Counselling in Portlaoise, Co. Laois

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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.

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.

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 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.

We often try to think our way through challenges, but the body carries its own deeper intelligence. Sensorimotor Psychotherapy supports individuals in reconnecting with the mind–body relationship by noticing physical sensations, emotions, and patterns held in the body. 

This body-based approach can help release stored tension, integrate overwhelming experiences, and support healing from trauma. Using gentle, mindful awareness, it encourages balance, grounding, and a greater sense of well-being.

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 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 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.

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.