Talid Khan
- Position :Accredited Addiction Therapist, Sex Addiction Therapist
Talid Khan is an HCPC Registered Art Psychotherapist, Accredited Addiction Therapist and qualified Sex Addiction Therapist with over a decade of clinical experience across specialist addiction treatment, the NHS, private healthcare and independent practice. He is the Founder of Addiction Therapist London, a specialist private practice providing treatment for substance and behavioural addictions, compulsive sexual behaviour and associated psychological difficulties, with consulting locations in the Harley Street Medical Quarter and the City of London.
Talid spent a significant part of his career within the Priory Group, including as a Senior Psychotherapist at Priory Hospital Roehampton, where he worked within specialist inpatient and outpatient addiction treatment. His wider clinical experience includes NHS adult mental health and CAMHS services, alongside specialist work within eating disorder services.
His clinical interests include alcohol and drug addiction, sex and pornography addiction, compulsive sexual behaviour, chemsex, trauma and attachment difficulties, with particular expertise in the intersection between addicti on and neurodiversity. He works extensively with autistic and ADHD adults and considers how neurodevelopmental differences can influence emotional regulation, impulsivity, relationships, compulsive behaviours and vulnerability to addiction.
Talid has undertaken specialist training in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) and has experience working collaboratively with prescribing psychiatrists within ketamine-assisted treatment pathways. His role focuses on the psychotherapeutic elements of treatment, including preparation, therapeutic support and post-treatment integration, helping patients explore and integrate psychological material that may emerge through the treatment process.
Alongside his therapeutic work, Talid has completed training in ADOS-2 and ADI-R for autism assessment and DIVA-5 for ADHD assessment. He contributes to autism and ADHD assessments within psychiatrist-led multidisciplinary pathways, bringing his psychotherapeutic and neuro-affirming perspective to the wider assessment process.
Talid’s therapeutic approach is psychodynamic, relational, trauma-informed and neuro-affirming. He understands addictive and compulsive behaviours within the wider context of an individual’s emotional, developmental and relational experiences, rather than focusing solely on symptoms. His work combines psychological depth with practical therapeutic strategies to support recovery, emotional regulation, greater self-understanding and meaningful, sustainable change.
