Eating Disorders Counselling in Straffan
I work with individuals to help address a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, eating disorders, trauma, grief, relationship difficulties and stress.
I am a qualified and experienced Psychotherapist with a BA Degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy. I am accredited with the IACP and have completed post graduate training in CBT, Attachment and Loss and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
I work with individuals to help address a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, eating disorders, trauma, grief, relationship difficulties and stress.
I am a qualified and experienced Psychotherapist with a BA Degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy. I am accredited with the IACP and have completed post graduate training in CBT, Attachment and Loss and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
I work closely with people struggling with eating disorders, disordered eating, body image difficulties, anxiety, and trauma.
I work with adolescents, adults and groups, creating a space that feels safe, genuine, and free from “therapy robot” energy. You can show up exactly as you are. My approach blends compassion with practical support to help you feel more confident, connected, and freer from food and body image struggles.
I work closely with people struggling with eating disorders, disordered eating, body image difficulties, anxiety, and trauma.
I work with adolescents, adults and groups, creating a space that feels safe, genuine, and free from “therapy robot” energy. You can show up exactly as you are. My approach blends compassion with practical support to help you feel more confident, connected, and freer from food and body image struggles.
I work with adults feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or struggling with low mood, relationship challenges, life transitions, or past trauma. Many clients come seeking a deeper understanding of themselves and their patterns, and want to feel more connected, grounded, and at ease. I warmly welcome you to a therapeutic space where we work collaboratively to explore emotions, thoughts, and experiences. Drawing on person-centered, psychosynthesis, psychodynamic, relational, and trauma-informed approaches, I aim to help clients develop insight, resilience, and a stronger sense of balance and self-understanding.
I work with adults feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or struggling with low mood, relationship challenges, life transitions, or past trauma. Many clients come seeking a deeper understanding of themselves and their patterns, and want to feel more connected, grounded, and at ease. I warmly welcome you to a therapeutic space where we work collaboratively to explore emotions, thoughts, and experiences. Drawing on person-centered, psychosynthesis, psychodynamic, relational, and trauma-informed approaches, I aim to help clients develop insight, resilience, and a stronger sense of balance and self-understanding.
There are many reasons people arrive at therapy, to resolve problems from the past, to help overcome current challenges or worries about the future. My role is to create a confidential and supportive space that is right for you to facilitate your personal growth and change. If you feel that counselling might be something that could help you right now, please do get in touch.
There are many reasons people arrive at therapy, to resolve problems from the past, to help overcome current challenges or worries about the future. My role is to create a confidential and supportive space that is right for you to facilitate your personal growth and change. If you feel that counselling might be something that could help you right now, please do get in touch.
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I work with adults & teens/adolescents struggling with ADHD symptoms, anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, grief, relationship issues, bullying, abuse, trauma, attachment wounds, disordered eating and more.
I offer in-person appointments in Naas for adults & adolescents (teens 13-18).
There are times in life when the pain feels too much to carry alone. You might be living with the effects of trauma or abuse, feeling disconnected or under threat in your relationships, struggling with anxiety, depression or grief. Perhaps you’re exhausted, burnt out or overwhelmed. You may be facing big existential questions like: Who am I? Why my life so painful? You might even just feel something is off without knowing what. Whatever the colour of your pain, it can shape how you experience yourself and the world right now.
I work with adults & teens/adolescents struggling with ADHD symptoms, anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, grief, relationship issues, bullying, abuse, trauma, attachment wounds, disordered eating and more.
I offer in-person appointments in Naas for adults & adolescents (teens 13-18).
There are times in life when the pain feels too much to carry alone. You might be living with the effects of trauma or abuse, feeling disconnected or under threat in your relationships, struggling with anxiety, depression or grief. Perhaps you’re exhausted, burnt out or overwhelmed. You may be facing big existential questions like: Who am I? Why my life so painful? You might even just feel something is off without knowing what. Whatever the colour of your pain, it can shape how you experience yourself and the world right now.
Amy offers a non judgemental, empathetic approach to her clients. Amy understands that the individual can suffer a combination of difficulties and works psychoanalytically. Amy is a fully accredited member of the IFPP, ICP and graduate member of PSI, APPI. Amy has extensive experience in clinical, educational, rehabilitation and social care settings. Amy attends and contributes in regular workshops, educational seminars and ongoing CPD training. Amy’s practice is underpinned by the ethics of psychoanalysis and focuses in particular on the unconscious mind.
