Sexual Abuse Counselling in Santry

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Sean Wright
Psychotherapist, Pre-Accredited Member IACP
1 Endorsed
Santry, County Dublin D09
A compassionate and committed psychotherapist with a passion for fostering personal growth and healing. I believe in building strong, empathetic connections with my clients, creating a supportive, non-judgmental space where they can openly express themselves. I work with clients from all backgrounds experiencing challenges such as anxiety, depression, bereavement, suicide ideation, trauma and GSRD (Gender, Sexuality and Relationship Diversity).
A compassionate and committed psychotherapist with a passion for fostering personal growth and healing. I believe in building strong, empathetic connections with my clients, creating a supportive, non-judgmental space where they can openly express themselves. I work with clients from all backgrounds experiencing challenges such as anxiety, depression, bereavement, suicide ideation, trauma and GSRD (Gender, Sexuality and Relationship Diversity).
(01) 233 7903 x33 View (01) 233 7903 x33
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Caitriona King
Psychotherapist, PhD, ICP
Serves Area
Troubled, conflicted, anxious or distressed? Struggling with loss or identity issues? Feel a relationship is in difficulty or things are not going well at home, work or college? Perhaps you are struggling to cope after receiving a medical diagnosis or wondering why you became ill in the first place? Going to therapy allows you to talk about what you are experiencing, explore reasons, develop solutions and help you attain a stronger, more fulfilled and creative self. An important part is sharing your innermost thoughts and feelings in a safe, non-judgemental therapeutic relationship with a specially trained therapist.
Troubled, conflicted, anxious or distressed? Struggling with loss or identity issues? Feel a relationship is in difficulty or things are not going well at home, work or college? Perhaps you are struggling to cope after receiving a medical diagnosis or wondering why you became ill in the first place? Going to therapy allows you to talk about what you are experiencing, explore reasons, develop solutions and help you attain a stronger, more fulfilled and creative self. An important part is sharing your innermost thoughts and feelings in a safe, non-judgemental therapeutic relationship with a specially trained therapist.
(01) 267 6689 View (01) 267 6689
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Damien McCaul
Counsellor, MIACP
Serves Area
If you're struggling with your mental health I can help. I have years of experience working with anxiety, low mood, poor self esteem, bereavement, relationship problems, anger issues, stress, bullying, work issues, and more. I have weekday, evening and weekend sessions available. Please feel free to get in touch for more information.
If you're struggling with your mental health I can help. I have years of experience working with anxiety, low mood, poor self esteem, bereavement, relationship problems, anger issues, stress, bullying, work issues, and more. I have weekday, evening and weekend sessions available. Please feel free to get in touch for more information.
(01) 267 6536 x50 View (01) 267 6536 x50
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Linda Parsons
Verified Verified
Serves Area
The ideal environment is one that both supports & challenges us. Too often we go without both of these conditions. A Life Coach will tease out and help you create your vision of what you really want your life to be. If everything in your life stays status quo, you will head into a default future. We need another perspective if not we tend to go around repeating our default patterns and getting nowhere. As a Transformational Life Coach Linda will support you to become the successful and truly happy person you know you are meant to be.
The ideal environment is one that both supports & challenges us. Too often we go without both of these conditions. A Life Coach will tease out and help you create your vision of what you really want your life to be. If everything in your life stays status quo, you will head into a default future. We need another perspective if not we tend to go around repeating our default patterns and getting nowhere. As a Transformational Life Coach Linda will support you to become the successful and truly happy person you know you are meant to be.
(01) 267 6552 x14 View (01) 267 6552 x14
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Celine Keogh
Psychotherapist, MA
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Celine’s experience includes working with family trauma, physical and sexual abuse, the impact of addiction and substance misuse, domestic violence, grief, separation, loss, anxiety, depression, self-harm, identity.
Celine holds a love of and curiosity in life and people and belief in the inherent well-being and potential for change and possibilities for people, no matter where they are currently in their life situation or where they have started out from. I work with clients experiencing a variety of challenges in their lives and support them to gain a greater understanding of self and an understanding of what has or is occurring. My hope is to support a client to realise the best possibility for themselves and to become the best version of themselves. Fully Accredited member of Irish Assoc Humanistic & Integrative Psychotherapy IAHIP.
