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Counselling for Adults in Portlaoise & Online
Support for emotional well-being, relationships and personal growth
Counselling in Portlaoise and Online
My Specialities
While every person's journey through life is unique, I have experience working with a wide range of concerns, including (but not limited to):
- Anxiety Therapy Treatment
- Depression Therapy Treatment
- Family Dynamics and Conflict
- LGBTQ+ matters
- Men's Issues and Masculinity
- Relationships
- Grief, Loss and Bereavement
- Self-Worth and Confidence
- Spirituality Therapy
- Stress Management and Burnout
- Trauma / PTSD Counselling
- Work-Related Challenges
Welcome
I’m Steven O’ Riordan, an accredited counsellor and psychotherapist offering counselling in Portlaoise and online therapy across Ireland.
I provide a supportive, non-judgemental space to explore your experiences, gain clarity, and take steps toward personal growth and fulfilment.
I offer Adult Counselling in Portlaoise and Online, by appointment.
Approaches to Therapy
In-Person Therapy
Our one-to-one sessions are tailored to your unique needs and aspirations. Together, we create a space where you can explore your experiences openly, at your pace. I’m here to support you as you navigate challenges, build resilience, and nurture a greater sense of clarity in your life.
Online Therapy
I offer online therapy sessions that allow you to connect from your own home or another private location that suits you. These sessions provide the same professional support as in-person therapy while offering flexibility and convenience.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
CBT is a practical and supportive approach that helps you work through the challenges you may be facing. In our sessions, we’ll explore the ways your thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations, and behaviours interact, and we’ll work together on strategies that bring meaningful change to your everyday life, which can help you feel more empowered with goals that matter most to you.
Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
Mindfulness-based approaches cultivate present-moment awareness and acceptance, supporting individuals to notice thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations without judgment.
By developing this capacity for mindful observation, people can respond to difficult emotions with greater clarity and ease. This practice strengthens emotional regulation, slows thinking and supports well-being.
Body Psychotherapy
We often try to understand our difficulties through thinking alone, yet the body holds its own wisdom. Sensorimotor Psychotherapy is a body-focused approach that gently supports reconnection between mind and body by bringing awareness to physical sensations, emotional responses, and habitual patterns.
By working mindfully with the body, this approach can help release held tension, process overwhelm, and support healing from trauma. It encourages grounding, regulation, and a deeper sense of balance and embodiment.
Gender, Sexuality, Relationship Diversity (GSRD)
I offer an affirming space for clients whose identities or relationships fall within the spectrum of Gender, Sexuality, and Relationship Diversity (GSRD). I recognise that each person’s experience with gender, sexuality, and relationships is unique. Therapy can provide a supportive place to explore identity, expression, belonging, and the challenges and joys that come with them.
You are welcome here.
Attachment-Based
Attachment-based therapy explores how early relationships shape emotional and psychological development. Rooted in attachment theory, it emphasises the importance of a secure, trusting relationship between client and therapist as a foundation for healing.
By creating a safe relational space in the present, attachment-based therapy can help repair earlier attachment wounds and foster more resilient ways of relating to oneself and others.
Trauma Focused Therapy
Trauma-focused therapy supports individuals in healing from the emotional and psychological impact of difficult or overwhelming life experiences.
It offers a space to process traumatic memories, including symptoms related to PTSD, while learning to regulate emotions and build personal coping resources. This approach helps people move toward greater resilience, stability, and empowerment in their lives.
Existential Therapy
Existential Therapy
Counselling for existential concerns supports individuals in exploring deeper questions about meaning, purpose, identity, and what it means to live a fulfilling life. Whether someone is reflecting on their values, life direction, or sense of purpose, this approach offers a compassionate and supportive space to explore these themes.
Together, we look at how these insights can be integrated into daily life, helping to create a greater sense of authenticity, meaning, and choice.
Accredited Psychotherapist
I am an accredited member of the Irish Association of Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy (IAHIP), and I work in line with their Code of Ethics to ensure safe and professional practice.
Laya Healthcare Approved Psychotherapist
I am an approved Psychotherapist with Laya Healthcare. Counselling sessions may be covered for Laya members, depending on their specific health insurance plan and benefit limits.