OUR COUNSELLORS AND PSYCHOTHERAPISTS
Our Team of Dublin based counsellors and psychotherapists are fully-qualified and experienced in providing excellent counselling and psychotherapy services in the Dublin region.
Alan Oates
BA Anthropology (Hons), H.Dip Counselling & Psychotherapy , MA Psychotherapy
Alan is a fully qualified Psychotherapist who has worked with such organisations as The ISPCC, LIR Psychological Services and DePaul Ireland. He has been a Public Representative and has extensive experience in the business sector
Main Theoretical Approaches
Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Person Centred Psychotherapy
Alan has specific experience working in the following areas: Depression, Anxiety, Phobias, Psychosomatic Disorders, Addiction, Abuse, Trauma, Rage Control, Loss, Bereavement, Effective Treatment planning and many others.
Mary Brennan
QUALIFICATIONS – QUALIFICATIONS: BA (Hons) Counselling & Psychotherapy, Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
Mary is a fully qualified Psychotherapist who has worked with Finglas Suicde Network and LIR Psychological Services. She has been a volunteer in the mental health sector for numerous years.
MAIN THEORETICAL APPROACH – Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Person Centred Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Gestalt Theory.
Mary has specific experience working in the following areas: Depression, Anxiety, Abuse, Trauma, PTSD, Self-Esteem, Family Conflict, Relationship Issues, Anger Management, Grief, Loss, Work Related Stress, and many others.
Mary Frances Byrne
Qualifications. MA Counselling and Psychotherapy, Masters in Counselling and Psychotherapy with The Irish College of Humanities and Applied Science (ICHAS). Member of the Association of Professional Counsellors and Psychotherapists (APCP) In Ireland.
Mary Frances has over twelve years of experience working in a therapeutic background, providing support and advice in various settings.
Main Theoretical Approaches – Integrative Therapy approach, combining Person-
Centred, Humanistic and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). What you can expect is a
warm, compassionate, confidential, and non-judgemental space. Mary Frances has specific experience working in the following areas: Anxiety, depression, bereavement/loss, fertility, isolation/loneliness, personal development, relationship issues, self-care, self-esteem, stress, trauma, work issues, work/life balance.
Justin Cullen
Qualifications. BSc (Hons) Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy. ASIST (Applied Suicide
Intervention Skills training). MIACP. BSc (Hons) Environmental and Industrial Chemistry.
Justin is a qualified psychotherapist and completed my training with IICP college in Tallaght. This marked a significant shift in my career, having spent many years working in product transfer as an analytical chemist in the pharmaceutical industry.
The methodical aspect of this work has benefitted my practice as a therapist, as I always pay close attention to detail and take note of the unremarkable. My journey into therapy so far is aided by this analytical curiosity about myself and others and my experience in the client’s chair. My reward for all this change was a rebirth of sorts and the opportunity to live a happy, fulfilling life.
MAIN THEORETICAL APPROACH – Integrative, Person Centred, Psychodynamic, Humanistic, Attachment, Choice Theory and Reality Therapy, Adlerian Therapy, Pluralism and Evidence Based Practice, Mindfulness and Self Compassion, Multiculturalism.
Pamela Fitzpatrick
QUALIFICATIONS – An honours graduate of UCD Pamela is a fully qualified and accredited counsellor, clinical supervisor and art therapist.
Pamela has almost 20years experience of working with diverse communities and cultures both in Ireland and Australia. Her career has moved between residential addiction services, youth work and rural health services, both in the public and private sectors.
Her strengths and passion lie in working with adults and young people experiencing addiction, loss, anxiety and stress related issues, relationship difficulties and crisis intervention. She strives to create a warm, supportive environment, which enables the client to explore their difficulties in an open, relaxed style.
MAIN THEORETICAL APPROACH – CBT, Solution Focus and Psychodynamics. Clinical Supervision to practitioners working in both the private and public sector, and specialises in the mental health, addiction. Social care and youth work fields.