Celine’s experience includes working with family trauma, physical and sexual abuse, the impact of addiction and substance misuse, domestic violence, grief, separation, loss, anxiety, depression, self-harm, identity.
Celine holds a love of and curiosity in life and people and belief in the inherent well-being and potential for change and possibilities for people, no matter where they are currently in their life situation or where they have started out from. I work with clients experiencing a variety of challenges in their lives and support them to gain a greater understanding of self and an understanding of what has or is occurring. My hope is to support a client to realise the best possibility for themselves and to become the best version of themselves. Fully Accredited member of Irish Assoc Humanistic & Integrative Psychotherapy IAHIP.
(01) 267 6536 x51 View (01) 267 6536 x51
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Anne Marie Kelly (Brady)
Psychotherapist, MIACP
Serves Area
My wish for each client is that they be well. Every client comes to therapy with different needs. With strong foundations in somatic, emotional and cognitive therapies, I also offer the swifter interventions of Hypnotherapy and NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming). Some clients want a quick fix, some want to explore and experience personal development. Some clients are top down, and others are bottom up. Some clients just need to talk, some don’t want to talk at all. Recognising these needs in how I work with each individual client is essential.
My wish for each client is that they be well. Every client comes to therapy with different needs. With strong foundations in somatic, emotional and cognitive therapies, I also offer the swifter interventions of Hypnotherapy and NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming). Some clients want a quick fix, some want to explore and experience personal development. Some clients are top down, and others are bottom up. Some clients just need to talk, some don’t want to talk at all. Recognising these needs in how I work with each individual client is essential.
(01) 267 6552 x56 View (01) 267 6552 x56

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Ruth Dixon
Psychotherapist, MIACP
Dublin, County D02
I am a psychotherapist specialising in trauma, and I use Somatic Experiencing (SE) and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapies to support healing. My therapy space is designed to feel calm, safe, and welcoming. I am also lucky to have the company of Nanuk and Oscar, my dogs, who have a wonderfully grounding presence in the room. Many clients find that having them nearby adds an extra layer of comfort and ease — particularly when working through difficult or intense emotions. Sessions are collaborative and client-led. YOU are always in control.
I am a psychotherapist specialising in trauma, and I use Somatic Experiencing (SE) and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapies to support healing. My therapy space is designed to feel calm, safe, and welcoming. I am also lucky to have the company of Nanuk and Oscar, my dogs, who have a wonderfully grounding presence in the room. Many clients find that having them nearby adds an extra layer of comfort and ease — particularly when working through difficult or intense emotions. Sessions are collaborative and client-led. YOU are always in control.
(01) 592 4196 x67 View (01) 592 4196 x67
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Rose Fitzpatrick
Counsellor, MIACP
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
I am a psychotherapist, working with adults in Waterford city, I also work online. I have worked with clients therapeutically developing self-esteem, self-compassion and self-worth. I work in an integrative manner to support and empower the client. I aim to provide a safe, non-judgmental, confidential, therapeutic space to explore what is uniquely you. This is not a perfect process; it is as unique and individual as you are. Together, we will explore the issues you bring, and work collaboratively to find your way forward and what works for you.
I am a psychotherapist, working with adults in Waterford city, I also work online. I have worked with clients therapeutically developing self-esteem, self-compassion and self-worth. I work in an integrative manner to support and empower the client. I aim to provide a safe, non-judgmental, confidential, therapeutic space to explore what is uniquely you. This is not a perfect process; it is as unique and individual as you are. Together, we will explore the issues you bring, and work collaboratively to find your way forward and what works for you.
(01) 267 6517 x69 View (01) 267 6517 x69
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Corina Savin
Psychotherapist, MIACP
Dublin, County D02
I have experience in working with a diverse range of clients presenting with depression, anxiety, trauma, sexual abuse, addiction, codependency, attachment and relationship issues, low self-esteem, grief and many others.