Amy offers a non judgemental, empathetic approach to her clients. Amy understands that the individual can suffer a combination of difficulties and works psychoanalytically. Amy is a fully accredited member of the IFPP, ICP and graduate member of PSI, APPI. Amy has extensive experience in clinical, educational, rehabilitation and social care settings. Amy attends and contributes in regular workshops, educational seminars and ongoing CPD training. Amy’s practice is underpinned by the ethics of psychoanalysis and focuses in particular on the unconscious mind.
We live in a stressful world, getting overwhelmed, anxious, depressed or just stuck in your daily life. I can help!
We live in a stressful world, getting overwhelmed, anxious, depressed or just stuck in your daily life. I can help!
Hi, I am David Gahan, a fully accredited and licensed psychotherapist ( Fully accredited with IACP and BACP ) with over a decade of experience supporting individuals in achieving lasting psychological well-being and personal growth. My work is grounded in empathy and informed by evidence-based therapeutic approaches, allowing me to offer practical, effective support tailored to each client’s unique circumstances and goals.
Hi, I am David Gahan, a fully accredited and licensed psychotherapist ( Fully accredited with IACP and BACP ) with over a decade of experience supporting individuals in achieving lasting psychological well-being and personal growth. My work is grounded in empathy and informed by evidence-based therapeutic approaches, allowing me to offer practical, effective support tailored to each client’s unique circumstances and goals.
My name is Jane Topkin and I am the founder of Healingmatters Counselling & Psychotherapy. The concept of my practice is based on the idea of the relationship with ourselves. We may endure many struggles in life and as humans, we are resilient and creative, however, we can never run away from ourselves. As many of our core issues perpetuate, they will not cease to show up until we face ourselves in the midst of our truth. Our relationships with others are also of crucial importance, being the reason why many people come to therapy in the first place.
My name is Jane Topkin and I am the founder of Healingmatters Counselling & Psychotherapy. The concept of my practice is based on the idea of the relationship with ourselves. We may endure many struggles in life and as humans, we are resilient and creative, however, we can never run away from ourselves. As many of our core issues perpetuate, they will not cease to show up until we face ourselves in the midst of our truth. Our relationships with others are also of crucial importance, being the reason why many people come to therapy in the first place.
I am a cognitive behavioural therapist/health coach with over 20 years of experience in health and well-being. I've worked in rehabilitation for more than ten years, helping people become the best version of themselves. I achieve this by understanding my own challenges and victories. I engage in an open, trusting environment with a connection that encourages others to grow. My passion is helping others challenge their own limiting self-beliefs, thus bringing them to a space of self-acceptance and positive change.
I am a cognitive behavioural therapist/health coach with over 20 years of experience in health and well-being. I've worked in rehabilitation for more than ten years, helping people become the best version of themselves. I achieve this by understanding my own challenges and victories. I engage in an open, trusting environment with a connection that encourages others to grow. My passion is helping others challenge their own limiting self-beliefs, thus bringing them to a space of self-acceptance and positive change.
By looking at the emotional needs and wants I help clients to really understand the complexity of what is underneath the emotions they experience. We can present with a symptom like emotion such as fear, anger or people pleasing. However, when we fully understand where this comes from we become more aware, and with awareness, we then have the ability to make choices on how we want to proceed.
By looking at the emotional needs and wants I help clients to really understand the complexity of what is underneath the emotions they experience. We can present with a symptom like emotion such as fear, anger or people pleasing. However, when we fully understand where this comes from we become more aware, and with awareness, we then have the ability to make choices on how we want to proceed.
If you find your thoughts, feelings and emotions are limiting your enjoyment to engage fully in life because of past experiences, life's demands, uncertain Covid-19 times; you may need to talk to a trained professional to enable you to get experienced psychological support I work from the viewpoint of seeing each client as unique and autonomous providing a safe, confidential, non judgemental, respectful, supportive space to explore areas of concern at your own pace. This process enables you to explore different perspectives, develop coping skill in order for you to realise your full potential and improve your quality of life.
If you find your thoughts, feelings and emotions are limiting your enjoyment to engage fully in life because of past experiences, life's demands, uncertain Covid-19 times; you may need to talk to a trained professional to enable you to get experienced psychological support I work from the viewpoint of seeing each client as unique and autonomous providing a safe, confidential, non judgemental, respectful, supportive space to explore areas of concern at your own pace. This process enables you to explore different perspectives, develop coping skill in order for you to realise your full potential and improve your quality of life.