Audrey Farrell
Qualifications. BSC(Hons) in Counselling & Psychotherapy. Certificate in Addiction Studies.
Audrey believes, therapy is about addressing these difficulties and working towards meaningful change. Offering the client, with support, has the inner resources to find their own answers.
Main Theoretical Approaches – Humanistic, Integrative, Person Centred & CBT. Specific experience working with Depression, Anxiety, Self Esteem, Trauma, Relationship difficulties and more.
Sharon French
Qualifications. BSc (Honours) in Counselling and Psychotherapy. Currently studying for the MSc in
Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy. Sharon is a fully qualified therapist and accredited member of the IACP (Irish Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists).
Sharon has worked with organisations such as SOSAD (Save Our Sons and Daughters) in both Drogheda and Navan branches where I have gained extensive working experience.
MAIN THEORETICAL APPROACH – Humanistic and Person-Centred Psychotherapy approach to work in areas of depression, anxiety, trauma, loss, bereavement and many more issues. Also integrating Psychodynamics Psychotherapy and CBT.
Stella Kuit
Qualifications. MA BA Degree and Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy from the Institute of Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy. H.Dip in Psychology from Trinity College Dublin, together with an MA in Reading in Practice (Bibliotherapy) and a BA in English Language and Literature from The University of Liverpool. PG.Dip in Law and PG.Dip in Legal Practice from the University of Central Lancashire.
Stella has training in applied suicide intervention skills, as well as a practitioner certificate in working with autistic adults (AUsome training) and a professional certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy skills (PCI College – pending). I will be commencing an MSc in Psychology and Wellbeing with Dublin City University from September 2023.
MAIN THEORETICAL APPROACH – Collaborative person-centred stance, providing a non-judgemental space within which to explore and reflect on life experiences, goals, and challenges. With a belief that every individual has the capacity to change and to live an authentic version of themselves, Integrative approach which combines Humanistic, Existential and CBT perspectives.
Siân Williams
QUALIFICATIONS – Diploma in Community Addiction Studies, Diploma of Counselling & Psychotherapy, BSc Honours in Counselling & Psychotherapy, Certified Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy, Certified in Couples Counselling, Certified Kundalini & Usui Reiki Master, & Certified Cacao Facilitator. Fully accredited with the IACP.
Current training Shamanic Informed Healing Specialist, Working with Grief and Loss, Working with Intimate Partner Violence, Abuse and Sexual Violence.
Siân focus on empowering clients to trust their inner voice and find meaning in their own lives.
MAIN THEORETICAL APPROACH – She works from a holistic, humanistic, and integrative approach, drawing on different therapeutic models, including psychodynamic, person-centred and existentialism.
She has a special interest in the areas of family constellations, spirituality, addiction, recovery, and crises of meaning and purpose.
Siân can be also found at https://satnamtherapy.com/
Kevin Corcoran
Counsellor & Psychotherapist,
Certified NLP Practitioner
Kevin is a qualified Counsellor, Psychotherapist & NLP Practitioner. He has a keen interest in physical and mental health since he was a child, and enjoys working with clients from all walks of life.
Main Theoretical Approaches
Client led, Trusting therapeutic relationship, Person centred, Psychoeducation, Holistic
Kevin’s approach is mainly person centred. Kevin has specific experience with: Anxiety, depression, relationship issues, work related stress, grief, lack of confidence or general unhappiness.
Orla Grace
BA Psychology & Sociology (Hons),
H. Dip Counselling and Psychotherapy
Orla is a qualified therapist and Psychology graduate. She has been working with Marino Counselling Centre for over a year. She would describe herself as passionate, adaptable and deeply empathetic towards human struggle.
Main Theoretical Approaches
Orla works in a client-centred way using a client’s strengths to change their relationship and circumstances. With clinical experience working with children, she understand that coping mechanisms stem from early life and the challenges we faced.
