Counsellors and Psychotherapists

Brian has many years of experience working with men and women of all ages and from various different backgrounds. As a former Jesuit and teacher, he studied and worked in the fields of social psychology, philosophy, education, and pastoral care. Later, as Director of EAP Solutions, he oversaw the provision of employee assistance, counselling and work-life services to thousands of clients, and devised and conducted various training programmes in stress resilience and work-life effectiveness. More recently he has completed a masters in Psychotherapy, where he specialised in Integrative Psychodynamic therapy.

Areas of Special Focus: General Counselling, Life meaning, Relationship, sex & sexuality issues, Personal identity, Depression, Anxiety, Work-life balance, Stress resilience, Self-esteem.

Main Approaches: Psychodynamic, Humanistic, Integrative, Gestalt, Body Psychotherapy, Person-Centred Therapy, Existential Therapy.

Phone: 0873276680

Heather is an accredited psychotherapist, clinical supervisor & trainer (Dublin Business School) with 14 years experience (MIAHIP, MIACP). She predominately works with couples and adults from diverse backgrounds. She is passionate about couple work; upholding the importance of enriching and developing relationships. Heather has a background as a secondary school teacher, teaching Art & Design to teenagers in the inner city. She worked for 6 years in a community health clinic in Ballyfermot, providing therapy to individuals suffering from anxiety, depression, post-natal depression, sexual difficulties, sexual abuse, bereavement, stress and trauma. Moreover, she has also worked in Pieta House counselling teenagers and adults struggling with suicidal ideation and self-destructive behaviours. Fundamentally, Heather believes that creativity and real spirituality are integral to health and healing.

Areas of special focus: Couple Therapy, Childhood Loss & Trauma, Sexual Abuse, Disordered Eating, Pre & Post-Natal Support, Adolescent Issues, Suicidal Ideation, Self-Harm & Cultural Diversity.

Main Approaches: Psychodynamic, Humanistic-Integrative & Emotion-Focused Therapy.

Phone: 0860820383

Prior to his work as a psychotherapist, Ciarán’s background was in the corporate sector. He has previously worked in the Loreto Counselling Centre in Crumlin, where he provided counselling and psychotherapy to individuals in the local community, and Pieta House, where he provided counselling to adults and adolescents in suicidal crisis and engaging in deliberate self-harm. Ciarán acknowledges and respects the unique experience that each person brings with them into therapy, and he integrates different forms of psychotherapy to suit his client’s individual and changing needs.
Underpinning Ciarán’s psychotherapy practice is the importance of building a genuine and confidential therapeutic relationship, filled with compassion, understanding, and trust. Central to Ciarán’s work, is exploring how early childhood and developmental experiences have influenced the difficulties being faced in adult life in the present. Linking the past to the present in this way, makes it possible to more fully understand the deeper origins of the current issues and problems being experienced, and this provides the opportunity for healing and creating lasting change

Areas of special focus: Sexual Abuse, Trauma, Depression, Anxiety, Panic/Panic attacks, Loss & Bereavement, Self-esteem and self-confidence, Relationship difficulties, Psychological problems experienced in the body (psychosomatic), Sexuality, Suicidal Ideation, Self-harm
Main approaches: Psychodynamic, Humanistic, Integrative, Gestalt, Body Psychotherapy

Phone: 087 267 2475

Martina worked in administration before studying Humanities at Trinity College Dublin where she majored in Psychology. She is also a qualified Psychotherapist with a Masters Degree in Psychotherapy from Dublin City University. Martina’s areas of speciality include: anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, stress management, students over 18, family difficulties, addiction and couples. Her approach to therapy is Integrative. This allows her to work in a collaborative way with clients, integrating as appropriate the tools and theories of humanistic, family systems theory, psychodynamics as well as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Mindfulness approaches to therapy.

Phone: 083 031 7711

Sarah (IAHIP) has over 15 years experience of support work with individuals and a background in homeless services, transitional housing and family support services.

Areas of special focus: Depression and Anxiety, Relationship issues, Separation, Parenting, Work Issues, Self-esteem, General Counselling.

Main Approaches: Psychodynamic, Humanistic, Integrative and Existential

Phone: 0879406250

David is a BA qualified counsellor and psychotherapist with 7 years post graduate experience. He works on a one to one basis and takes a humanistic, client-led approach to his work, with a particular emphasis on how early experience can impact on our current lives and relationships. In exploring early experience, clients are encouraged to gain a new perspective on current relationship styles, coping mechanisms and thinking patterns and therefore bring real change into their current lives and experience. The emphasis is on positive change and a strengthening of our relationship with ourselves.

