Psychoanalytic Counselling in County Mayo
21 years experience working with clients using the best psychological intervention known as BWRT (BrainWorking Recursive Therapy). Also offering hypnotherapy and life coaching.
I work with a range of issues including stress, anxiety, grief, fears, phobias, careers, sports performance and more.
I started out in London, UK in 2004, and am now based in County Mayo, Ireland.
It may be necessary to get a referral from your GP before having BWRT or Hypnotherapy.
Professional Hypnotherapy Diploma Practitioner Certification Training, and other professional courses available for new and existing health and wellness practitioners.
21 years experience working with clients using the best psychological intervention known as BWRT (BrainWorking Recursive Therapy). Also offering hypnotherapy and life coaching.
I work with a range of issues including stress, anxiety, grief, fears, phobias, careers, sports performance and more.
I started out in London, UK in 2004, and am now based in County Mayo, Ireland.
It may be necessary to get a referral from your GP before having BWRT or Hypnotherapy.
Professional Hypnotherapy Diploma Practitioner Certification Training, and other professional courses available for new and existing health and wellness practitioners.
I am a pre-accredited member of IACP abiding by their codes of ethics and standards of working. I hold a Master of Arts in Integrative and Humanistic Psychotherapy (Clinical). I strive to create a compassionate, safe, and non-judgemental therapeutic environment where individuals can explore their inner selves, gain self-awareness, and tap into their inner wisdom and ultimately make changes to live the life they deserve with authenticity and to improve their health and well-being. Reaching out for support in times of difficulty is courageous and making the initial contact can be the hardest step of counselling.
I am a pre-accredited member of IACP abiding by their codes of ethics and standards of working. I hold a Master of Arts in Integrative and Humanistic Psychotherapy (Clinical). I strive to create a compassionate, safe, and non-judgemental therapeutic environment where individuals can explore their inner selves, gain self-awareness, and tap into their inner wisdom and ultimately make changes to live the life they deserve with authenticity and to improve their health and well-being. Reaching out for support in times of difficulty is courageous and making the initial contact can be the hardest step of counselling.
As a person-centered therapist with a trauma-informed and holistic approach, I provide a compassionate, safe space for adolescents and adults. I honor your unique story, integrating mind, body, and spirit into the healing process. Together, we’ll build resilience, explore your strengths, and support your journey toward growth and well-being
As a person-centered therapist with a trauma-informed and holistic approach, I provide a compassionate, safe space for adolescents and adults. I honor your unique story, integrating mind, body, and spirit into the healing process. Together, we’ll build resilience, explore your strengths, and support your journey toward growth and well-being
It is my vision to support people, to work with them to find their purpose and talents in order to fulfil their potential in life. When a problem presents itself, I will help you in the search for solutions to the current impasse to allow movement forward. We can seek out the source of the problem to see if it can be prevented in the future, or at least its effects reduced, should it reoccur. I feel that by working like this, together you can learn how to overcome the difficulties life sends your way. In this way, you can become empowered. Using your own strengths you already possess to build a future you want to live in
It is my vision to support people, to work with them to find their purpose and talents in order to fulfil their potential in life. When a problem presents itself, I will help you in the search for solutions to the current impasse to allow movement forward. We can seek out the source of the problem to see if it can be prevented in the future, or at least its effects reduced, should it reoccur. I feel that by working like this, together you can learn how to overcome the difficulties life sends your way. In this way, you can become empowered. Using your own strengths you already possess to build a future you want to live in
I work as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist.
You can find out more about my work at www.nestpsychotherapy.ie
I work as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist.
You can find out more about my work at www.nestpsychotherapy.ie
Maria Lawton-Murray EMDR and Trauma Trained
Psychotherapist, MA, MIACP
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
Are you feeling overwhelmed, stressed and unable to focus? Feeling worried, struggling with the world today. Recovery is possible - I use Trauma Informed Care, EMDR and Internal Family Systems (IFS). I focus on working with clients struggling with Anxiety, Stress, Depression, Trauma and Unresolved Childhood Issues. When I first meet with a client, we discuss what has brought them to therapy. With this information we discuss how we will work with together. The first session with any new client is to assess if we can work together and if the client feels comfortable with continuing the therapeutic process.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, stressed and unable to focus? Feeling worried, struggling with the world today. Recovery is possible - I use Trauma Informed Care, EMDR and Internal Family Systems (IFS). I focus on working with clients struggling with Anxiety, Stress, Depression, Trauma and Unresolved Childhood Issues. When I first meet with a client, we discuss what has brought them to therapy. With this information we discuss how we will work with together. The first session with any new client is to assess if we can work together and if the client feels comfortable with continuing the therapeutic process.