Each individual is the expert of their own life and I have learned that everyone already has the answers and internal resources necessary to live a fulfilled life. I will join and support you in exploring your experiences with the goal to gain self-awareness, reach the answers and find the tools needed to move forward confidently and at ease.
I have experience in working with a diverse range of clients presenting with depression, anxiety, trauma, sexual abuse, addiction, codependency, attachment and relationship issues, low self-esteem, grief and many others.
Each individual is the expert of their own life and I have learned that everyone already has the answers and internal resources necessary to live a fulfilled life. I will join and support you in exploring your experiences with the goal to gain self-awareness, reach the answers and find the tools needed to move forward confidently and at ease.
(01) 230 8537 x62 View (01) 230 8537 x62
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Janine Robinson
Psychologist, MPSI
Malahide, County Dublin K36
Let's begin with a chat over a cup of ... what ever you fancy. My purpose is to help heal, teach and train people when they need some guidance in their life. As human beings, we all know what it's like to feel lost, confused or disconnected. When this feeling occurs, it is our mind and bodies way of trying to tell us that it's time to explore. To explore more about yourselves and to evolve. So.. let's begin with a chat and take it from there
Let's begin with a chat over a cup of ... what ever you fancy. My purpose is to help heal, teach and train people when they need some guidance in their life. As human beings, we all know what it's like to feel lost, confused or disconnected. When this feeling occurs, it is our mind and bodies way of trying to tell us that it's time to explore. To explore more about yourselves and to evolve. So.. let's begin with a chat and take it from there
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Aoife Clarke
Psychotherapist, MIACP
Dublin, County D04
for working with sexual abuse victims.
Experience working with: Depression Anxiety Stress Low Self-esteem, Bereavement, Grief/Loss, Childhood sexual abuse, Identity issues, Trauma, Panic attacks, Relationship issues, Suicidal thoughts, Loneliness or Low mood
for working with sexual abuse victims.
Experience working with: Depression Anxiety Stress Low Self-esteem, Bereavement, Grief/Loss, Childhood sexual abuse, Identity issues, Trauma, Panic attacks, Relationship issues, Suicidal thoughts, Loneliness or Low mood
085 104 0245 View 085 104 0245
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Samantha Mair
Psychotherapist
Online Only
I work with adults who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or caught in patterns that are difficult to shift alone. This can include anxiety, low mood, OCD, trauma, or longer-term emotional difficulties. Some people are managing day to day but feel burnt out, disconnected, or struggling with self-esteem. Many are high-functioning and used to coping independently. I work in a neurodiversity-affirming way and aim to bring clarity to what is happening beneath the surface, so change feels more possible. You don’t need a diagnosis to begin therapy.
I work with adults who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or caught in patterns that are difficult to shift alone. This can include anxiety, low mood, OCD, trauma, or longer-term emotional difficulties. Some people are managing day to day but feel burnt out, disconnected, or struggling with self-esteem. Many are high-functioning and used to coping independently. I work in a neurodiversity-affirming way and aim to bring clarity to what is happening beneath the surface, so change feels more possible. You don’t need a diagnosis to begin therapy.
07487 222155 View 07487 222155
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Dr. Conor Maguire
Psychologist, DCounsPsych, MPSI
Online Only
My experience encompasses working with child victims of sexual abuse, young adults experiencing mental health crises, and residents of psychiatric facilities,
I am a Counselling Psychologist in Dublin. I work individually with adults struggling with a vast range of psychological issues, of varying degrees of severity. I am primarily interested in how our past tends to play out again and again in our day to day lives, in different guises and appearances, and how this repetition can cause us to suffer. I believe the therapeutic relationship is a critical site at which this process can be understood, and through which our suffering can be transformed in ways that bring meaning and reconciliation.
My experience encompasses working with child victims of sexual abuse, young adults experiencing mental health crises, and residents of psychiatric facilities,
I am a Counselling Psychologist in Dublin. I work individually with adults struggling with a vast range of psychological issues, of varying degrees of severity. I am primarily interested in how our past tends to play out again and again in our day to day lives, in different guises and appearances, and how this repetition can cause us to suffer. I believe the therapeutic relationship is a critical site at which this process can be understood, and through which our suffering can be transformed in ways that bring meaning and reconciliation.