I use an integrative approach with tools to adapt to individual client needs. My commitment and awareness to my own journey in therapy led me into the area of mental health and helping others. I have over 20 years of experience working in the hospitality sector and have always valued working with people. I have experienced personal challenges, namely grief and my diagnosis of chronic health conditions. I am committed to utilising both my training and life experiences, by applying my knowledge and empathy to help others in their own journey.
I use an integrative approach with tools to adapt to individual client needs. My commitment and awareness to my own journey in therapy led me into the area of mental health and helping others. I have over 20 years of experience working in the hospitality sector and have always valued working with people. I have experienced personal challenges, namely grief and my diagnosis of chronic health conditions. I am committed to utilising both my training and life experiences, by applying my knowledge and empathy to help others in their own journey.
“Overactive” busy minds have difficulty slowing down. I see it everyday. Having genes for a mental illness does not guarantee having one. Exposure to traumas is also needed to cause a disturbance in transmitters and hormones in the body. I help a person when they are looking for help in reducing psychiatric medications or before taking them. My experience involves helping a person process their traumas to heal them emotionally. In Walsh protocol , food supplements are prescribed instead of psychotropic medications that participate in hormonal and neurotransmitter metabolism. I can speak English, Hindi/ Urdu and Punjabi.
“Overactive” busy minds have difficulty slowing down. I see it everyday. Having genes for a mental illness does not guarantee having one. Exposure to traumas is also needed to cause a disturbance in transmitters and hormones in the body. I help a person when they are looking for help in reducing psychiatric medications or before taking them. My experience involves helping a person process their traumas to heal them emotionally. In Walsh protocol , food supplements are prescribed instead of psychotropic medications that participate in hormonal and neurotransmitter metabolism. I can speak English, Hindi/ Urdu and Punjabi.
People often come to therapy when the ways they have used to manage emotional pain are no longer working, or have begun to affect their relationships, confidence, and ability to feel at ease with themselves, yet something keeps pulling them back into anxiety, low mood, grief, painful relationships, or emotional instability. I work with adults who want more than short-term reassurance: they want to understand the deeper roots of their difficulties and begin to restore psychological stability, emotional balance, and lasting change.
People often come to therapy when the ways they have used to manage emotional pain are no longer working, or have begun to affect their relationships, confidence, and ability to feel at ease with themselves, yet something keeps pulling them back into anxiety, low mood, grief, painful relationships, or emotional instability. I work with adults who want more than short-term reassurance: they want to understand the deeper roots of their difficulties and begin to restore psychological stability, emotional balance, and lasting change.
Psychotherapy that is individualised to a client's or couple's specific issues and needs. My name is Fiona. I am a fully qualified psychotherapist with a Masters in Integrative Psychotherapy, an Hons Degree in Psychology and full certification as a Shamanic practitioner. I embody an integrated, holistic approach which works with thoughts, emotions, the nervous system and the body. I focus on helping clients develop practices such as compassion, awareness, acceptance and accountability.
Psychotherapy that is individualised to a client's or couple's specific issues and needs. My name is Fiona. I am a fully qualified psychotherapist with a Masters in Integrative Psychotherapy, an Hons Degree in Psychology and full certification as a Shamanic practitioner. I embody an integrated, holistic approach which works with thoughts, emotions, the nervous system and the body. I focus on helping clients develop practices such as compassion, awareness, acceptance and accountability.
As a Clinical Psychologist with over 25 years experience, I provide a caring and compassionate approach. At the same time, my work is shaped by sound scientific findings. In essence, I offer a service that uniquely blends science with a warm personable approach. Extensive experience and expertise in working with adults, adolescents, children and families allows me to appreciate each individual's concerns, collaboratively work out therapeutic goals so that the person can lead a more fulfilling life. Progress is tracked and shared with each individual client using "before" and "after" result measures.
As a Clinical Psychologist with over 25 years experience, I provide a caring and compassionate approach. At the same time, my work is shaped by sound scientific findings. In essence, I offer a service that uniquely blends science with a warm personable approach. Extensive experience and expertise in working with adults, adolescents, children and families allows me to appreciate each individual's concerns, collaboratively work out therapeutic goals so that the person can lead a more fulfilling life. Progress is tracked and shared with each individual client using "before" and "after" result measures.
Alia is a neuro-affirming qualified and accredited psychotherapist with vast experience in working therapeutically with adults, adolescents and children. At the core of Alia’s practice is the belief in the exclusivity and uniqueness of each individual, hence the importance of tailoring each therapeutic intervention to suit the singularity of each client. Alia has a special interest and experience in working with Obesity, Eating Disorders and working with Neurodivergent Autistic clients. As part of her professional career Alia has worked in Pieta House, The National Eating Disorders Recovery Centre, NCFP, and as a School Counsellor.