Orla treats a whole range of issues including low self-esteem, struggling to cope with life, depression, grief, anxiety and more.
Karl Fortune
MA Psychotherapy, H.Dip Counselling and Psychotherapy, Certificate In Psychology
Karl is a qualified Psychotherapist & Counsellor. His own journey of self-acceptance led to an interest in the dynamics of personality and the obstacles that prevent a development of the authentic self.
Main Theoretical Approaches
Karl offers a therapeutic relationship where life events such as relationship breakdowns, bereavement, sexuality and addiction, to name a few, can be explored in a non-judgmental way. As a humanistic, Integrative Psychotherapist his aim is to help the person navigate their way through these difficulties in a calm, safe and accepting space.
Peter Kelly
QUALIFICATIONS – B.Ph. Philosophy, Dip Social Studies, MSc Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, EMDR Practitioner, Reality Therapy Certified & M.I. Trainer (Motivational Interviewing).
MAIN THEORETICAL APPROACH – Peter currently works in private practice and has also been involved in the provision of both drug counselling and drug education for the past twenty-five years. Peter is also a practitioner in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing) and brings this Adaptive Information Processing approach to bear in his client work. His clinical background is psychoanalytic psychotherapy, and he is an accredited member and supervisor of both the A.C.I. (Addiction Counsellors of Ireland) and the Association of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Ireland (A.P.P.I.). He specializes in several areas from relationship difficulties to stress management, loss & bereavement, addiction disorders (toxic media, gambling & pornography) to trauma PTSD, anxiety & depression, and low self-esteem. The unconscious in mental health and in
particular the ways in which the past can get repeated/played out in the present, but also
the process of change and how people can shift out of difficult subjective states into more
adaptive and healthier functioning.
Frances Kinsella
Qualifications. BSc in Counselling and Psychotherapy, specializing in clinical psychology. Qualified and pre-accredited psychotherapist, dedicated to providing exceptional mental health care.
Furthering her experience, she practices at both the Chrysalis Drug Treatment Center and the Oasis Center.
Main Theoretical Approaches – Humanistic approach which aims to enable individuals to connect with and understand their emotions, fostering psychological resilience and emotional stability.
Specialising in a range of areas, including family issues, relationship issues, bereavement and loss, self-esteem, suicide ideation and self-harm, emotional disturbance, sexual abuse, narcissistic abuse, depression, and anxiety.
Brian Kenny
QUAALIFICATIONS – Dip Psychology, Certificate Addiction Studies, BA Anthropology & Political Science (Hons), BA Counselling & Psychotherapy, MA Integrative Psychotherapy & CBT.
Brian is a fully qualified Psychotherapist who has worked with such organisations as Tusla,
the HSE, Migrant Rights Centre Ireland, the ETB, Amnesty International, Way2Work Ireland, and
Finglas Support & Suicide Prevention Network.
MAIN THEORETICAL APPROACH – Humanistic and Existential Psychotherapy, Psychospiritual
Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Multicultural Psychotherapy, and CBT. Specific experience working in the following areas: Trauma, Depression, Anxiety,
Addiction, Bereavement, Displacement, and Loss.
Suzanna O’Reilly
Qualifications. MA Psychotherapy, H.Dip Counselling & Psychotherapy, H. Dip. Education, BA (Hons) Int. Suzanna is a member of Irish Association for Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy (IAHIP) & Irish Council for Psychotherapy (ICP).
Suzanna has a background in teaching and has been working as a fully qualified and accredited psychotherapist since 2017. She works with individuals presenting with a wide range of issues including abuse, anxiety, bereavement, depression, life challenges, parenting, relationship issues, stress, trauma, and loss.
Suzanna has experience working for Dublin Rape Crisis Centre and has been delivering the Aware Relatives and Friends Programme since 2017.
MAIN THEORETICAL APPROACH – Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Person Centred Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
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