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Mariana Amorim
Psychotherapist, MSc
2 Endorsed
Dublin, County D07
Sometimes, even when things seem to be working on the outside, there is a constant sense of tiredness, a mind that doesn’t switch off, or a feeling of being on edge. Thoughts can feel repetitive, emotions overwhelming, or there may be a sense that something isn’t quite right, even without a clear reason. Over time, this can start to affect your mood, relationships, and overall sense of wellbeing.
Sometimes, even when things seem to be working on the outside, there is a constant sense of tiredness, a mind that doesn’t switch off, or a feeling of being on edge. Thoughts can feel repetitive, emotions overwhelming, or there may be a sense that something isn’t quite right, even without a clear reason. Over time, this can start to affect your mood, relationships, and overall sense of wellbeing.
(01) 592 4196 x52 View (01) 592 4196 x52
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Scott Glennon
Psychotherapist, MIACP
1 Endorsed
Dublin, County D02
Welcome! I'm Scott Glennon, a therapist accredited by the IACP, with my practice located in the heart of Dublin on South William Street. With over nine years of experience, I specialize in psychodynamic therapy, offering personalized mental health care for individuals seeking profound understanding and lasting change. In our sessions, we embark on a journey of exploration, delving into the depths of your psyche to unravel patterns and conflicts rooted in your unique life experiences. My goal is to foster insight and facilitate transformative growth, empowering you to navigate life's challenges with resilience and authenticity.
Welcome! I'm Scott Glennon, a therapist accredited by the IACP, with my practice located in the heart of Dublin on South William Street. With over nine years of experience, I specialize in psychodynamic therapy, offering personalized mental health care for individuals seeking profound understanding and lasting change. In our sessions, we embark on a journey of exploration, delving into the depths of your psyche to unravel patterns and conflicts rooted in your unique life experiences. My goal is to foster insight and facilitate transformative growth, empowering you to navigate life's challenges with resilience and authenticity.
(01) 267 6622 x64 View (01) 267 6622 x64
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Cope Counselling
Psychotherapist, MA, MIACP
Serves Area
Is everything getting you down? Anxiety and panic attacks taking over your life? Relationship issues becoming unbearable? Have you experienced a loss and finding it difficult to cope? Are you having health problems? I have worked with many sensitive issues in the past and can help you through this difficult time with therapy. I can guide you through and assist you to process your challenges. Establishing a better quality of life in a safe environment.
Is everything getting you down? Anxiety and panic attacks taking over your life? Relationship issues becoming unbearable? Have you experienced a loss and finding it difficult to cope? Are you having health problems? I have worked with many sensitive issues in the past and can help you through this difficult time with therapy. I can guide you through and assist you to process your challenges. Establishing a better quality of life in a safe environment.
(01) 267 6641 x51 View (01) 267 6641 x51
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Clarity Counselling
Psychotherapist, MIACP
1 Endorsed
Malahide, County Dublin K36
Clarity Counselling is an affordable, professional counselling service based in Malahide, Co. Dublin. I provide counselling and psychotherapy for adults, adolescents and couples. My service is committed to the highest degree of ethical practice and care. I also provide a limited number of hours at low cost rates for students, unemployed/OAP’s.
Clarity Counselling is an affordable, professional counselling service based in Malahide, Co. Dublin. I provide counselling and psychotherapy for adults, adolescents and couples. My service is committed to the highest degree of ethical practice and care. I also provide a limited number of hours at low cost rates for students, unemployed/OAP’s.
(01) 267 6622 x93 View (01) 267 6622 x93
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Conor Doyle
Psychotherapist, MSc, MIAHIP
Dublin, County D02
Hello and welcome. Are you stressed, lost, anxious? Going through divorce? Life brings many experiences our way, some good and some bad. The emotional impact of these experiences can be frightening or confusing. Our family have a lot of influence on us, how we behave, how we talk, and how we communicate. Loss, grief, and anxiety are natural responses and processing our emotions is an essential part of living a healthy life.
