Counsellor & Psychotherapist
Devon McGahey
MSW, Troy University, Alabama
She/her
Everything makes sense in context. You're not broken — you've adapted. Once you have the context, you'll get it.
WHO I help
For people who feel lonely even when they're not alone.
Devon works with individuals and couples who are struggling to connect — with themselves, their partners, or the people closest to them. Many describe a particular kind of loneliness: surrounded by people, but still feeling unseen, misunderstood, or completely alone in the world.
She's fascinated by the gap between who we are and how we learned to be. How our earliest attachments shape the way we show up in relationships as adults — the anxiety, the anger, the shutting down — and how those patterns, once understood, can genuinely change.
Her clients often arrive exhausted: from conflict they can't resolve, from a relationship that feels like it's falling apart, or from a transition that's pushed their system to its limit. They come knowing something needs to shift, but not quite how.
We were never meant to do this alone. And if your system feels like you are, everything gets harder.
how i work
Casual, warm, and utterly fascinated by you.
Devon describes her style as super casual but professional. She'll drop the occasional f-bomb and she will never accept your friend request — both things can be true. What clients notice most is that she's completely present, genuinely curious, and completely non-judgmental.
She draws on EMDR, IFS, the Gottman Method, ACT, and Emotionally Focused Therapy — choosing what fits the person, not the other way around. The work often moves through a natural arc: connection with Devon, then connection with self, then connection with others.
She's also a cheerleader. She celebrates wins, offers honest nudges when needed, and holds steady belief in her clients even when they've lost it in themselves.
I'm utterly fascinated by every single client who walks into my office — and they'll know it.
It's nice to meet you!
Builder of things. Breaker of rules.
Devon founded The Good Life after years working in a group practice in America — matching clients with therapists, onboarding new practitioners, building something collaborative and alive. When she moved to the UK with three small children, she missed it desperately and decided to build it again.
Outside of work, she restores herself by finding sun traps, smelling her children (if you know, you know), and jamming out in her car to Eminem.
Her friends would say she has a bit of a rebellious streak and likes things done her own way. One thing she's unashamedly bad at? Birthdays — hers or yours — and asks that you keep your expectations very, very low.
Specialisms
Anxiety
Relationships
Trauma & PTSD
Life transitions
Parenting