Online Therapists
If you are a point in your life, where you are noticing you don't feel like yourself, you are experiencing anxiety, panic attacks, social anxiety, relationship issues. We can sit together and allow time and space to explore what is happening, both mentally and physically. My person centred approach is designed to recognise that you are the expert, it is my role to walk with you in your journey.
If you are a point in your life, where you are noticing you don't feel like yourself, you are experiencing anxiety, panic attacks, social anxiety, relationship issues. We can sit together and allow time and space to explore what is happening, both mentally and physically. My person centred approach is designed to recognise that you are the expert, it is my role to walk with you in your journey.
About Me & My Practice
I am not a traditional coach, nor do I offer passive talk therapy. I am a clinically trained Psychological Architect (MSc, MIACP) specializing in what I call the 'Curse of the High Achiever.'
My practice is built for individuals navigating intense operational pressure, elite ascension, or the challenging aftermath of a personal or professional fall. Often, the very success that makes you a pillar for others renders you invisible to standard support networks. You are the asset everyone relies on, but who is auditing your structural integrity?
About Me & My Practice
I am not a traditional coach, nor do I offer passive talk therapy. I am a clinically trained Psychological Architect (MSc, MIACP) specializing in what I call the 'Curse of the High Achiever.'
My practice is built for individuals navigating intense operational pressure, elite ascension, or the challenging aftermath of a personal or professional fall. Often, the very success that makes you a pillar for others renders you invisible to standard support networks. You are the asset everyone relies on, but who is auditing your structural integrity?
Elizabeth is an experienced psychoanalytic psychotherapist.
Working with individuals and couples, Elizabeth helps those suffering from anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorders, eating disorders, trauma, grief, relationship problems and stress.
Elizabeth is an experienced psychoanalytic psychotherapist.
Working with individuals and couples, Elizabeth helps those suffering from anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorders, eating disorders, trauma, grief, relationship problems and stress.
It is hard to describe what psychotherapy is really like. One of us, Jonathan Shedler describes it well.
"We are changing life patterns. There is no path from Point A to Point B that does not traverse the unknown
Real transformation occurs when patient and therapist can enter and embrace that unknown
Perhaps it is like ancient sailors setting out to sea in search of a new and distant land—but uncertain how far they might have to travel before they once again set foot on solid earth, or what they might find when they get there"
There is no substitute for meeting face to face though. And proceeding or not from there.
It is hard to describe what psychotherapy is really like. One of us, Jonathan Shedler describes it well.
"We are changing life patterns. There is no path from Point A to Point B that does not traverse the unknown
Real transformation occurs when patient and therapist can enter and embrace that unknown
Perhaps it is like ancient sailors setting out to sea in search of a new and distant land—but uncertain how far they might have to travel before they once again set foot on solid earth, or what they might find when they get there"
There is no substitute for meeting face to face though. And proceeding or not from there.
Welcome to Inner Power therapy, where individuals, families and children with a variety of emotional, behavioural and social needs are supported. My background involves working with young people with Autism, ADHD, and other neurodevelopmental conditions in an educational setting. Here, I developed a strong understanding of behaviour, communication, and the importance of tailored interventions. This proved invaluable when transitioning into psychotherapy. My progression reflects a deepened commitment to helping others, expanding from direct support in educational settings to offering therapy aimed at emotional healing and growth.
Welcome to Inner Power therapy, where individuals, families and children with a variety of emotional, behavioural and social needs are supported. My background involves working with young people with Autism, ADHD, and other neurodevelopmental conditions in an educational setting. Here, I developed a strong understanding of behaviour, communication, and the importance of tailored interventions. This proved invaluable when transitioning into psychotherapy. My progression reflects a deepened commitment to helping others, expanding from direct support in educational settings to offering therapy aimed at emotional healing and growth.