Hello and welcome. Are you stressed, lost, anxious? Going through divorce? Life brings many experiences our way, some good and some bad. The emotional impact of these experiences can be frightening or confusing. Our family have a lot of influence on us, how we behave, how we talk, and how we communicate. Loss, grief, and anxiety are natural responses and processing our emotions is an essential part of living a healthy life.
085 262 1690 View 085 262 1690
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Joanne Gilhooly
Psychotherapist, MIACP
Dublin, County D01
Waitlist for new clients
As a therapist, I am trained to listen to you in a particular way that is different to how you might be used to being listened to. When I sit or walk with you, I am paying attention to the different ways that you express yourself with words, tone, movement, and metaphor to see if we can get a sense together of what might be underlying what is troubling you or keeping you stuck. Our work together is a space in which you can be as you are, speak as you need to, play with ideas and dreams, and tune into your body as a rich source of information, but importantly, a place in which you can do this at your own pace.
As a therapist, I am trained to listen to you in a particular way that is different to how you might be used to being listened to. When I sit or walk with you, I am paying attention to the different ways that you express yourself with words, tone, movement, and metaphor to see if we can get a sense together of what might be underlying what is troubling you or keeping you stuck. Our work together is a space in which you can be as you are, speak as you need to, play with ideas and dreams, and tune into your body as a rich source of information, but importantly, a place in which you can do this at your own pace.
(01) 267 6595 x64 View (01) 267 6595 x64
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Gráinne Noone
Psychotherapist, Pre-Accredited Member IACP
2 Endorsed
Dublin, County D02
At times, the challenges and continuous changes in our lives can feel overwhelming, and handling them on our own can be both stressful and isolating. Counselling and psychotherapy offer a compassionate and safe space for you to explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences. I believe that everyone has the capacity to heal and positively transform their lives. My client-centered approach focuses on creating a safe and compassionate environment for you to explore your thoughts and feelings.
At times, the challenges and continuous changes in our lives can feel overwhelming, and handling them on our own can be both stressful and isolating. Counselling and psychotherapy offer a compassionate and safe space for you to explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences. I believe that everyone has the capacity to heal and positively transform their lives. My client-centered approach focuses on creating a safe and compassionate environment for you to explore your thoughts and feelings.
085 265 6111 View 085 265 6111
Sexual Abuse Counsellors
How do therapists treat sexual abuse?
A good therapist will be nonjudgmental and possibly demonstrate active listening, repeating back what the client says to show that they have understood. These skills allow people to feel comfortable discussing their traumatic experiences openly. Some important treatment goals are to restore a sense of safety and to rebuild confidence. In addition to working one-on-one with the patient, a therapist might bring in supportive family members to assist the client.

Do you have to talk extensively about sexual abuse in therapy?
Survivors frequently find it difficult to describe what happened to them out loud. They can even still be in a state of denial if the sexual abuse occurred recently. It is important for survivors to acknowledge that what happened isn’t their fault and to challenge and reappraise any unhealthy feelings or thoughts as they arise. Art therapy and play therapy are useful non-verbal means of communication for some survivors.

How long does treatment for sexual abuse take?
Recovery from sexual abuse can be a long and difficult process. Some survivors are able to move on naturally on their own, given time, while others require the guidance of a trained therapist. Therapy needs vary and can range from a few sessions to months or even years. Healing from sexual abuse takes time, and everyone’s journey will look a little different.

Can trauma symptoms caused by sexual abuse come back after treatment?
As occurs in many cases of trauma, survivors of sexual abuse may experience PTSD-like symptoms long after the abuse has ceased or after an initial round of treatment has occurred. In such a case, there is evidence that prolonged exposure therapy is a useful treatment for survivors, and may be more efficacious than supportive counseling alone. While triggers may continue to cause distress, the idea is that, with time and repeated exposure, their power will fade, allowing survivors to move on with their lives.