public scholarship exploring the psychological, cultural, and social dimensions of human experience. |
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My Approach
- Therapy rooted in culture, dialogue, and freedom
- Counselling that recognises the importance of culture, history, and lived experience while remaining open to every human story
- Healing through reflection, dignity, and relational understanding
- Where personal stories meets history—and new possibilities emerge
- Grounded in existential psychotherapy and Africana thought, open to every voice
- More than coping—reclaming meaning, voice, and being
Areas I work with
Ways I work
Individual Counselling
A reflective space to explore personal challenges, emotions and life transitions
Couples Counselling
Supporting partners to understand patterns, rebuild connection, and navigate conflict.
Afrolantica Series
The Afrolantica Series brings together essays, talks, and reflections exploring psychology, culture, and identity through an Africana and existential lens. . Through writing and public conversations, the series explores how personal experience intersects with history, culture, and the search for meaning.
- Relationship difficulties
- Anxiety and depression
- Identity and cultural questions
- Life transitions and personal change
- Stress and emotional overwhelm
- Personal growth and self-understanding
Ways I work
Individual Counselling
A reflective space to explore personal challenges, emotions and life transitions
Couples Counselling
Supporting partners to understand patterns, rebuild connection, and navigate conflict.
Afrolantica Series
The Afrolantica Series brings together essays, talks, and reflections exploring psychology, culture, and identity through an Africana and existential lens. . Through writing and public conversations, the series explores how personal experience intersects with history, culture, and the search for meaning.
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Alongside my clinical work, I write and speak on questions of race, culture, and psychotherapy through the Afrolantica Series—a platform exploring psychology, knowledge, and human existence through Africana intellectual traditions.
Explore the Afrolantica Series