My clients are often high-functioning professionals whose lives look successful on the outside but feel disconnected in their intimate relationships. They may struggle with low desire, performance anxiety, or difficulty expressing their needs and boundaries. Some feel lonely despite being partnered, or held back by shame, perfectionism, or cultural messages about sex. They want to understand themselves more deeply, feel more confident in intimacy, and build relationships that feel emotionally and physically fulfilling.
My clients are often high-functioning professionals whose lives look successful on the outside but feel disconnected in their intimate relationships. They may struggle with low desire, performance anxiety, or difficulty expressing their needs and boundaries. Some feel lonely despite being partnered, or held back by shame, perfectionism, or cultural messages about sex. They want to understand themselves more deeply, feel more confident in intimacy, and build relationships that feel emotionally and physically fulfilling.
In 2024 I was accepted as a psychoanalytic candidate with Northern Ireland Psychoanalysis Society (NIPaS).
Clients who attend my practice are adults who feel stuck—anxious, empty, or caught in patterns they can't break. Some come exhausted by worry that won't quiet. Others feel numb, going through motions without joy. Many are navigating hard transitions: parenthood, loss, career changes, and relationship endings. Some repeat the same fights or choose partners who can't meet them. What they share is a willingness to understand themselves. I help by offering a space where you don't have to perform. I listen differently—tracking patterns beneath the surface. Together, we connect dots you couldn't see alone.
In 2024 I was accepted as a psychoanalytic candidate with Northern Ireland Psychoanalysis Society (NIPaS).
Clients who attend my practice are adults who feel stuck—anxious, empty, or caught in patterns they can't break. Some come exhausted by worry that won't quiet. Others feel numb, going through motions without joy. Many are navigating hard transitions: parenthood, loss, career changes, and relationship endings. Some repeat the same fights or choose partners who can't meet them. What they share is a willingness to understand themselves. I help by offering a space where you don't have to perform. I listen differently—tracking patterns beneath the surface. Together, we connect dots you couldn't see alone.
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.
MA in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, BA in Psychology.
Psychotherapy is about a person journey in discovering who they really are. And what they would like to change. Whatever you are experiencing: a mental health condition, a significant life event, or are interested in personal growth, the therapeutic relationship is the agent of change. Helping individuals to understand themselves better, and showing them how to ask the right questions, is the path to change.
MA in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, BA in Psychology.
Psychotherapy is about a person journey in discovering who they really are. And what they would like to change. Whatever you are experiencing: a mental health condition, a significant life event, or are interested in personal growth, the therapeutic relationship is the agent of change. Helping individuals to understand themselves better, and showing them how to ask the right questions, is the path to change.
I work from a psychoanalytic orientation.
My practice is underpinned by the ethics and philosophy of psychoanalysis and I respect the confidentiality and psychical well being of each person I work with.
I work from a psychoanalytic orientation.
My practice is underpinned by the ethics and philosophy of psychoanalysis and I respect the confidentiality and psychical well being of each person I work with.
Almost everyone faces difficulties and challenges at some point in their life. Sometimes these can be overwhelming and we may feel helpless or lost in managing or coping, perhaps there is a feeling of hopelessness or worthlessness. Counselling can be a great support during times of distress or change and I can help you work through your issues which are causing distress. My goal is to help you achieve your own personal goals. Counselling is a process where the counsellor and client have a therapeutic and confidential relationship and I offers a safe environment where you will be listened to, respected and supported.
Almost everyone faces difficulties and challenges at some point in their life. Sometimes these can be overwhelming and we may feel helpless or lost in managing or coping, perhaps there is a feeling of hopelessness or worthlessness. Counselling can be a great support during times of distress or change and I can help you work through your issues which are causing distress. My goal is to help you achieve your own personal goals. Counselling is a process where the counsellor and client have a therapeutic and confidential relationship and I offers a safe environment where you will be listened to, respected and supported.
