Counselling and Psychotherapy
For the moments that ask for reflection, honesty, and change.
A Space to Make Sense of Things
Therapy is not only for crisis.
It’s for the quiet turning points — the places where life begins to feel uncertain, or where something inside you knows that the old ways of coping no longer fit.
You might not even be able to name what’s wrong.
It can be more like a restlessness, a heaviness, or the sense that something in you wants to move but doesn’t yet know how.
Therapy offers a space to pause, to make sense of what’s happening, and to begin to move with it rather than against it.
It’s an act of reflection and courage — a choice to listen in.
How I Work
My approach is relational and integrative, informed by trauma theory, psychodynamic understanding, and the deep respect that comes from sitting with people in real life, not in theory.
We might look at patterns in relationships or the ways you protect yourself from being hurt.
We might explore how shame or fear have shaped what you show to others, or how you learned to survive.
Sometimes the work is about loss or transition; sometimes it’s about finding meaning when the old meanings have fallen away.
I draw on my REPT model — Relational, Emotional, Processing, Transitional — a framework I developed through years of practice, teaching, and supervision.
It helps map how psychological movement happens, and where it can become blocked.
Together, we notice where the energy is — what wants to move — and support it to find expression and integration.
Therapy is not passive.
It’s a living dialogue, a meeting of presence and honesty.
It’s work — but it’s held work.
Themes We Might Meet
The Threshold Practice welcomes adults, families, relationships and adolescents from all walks of life.
The focus isn’t on labels, but on what’s alive in the room.
People often come to explore:
Shame, self-worth, and the need to belong
The complexity of relationships, love, and loss
The transition from surviving to living
Identity and the search for meaning
Stress, anxiety, or burnout
The unfinished business of adolescence — the part of us still waiting to be seen
I work particularly with men and masculinity, helping to name and understand the hidden pressures that shape how we relate, feel, and express vulnerability.
This is not a separate kind of therapy — it’s simply a commitment to work honestly with what it means to be human in the world as it is.
Ways of Working
Sessions are available online or in person in Dublin.
Some take place outdoors through walk-and-talk psychotherapy in Phoenix Park, an eco-based approach that invites the natural world into the process.
Movement, breath, and the changing seasons often help people access feelings and insights that are hard to reach indoors.
Therapy can be short-term or longer-term, depending on what you need.
Some people come for a few months to find clarity; others stay as the work deepens and becomes part of their ongoing growth.
Sometimes people come for a single session — to work through a specific issue, decision, or transition.
The work is deep, and depth doesn’t always require time; what matters is presence, honesty, and what’s ready to be met.
Why Adolescence Matters
My training in Adolescent Psychotherapy shapes all of my work.
Many of the wounds we carry as adults — shame, disconnection, the need to prove or to hide — were formed during adolescence, a time of intense transformation and vulnerability.
In therapy, we often talk about the inner child, but the inner adolescent is just as vital.
That part of us still carries the longing to be seen, the defiance of not being understood, and the tenderness that comes with becoming.
Meeting that part with compassion can open pathways to real healing and self-acceptance.
If You’re Thinking of Starting
Reaching out for therapy can feel like standing at another threshold — uncertain, but quietly hopeful.
If you’re considering beginning, we can start with a brief conversation.
There’s no pressure, just space to talk about what’s happening and to see if this feels right for you.
In Essence
Therapy at The Threshold Practice is not about fixing what’s broken.
It’s about creating a space where what’s real can be seen, understood, and integrated.
A space to meet yourself — gently, truthfully, and with care.
Sometimes healing begins simply by stepping outside.