Optimal
Counsellor, MA, MIACP
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
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Maybe you’re an expat trying to stay grounded in a culture that doesn’t quite feel like home.
Or a high-achiever whose ambition has become a source of anxiety, not satisfaction.
Perhaps you and your partner are caught in the silence between arguments, wondering where the connection went.
I work with:
Expats & global professionals navigating identity, belonging and transitions
Couples craving more intimacy, better communication, and renewed trust
High-functioning individuals who feel stuck, avoidant, or quietly burning out
I blend counselling and coaching to help you move through the discomfort to a more fulfilling future.
Adults- Couples Counselling- Specialist Expat and Living Abroad Service- Mens Issues- Personal and Professional Coaching- Health and Long-term Illness Support.
Stress, anxiety, panic attacks and depression management. Relationship break-ups and interpersonal issues. Loss, life-transitions. Low self-esteem. Work-related issues. Developing coping mechanisms.
I am a highly qualified lawyer and psychotherapist. I combine coaching and counselling approaches with adults and couples across the globe offering a compassionate growth mindset with directive goal-setting and targeted outcomes. My unique experience in law and psychology equips me with a unique set of skills to ensure that you achieve the results you need.
Call or Email Optimal Counselling now for a free 15 minute consultation - 086 243 6259
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Finances
Payment Methods
Bank transfer, Electronic Funds Transfer, Mastercard, Paypal, VisaInsurance
- Aviva
- Irish Life
- Laya
- VHI
Optimal Counselling
Counsellor, MA, MIACP
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Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Membership with Irish Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy Donall Donnelly
- In Practice for 9 years
- Trinity College Dublin , Psychology- Law , Graduated 2001
Counsellor: Donall Donnelly
Education and Years In Practice
Optimal Counselling
Counsellor, MA, MIACP
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or 086 243 6259
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Men's Issues
- Coping Skills
- Anxiety
Expertise
- Alcohol Use
- Behavioural Issues
- Bereavement
- Career Guidance
- Chronic Illness
- Depression
- Divorce
- Family Conflict
- Infidelity
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Obesity
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Peer Relationships
- Polyamory & ENM
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Sports Performance
- Stress
- Weight Loss
Optimal Counselling
Counsellor, MA, MIACP
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or 086 243 6259
Client Focus
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Communities
Aviation Professionals ,
Bisexual Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Single Parent
I also speak
French ,
Irish Gaelic ,
Italian
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Communities
Aviation Professionals ,
Bisexual Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Single Parent
I also speak
French ,
Irish Gaelic ,
Italian
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Coaching
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behaviour (DBT)
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Interpersonal
- Neuro-Linguistic (NLP)
- Person-Centred
- Positive Psychology
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
Optimal Counselling
Counsellor, MA, MIACP
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or 086 243 6259