I work with couples and individuals. Face to face work is possible in Clontarf on Wednesdays & Thursdays. I also see clients on Zoom on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. My times on these days include mornings, afternoon and evenings. I offer an initial brief fee free contact - I use this initial meeting for me to get some sense of what you want to achieve and for you to ask any questions you may have. If we decide to proceed with working together, I agree a short series of meetings before we review our work together - we may then decide that what has been achieved is sufficient or continue for a further series of sessions.
I work with couples and individuals. Face to face work is possible in Clontarf on Wednesdays & Thursdays. I also see clients on Zoom on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. My times on these days include mornings, afternoon and evenings. I offer an initial brief fee free contact - I use this initial meeting for me to get some sense of what you want to achieve and for you to ask any questions you may have. If we decide to proceed with working together, I agree a short series of meetings before we review our work together - we may then decide that what has been achieved is sufficient or continue for a further series of sessions.
Hi, Andrew here. I am a qualified, experienced and fully accredited Integrative Psychotherapist & Counsellor. I integrate many different approaches depending on each client’s specific requirements and facilitate all clients to develop clarity so that they may develop the skills and resources within themselves to deal with these challenges and overcome obstacles. I work with a range of issues including depression, anxiety, anger, grief, relationships, self-esteem, self-harm, suicidal ideation and have a particular interest in working with individuals who have experienced any form of trauma.
Hi, Andrew here. I am a qualified, experienced and fully accredited Integrative Psychotherapist & Counsellor. I integrate many different approaches depending on each client’s specific requirements and facilitate all clients to develop clarity so that they may develop the skills and resources within themselves to deal with these challenges and overcome obstacles. I work with a range of issues including depression, anxiety, anger, grief, relationships, self-esteem, self-harm, suicidal ideation and have a particular interest in working with individuals who have experienced any form of trauma.
I work with adults and adolescents (age 14+) who are experiencing a wide range of issues, including:
Anxiety and panic
Low mood or depression
Grief and loss
Stress and overwhelm
Identity and self-esteem issues
Parenting challenges
Neurodiversity
Work-related stress and burnout
Career transitions and professional purpose
Relationship difficulties
Life transitions and feeling stuck
Whether you're coming to therapy for the first time or returning to it after a break, I welcome you exactly as you are. Together, we can create a space for healing, clarity, and meaningful change.
I work with adults and adolescents (age 14+) who are experiencing a wide range of issues, including:
Anxiety and panic
Low mood or depression
Grief and loss
Stress and overwhelm
Identity and self-esteem issues
Parenting challenges
Neurodiversity
Work-related stress and burnout
Career transitions and professional purpose
Relationship difficulties
Life transitions and feeling stuck
Whether you're coming to therapy for the first time or returning to it after a break, I welcome you exactly as you are. Together, we can create a space for healing, clarity, and meaningful change.
Psychoanalytic Counsellors
Does psychoanalytic therapy work?
Psychoanalytic therapy derives from the work of Sigmund Freud. In this type of therapy, discovering buried thoughts and emotions from the unconscious will help a person work through their difficulties and negative behaviours. Research shows that psychoanalytic therapy can be highly effective, with patients reporting improvement in mood, quality of life, and overall well-being.
How long are people typically in psychoanalytic therapy?
Traditional psychoanalysis is in-depth and is conducted in five sessions every week. Today, modern psychoanalytic therapy is less intense and normally incorporates as few as one or two sessions a week. In some cases, positive change can occur quickly. However, if the condition, difficulty, or behaviour is deep-seated, improvement may require many months or years of therapy.
Is psychoanalytic therapy suitable for young people?
Children and adolescents can benefit from this type of therapy. Many kids and teens are often unable to form and communicate their thoughts and emotions. Psychoanalytic therapy uses specific techniques such as dream analysis, symbolism, and free association or word association; all of which can be useful tools for less-communicative young people. Through this therapy, a patient will hopefully make connections between what they feel inside and how the world works outside.
Can psychoanalytic therapy be done online?
Modern-day psychoanalytic therapy is very different from traditional psychoanalysis. While an individual can sit face-to-face with the psychoanalyst for multiple sessions a week, they do not have to. Today, psychoanalytic therapy can be effectively conducted online or by phone. The key is that the individual confronts what is repressed and avoided, and this can be done whether in person or over online video.