Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

You can talk to your counsellor about any issue that is of importance to you. These issues may include negative feelings and self-beliefs, difficulties that you are experiencing in friendships, relationships and family, work-related difficulties, dealing with issues from your past, bereavements, and sexual issues, to name just a few.

Generally speaking, sessions are held on a weekly basis. This allows the relationship between the therapist and client to develop better as the therapy is regular and consistent, and so the client gets a faster and deeper understanding of their experiences. In some cases, they may take place on a fortnightly basis by agreement with your therapist.

Every effort is made to ensure the service is available to all who may feel they need or want counselling and for that reason sessions normally cost €55.

The therapist is trained to work closely with you to enable you to explore thoughts, beliefs, feelings, issues and behaviours that affect your life negatively. Our therapy services are available both face to face and online over Zoom. Through the counselling and psychotherapy process you are given the support and safety to explore, understand and, often, to change these thoughts, beliefs, feelings and behaviours.
The personal growth that takes place through this process can free you from the limitations of old patterns and allow new healthier choices and patterns to emerge. This can lead to more realistic and effective ways of improving the quality of your life and bring you higher levels of contentment and satisfaction.
You can benefit from counselling and psychotherapy at any stage in your life. However, it is more usual that you are likely to consider counselling when you are seeking to deal with changes, events or transitions in your life, or when you are facing a personal crisis.

Counselling and psychotherapy is a totally confidential service in almost all situations. However, it is important to point out that in certain circumstances ethical and legal obligations must be considered, such as the Child Protection Act protects the rights and welfare of children and minors. The therapist will fully explain confidentiality to you in the first session.

Simply go to our Contact page and fill in the form on that page. Alternatively you can call or WhatsApp the Therapist using the number provided. It would be helpful if you could indicate in your email the days and times of your own availability and give a brief idea of what you are seeking to work with in therapy, although this is not necessary

There really is no single answer to this as it will depend on what issues you are experiencing. During your first session you can discuss this with your counsellor, and you can either leave it open-ended or decide to fix on a number of sessions. Often it is agreed to work together for about 6 sessions and then review whether to continue further.

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A counselling session will last about 50 minutes under normal circumstances.

No unfortunately not. Here we only work with adults over the age of 18 as children and teens often require very different skills and resources to be most effectively helped.

William Glasser's Choice Theory is a psychological framework that emphasizes personal responsibility and the power of choice in shaping our lives. It posits that all human behavior is driven by an attempt to meet five basic needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun. Glasser's approach helps clients understand that their actions are choices and encourages them to focus on what they can control rather than external circumstances. In therapy, this perspective fosters empowerment, as individuals learn to make choices aligned with their goals and values. The benefits include improved relationships, reduced conflict, and a greater sense of autonomy, as clients move away from blame and develop healthier ways to meet their needs.