Alia is a neuro-affirming qualified and accredited psychotherapist with vast experience in working therapeutically with adults, adolescents and children. At the core of Alia’s practice is the belief in the exclusivity and uniqueness of each individual, hence the importance of tailoring each therapeutic intervention to suit the singularity of each client. Alia has a special interest and experience in working with Obesity, Eating Disorders and working with Neurodivergent Autistic clients. As part of her professional career Alia has worked in Pieta House, The National Eating Disorders Recovery Centre, NCFP, and as a School Counsellor.
I work with clients who may be feeling lost, confused or directionless in life, but who now want to commit to achieving their goals through self discovery, and self advocacy in the sharing of their experience.
I work with clients who may be feeling lost, confused or directionless in life, but who now want to commit to achieving their goals through self discovery, and self advocacy in the sharing of their experience.
Therapist specialising in Anxiety and Trauma Therapy Intensives
Do you feel stuck in a cycle of anxiety, overthinking, overwhelm, or the impact of past experiences?
Perhaps you're constantly worrying, struggling to switch off, second-guessing yourself, or feeling emotionally exhausted. Maybe you've tried to work through things on your own, read the books, listened to the podcasts, or even had therapy before, but still find yourself returning to the same patterns.
If you're looking for meaningful change but don't want to commit to months or years of weekly therapy, a Therapy Intensive may be a good fit.
Therapist specialising in Anxiety and Trauma Therapy Intensives
Do you feel stuck in a cycle of anxiety, overthinking, overwhelm, or the impact of past experiences?
Perhaps you're constantly worrying, struggling to switch off, second-guessing yourself, or feeling emotionally exhausted. Maybe you've tried to work through things on your own, read the books, listened to the podcasts, or even had therapy before, but still find yourself returning to the same patterns.
If you're looking for meaningful change but don't want to commit to months or years of weekly therapy, a Therapy Intensive may be a good fit.
Eating Disorders Counsellors
What happens in therapy for eating disorders?
In therapy for eating disorders, patients typically describe their eating and exercise behaviours, their patterns of eating in relation to stress, their beliefs about their body, the ways their eating behaviour affects their relationships, and their desire (or lack of it) to change. Such information helps the therapist understand the origins of the disorder and the role it plays in the patient’s life, important for guiding treatment. Attitudes and feelings about food and eating, body weight, and physical appearance are common topics of discussion throughout treatment.
What therapy types help with eating disorders?
Once any acute medical or psychiatric emergency is resolved, psychoactive medication is often prescribed, requiring the supervision of a psychiatrist. In addition, patients receive some form of nutritional counselling along with one or more forms of psychotherapy. For adolescents, family-based treatment is empirically validated and considered the first line of treatment; parents and their children meet weekly with a clinician as the adults are coached on how to nourish and psychologically support the young patient. Adults typically receive some form of individual psychotherapy, intended to resolve the cognitive and behavioural disturbances that underlie the disorder and to relieve the mood disturbances that accompany it. In addition, patients may also be helped by group therapy.
What is the goal of therapy for eating disorders?
The most immediate goal of treatment for eating disorders is to save the life of people who are on a path of starving themselves to death or engaging in eating patterns that are doing irreparable physical harm to their body. Once the acute medical danger is past, therapy is required to understand the nature of the disordered eating and/or exercise patterns, establish healthy eating behaviour, and to tackle the many erroneous beliefs and distorted self-perceptions that underlie eating disorders and continue to pose a threat to health and life. Therapy also addresses the impaired mood that not only accompanies eating disorders but intensifies the danger to health and life.
What are the limitations of therapy for eating disorders?
Therapy can be very helpful for eating disorders—but that can happen only after people recognise they have a condition that must be treated. Especially with anorexia, the distortions in self-image that accompany the disorder can keep people from acknowledging they have a problem. Individuals may in fact see their eating disorder as a badge of self-control. Those with binge-eating disorder may feel too ashamed to seek help. Therapy cannot help those who do not avail themselves of it.
How long does therapy last for eating disorders?
Because of their complexity, recovery from eating disorders is usually a long-term process—measured in months and years— often marked by setbacks and relapse. Some form of help, such as individual or group therapy, may be advisable for much of that time. It is a general rule of thumb that the longer the illness has endured and the dysregulated eating behaviour has taken root, the longer treatment is likely to be needed.