Phone: 086 1574608

Ciarán has spent the last seven years working in an acute hospital in Occupational Therapy where his work is to enhance and encourage patients to adapt to temporary or permanent change and to achieve independence in their daily lives through one to one and group interventions incorporating physical, emotional and cognitive therapies. Most recently he has completed a two year Higher Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy plus a two year Master’s in Psychotherapy where his research focused on treating complex trauma/early childhood trauma.
His career began with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management wherefrom Ciarán lived and worked in Chicago working within Human Resources with Fortune 500 companies. On return to Ireland he worked as a Business Analyst in data analysis and statistics in the healthcare sector.
A central focus of the work is based on exploring an individual’s history and how this impacts their current relationship with themselves, others and spirituality. The psychotherapeutic approach is strongly influenced by Humanistic and Integrative, Body Psychotherapy and Psychodynamic theory.
The therapeutic relationship is based on safety, stability and trust and is guided by the individual’s developmental process.

Phone: 086 827 7169

In the therapeutic space Ranite strives to provide a space of warmth, acceptance and honesty where people can feel safe to explore their feelings. Ranite’s approach to counselling and psychotherapy is humanistic integrative, which looks at the source of issues a person is dealing with as a whole, including past and present struggles. Ranite incorporates elements from various disciplines such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) or the Psychodynamic approach – tailored to the person’s own needs.

Prior to working in private practice Ranite worked with the DIT counselling service and has particular experience with the student population. She also worked with parents of children with special needs with IAA. Ranite has particular interest in supporting new mothers and delivers talks to HSE groups on issues such as post-natal depression.

Her professional career began in the areas of training and education and she draws on that experience in her ability to be attentive to people’s needs.

“In my work I enjoy being able to connect with people on a very real and honest level. We may come from different backgrounds or have different stories, but at as people we have the need to connect. I find that the therapy room provides a safe space to reflect outside of our busy every-day lives.
I believe that people have sources within themselves to change when provided with the right conditions. By creating a good therapeutic relationship which is non-judgmental, honest and warm I aim to provide those conditions of growth”.

Areas of special focus: Post natal depression, Anxiety and Panic attacks, Grief and Loss, Depression, Relationship issues, Parenting difficulties, Self-Esteem and Personal Development, Cultural diversity, General counselling
Main Approaches: Humanistic Integrative, Psychodynamic, Person Centred, Elements of CBT

Phone: 087 9163948

Linda works in a humanistic and integrative way which means she draws upon a variety of therapeutic skills that are specific to the changing needs of her client. She aims to create a safe, supportive and no judgement environment. Her compassionate approach meets her client with where they are starting from, gaining an understanding of them and their needs. She recognizes the importance of past experience and how this shapes our current capacity to relate to ourselves and to others. She believes that the quality of the client/therapist relationship is the core component to allow healing and growth occur in the therapeutic space. Linda’s coaching and development background spanned many years in the workplace and subsequently in private practice where she helped clients with work related stress and overwhelm, conflict with personal and work relationships, balancing work with parenting/life and sense of identity and purpose.
Linda attends regular supervision as part of her ethical commitment to her work, while working towards full accreditation and abide by the code of ethics outlined by the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP). Linda is committed to continuous personal and professional development and believes that this commitment allows her relate more effectively and be present to her clients.
Linda has additional diploma trainings in life and business coaching, workplace coaching and advanced neuro linguistic programming (NLP). She has extensive experience in mindful living practices and is also certified in the therapeutic use of mindfulness. She values the practice of mindfulness as a helpful therapeutic technique.

Areas of Specialities focus: General Counselling, Relationships, Anxiety, Depression, Workplace Stress, Burnout, Work/life balance, Parenting Challenges, Self Esteem & Personal Development, Grief & Loss, Life Transitions, Life Meaning & Purpose

Main Approaches: Humanistic Integrative, Psychodynamic, Gestalt, Person Centred, CBT, Mindfulness

Phone: 087 417 2174

Ruth is a BA qualified and fully accredited Counsellor and Psychotherapist with over four years clinical experience. Central to Ruth’s clinical practice is the importance of the therapeutic relationship thereby creating a safe and confidential space from which a client can begin to explore the challenges they have experienced in life. Through this therapeutic relationship, Ruth endeavours to facilitate a deeper understanding of existing coping mechanisms along with thoughts, feelings and behaviours which may be impacting on a client’s emotional, physical or mental wellbeing. When the client has an increased awareness and understanding of themselves they can begin to lead a more authentic and fulfilled life.

Areas of Special Focus:Anxiety, Depression, Relationship/Intimacy, Psychological Distress, Self-esteem, Identity, Adult Adoptees, The Adoption Triad, Early Trauma, Chronic Fatigue/Fibromylgia, Bereavement and Loss, Unresolved Anger.

Main Approaches: Psychodynamic, Humanistic/Integrative, Person-Centred Therapy, Existential Therapy, CBT.

Phone: 087 1870535

Areas of Special Focus: Relationship struggles, Depression, Anxiety, Panic, Stress Management, Workplace conflict, Bereavement, Identity, Parenting, Living spiritually & creatively while aging and evolving.

Main Approaches: Person-Centred, Psychodynamic, Psychosynthesis, Existential, Gestalt and Integrative.

Phone: 086 853 4765

Paul is a fully qualified therapist with a Higher Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy and a Masters in Psychotherapy. He also has a wide experience at managerial level in both indigenous and multinational companies.
Paul, through his training and experience, draws on a wide variety of therapeutic approaches in response to the needs and experiences of his client. He is experienced in both brief (solution-focused and CBT) through his work in Pieta House and long-term psychotherapy through his work in general practice.

Areas of Special focus: anxiety, depression, Sexual and physical abuse, work-life balance, stress, low self-esteem, low self-confidence, suicidal thoughts, self-harm, sexuality, gay,
lesbian, bisexual, transgender, cultural difference, relationship difficulties.

Main Approaches: Psychodynamic, Humanistic, Integrative

Phone: 087 2568498

Mary is a qualified and experienced Psychotherapist who helps people deal with a wide range of needs and issues. In addition to private practice, Mary has worked in Pieta House and The Priory. She believes in providing a space where individuals can feel understood, accepted and safe to explore their feelings in a confidential setting. Mary aims to help individuals develop new thinking patterns and coping skills that can bring positive change to their lives.
Areas of Special Focus: Relationship difficulties, Depression, Anxiety, Stress Management, General Counselling, Teenage/Adolescent Psychotherapy, Self Esteem Issues.
Main Approaches: Person-Centred, Psychodynamic and Integrative.
Phone: 087 264 7165

Claire is a fully qualified psychotherapist with an MSc in Counselling and Psychotherapy from DCU. Before training as a psychotherapist, she worked in research mainly in the areas of social science and medicine with papers published in peer reviewed journals. She has extensive experience in meditation and this training is the background on which she provides a warm, empathetic an unconditional space for her clients. Additionally, she incorporates energy management and awareness techniques into her work with clients, as appropriate. As well as working in LifeChange, she also sees clients at the Oasis Centre, St Laurence’s Place, where she provides counselling and psychotherapy to the local community.

Areas of Special Focus: General counselling, inner child/childhood trauma, depression and anxiety, psychosomatic conditions, bereavement and grief, spiritual experiences, personal development, stress management.
Main Approaches: Person-centred, Humanistic-Integrative, Psychodynamic, Psychosynthesis, Gestalt, IST (Inner Space Techniques), Body-centred

Phone: 087 783 7282

Robbie is a qualified Counsellor and Psychotherapist holding a Higher Diploma in Counselling and
Psychotherapy, and a Master of Arts in Psychotherapy from the Dublin Business School.  Working with individual clients, Robbie believes in facilitating a non-judgmental relationship within the counselling and therapeutic space in which the client is accepted, heard, feels safe and is understood. With several years of working in the community sector Robbie has significant experience of working in supportive and enabling roles with a diversity of individuals and groups. Prior to that he worked for a number of years in the commercial sector in safety, training, and personal development roles. Robbie also holds an MBS in Safety and Health at Work and a BA in Humanities and has undertaken STORM Self Harm Mitigation and Suicide Prevention training.

Areas of Special Focus: Anxiety, Panic attacks, Depression, Trauma, Sexual Abuse, Abuse, Suicidal Ideation, Identity, Relationships with Self and Others, Loss & Bereavement, General Counselling.

Main Approaches: Psychodynamic, Integrative Humanistic, Gestalt, Existential.
Phone: 089 208 7396

Anthony is a qualified Humanistic and Integrative Counsellor and Psychotherapist, a graduate of Turning Point Training Institute and Dublin City University (DCU). Central to Anthony’s clinical practice is the importance of the therapeutic relationship, thereby creating a safe and confidential space from which a client can explore the challenges experienced in life. Anthony integrates many
different approaches depending on each client’s specific requirements and facilitates all clients to develop clarity so that they may develop the skills and resources within themselves to deal with these challenges and overcome obstacles.
Anthony has a background as a secondary school teacher, including substantial experience working within a Child and Adolescent Mental Health service. Anthony works with a range of issues including depression, anxiety, anger, grief, relationships, self-esteem, self-harm, suicidal ideation and has a particular interest in working with individuals who have experienced any form of emotional trauma.
He has completed additional training in Somatic Trauma Therapy with Babette Rothschild.

Areas of Special Focus: General Counselling, Depression, Anxiety, Anger, Grief, Self-Esteem, Self-Harm, Suicidal Ideation, Relationships, Sex & Sexuality Issues, Trauma

Main Approaches: Person-centred, Humanistic-Integrative, Psychosynthesis, Somatic Trauma Therapy, CBT.
Phone: 087 299 2901

Gráinne offers a safe, supportive space for you, to explore what you want from your life. Providing a confidential place, giving you time to unfold your story, in a caring, understanding way with no judgment. Gráinne empowers her clients with support to make choices of their choosing, empowering her clients to recover their lives. Gráinne’s background was always with people, working in nursing and social care for over twenty years

Areas of Special Focus: Anxiety, Low Self-esteem, SAD, Burn-out, Depression, Self-care, Self-compassion

Main Approaches: Person-Centred and Integrative
Phone: 083 413 7998

Arnaud is a fully qualified psychotherapist who works on a one-to-one basis with adults and offers a confidential, supportive and non-judgemental environment that encourages clients to share their issues, difficulties and emotions. He believes that with the right therapeutic alliance and a safe space, the client is able to self-heal, become more resilient and improve their relationship with themselves and others. The central focus of the client-led work is based on the exploration of the client’s challenging past, their coping mechanisms and thought patterns.
In addition to private practice, Arnaud also works as a volunteer psychotherapist for HIV Ireland.

Areas of Special Focus: Anxiety, Depression, Loss & Bereavement, Relationship difficulties, Sexual Identity, LGBT, Pre and post HIV diagnosis Counselling, Social Media & Digital Devices Addiction, Bullying

Main Approaches: Humanistic, Integrative, Psychodynamic, Person-Centred Therapy
Phone: 086 826 3806

Linda is a qualified Counsellor and Psychotherapist holding a Higher Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy and a Master of Arts in Psychotherapy from Dublin Business School.
Linda’s training and theoretical approach is humanistic and integrative meaning that she draws on whatever approach is appropriate to suit the individual needs of the client facilitating self-awareness and growth. This growth can free a client from the limitations of old patterns enabling a client to become better at coping with life’s difficulties and allowing a more realistic satisfaction of life to emerge. Linda has extensive experience working with clients from diverse backgrounds within the Dublin area having worked for over 4 years in the Oasis Centre in Dublin City, Darndale Community Centre and 18 months in the Remedy Clinic, providing therapy to individuals suffering from bereavement, anxiety, depression, trauma, self-harm, addiction and relationship difficulties.
Fundamentally, Linda believes that the relationship between Therapist and client is key for effective therapy and is influenced by the works of Carl Rogers who writes “It is the client who knows what hurts, what directions to go, what problems are crucial, what experiences have been deeply buried… the gentle and sensitive companionship of an empathic stance… provides illumination and healing. In such situations deep understanding is, I believe, the most precious gift one can give to another.”

Areas of Special Focus: Loss and Bereavement, Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Self-Harm, Anger, Relationship Issues and General Counselling.

Main Approaches: Psychodynamic, Humanistic, Integrative, Person Centred, Gestalt and Psychoanalytic.

Phone: 087 444 2547

Angela worked for over 20 years as a companion animal vet in private practice and with many animal charities. After a number of bereavements at midlife Angela sought out a therapist, to accompany her on her own inner journey. A new path gradually opened up for her and she then went on to complete a course in Counselling and Psychotherapy.
She has a particular interest in working at depth to uncover blueprints (often generational) laid down from our time in the womb, birth and early life experiences, and how these have influenced the formation of a ‘false self’ and set up patterns we tend to keep repeating until we bring them to consciousness and re write the ‘map’. She believes that wounds that happened in relationship can only be healed in relationship and the therapeutic space needs to be safe, warm and accepting for the true self to emerge. She uses symbols, myths and stories to make meaning of our unique life journeys.
She worked with the Irish Hospice Foundation to create a leaflet on Pet Loss, which is available to the public on the IHF website. She also regularly writes articles on this subject. She is also completing the ‘Sacred Art of Living and Dying’ modules at Our Lady’s Hospice, Harold’s Cross – for the diagnosis and healing of spiritual pain.

Areas of Special Focus: Life transitions- especially midlife and end of life, bereavement support, pre and perinatal trauma, developmental and relational trauma, spiritual crises and loss of meaning, human animal bond and pet loss

Main Approaches: Humanistic, person centered and integrative depth psychotherapy, transpersonal, Jungian, Shamanic, art therapy, process oriented psychology, bodywork- energy work and breath work, gestalt, mindfulness

Phone: 087 238 4075

In addition to Emma’s experience in the field of Psychotherapy, she has over ten years experience working in corporate and not-for-profit organisations.  Emma believes that the relationship between the therapist and client is the most important part of the therapeutic experience. She aims to provide a comfortable, warm, and open space to develop this relationship.
Stress, anxiety, overwhelm, and despair can arise at any stage of life. Emma believes that psychotherapy can offer a space without judgement to explore these experiences, helping to develop awareness and resilience over time.  Emma understands that the therapeutic
experience can differ for each person.  She therefore works at a pace that is tailored to the unique needs of each individual.

Areas of Special Focus:Anxiety, Trauma, Depression, Self & Identity, Relationship, Loss & Bereavement, Low Self Esteem, Family Dynamics, Negative Thought Spirals, Compulsions, The Role of Culture in our Lives inc. experiences of moving, language & cultural identity, Life Changes & Transitions, Stress, Worry.

Main Approaches: Psychodynamic, Integrative Humanistic, Gestalt, Existential, Person-Centred, Stress Response.

Phone: 085 735 8539

Prior to her work as a psychotherapist Nichola’s professional background was as a pharmacist working in the community pharmacy sector. She has previously worked in Chrysalis Centre in Stoneybatter where she provided counselling to individuals struggling with addictions including drugs, alcohol and gambling.
Nichola works in a humanistic integrative way which means that she draws upon a variety of therapeutic skills and in particular person-centred and psychodynamic. Working in this way allows Nichola to adapt to each person’s unique set of needs and circumstances. She believes that by taking time out from an increasingly frenetic world to enter a non-judgmental, safe and confidential space allows clients to look at those areas of their life that are causing distress. Central to how Nichola works is exploring how past experiences inform and influence our present day actions and emotions. Working in this way allows the client to achieve a deeper understanding of themselves and how they relate to their world and those in it. Nichola passionately believes that the quality of the client/therapist relationship is the key component in bringing about lasting growth and change for the client, both within the therapy room and beyond. This relationship is always a collaboration working in a mutually respectful way at a pace and direction that the client is entirely comfortable with. To be able to witness an individual grow in self-awareness and self-esteem provides much of the motivation for Nichola’s work.
Nichola is a member of the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP). She abides by their code of ethics in order to maintain the highest professional standards and is committed to continual personal and professional development.

Areas of Special Focus: General Counselling, Anxiety, Addiction. Relationship Difficulties, Childhood Loss and Trauma, Depression, Building Self Esteem, Bereavement and Loss, Anger Issues, Abuse, Trauma.

Main Approaches: Person-Centred, Psychodynamic, Humanistic, Integrative.

Phone: 087 614 5574

Richard Hogan is a systemically trained Family psychotherapist registered with The Family Therapy Association of Ireland. He writes every Thursday for the Irish Examiner where he explores mental health issues for teenagers, couples and families. He has been invited by Trinity College Dublin to undertake a PhD exploring how to introduce systemic theory into the Irish educational system. He also has a book coming out in 2019 entitled; ‘from teenager to screenager, a practical guide for parents of millennial children.’ Richard’s approach incorporates a number of schools of thought. While his systems training helps him to understand a client’s rich context, he also believes very strongly that therapy should move towards a desired goal. He has worked with adolescence for over
fifteen years and in that time he has noticed the increasing tendency to pathologize normal adolescent behaviour. His sessions with couples allows for every voice to be heard in a compassionate and empathetic space. Richard has written extensively about individual and couples therapy. He has a particularly progressive approach to building levels of communication in relationships. Richard was shortlisted for a Fulbright scholarship and he is often invited on to shows such as the Hard Shoulder with Ivan Yates and Sunday am TV3 as an expert in the field of human behaviour where he offers his expertise and strategies on how to over-come mental health issues.

Areas of Special Focus: Family Therapy, Couples Therapy, Life meaning, Relationships, Sex & Sexuality issues, Personal identity, Depression, Anxiety, Work-life balance, Stress resilience, Self-esteem, Bereavement & Loss. Individual Systemic Psychotherapy

Main Approaches: Systemic Family Psychotherapy

Phone: 087 052 9281