Deirdre

Ms Deirdre O'Riordan

Psychotherapist

“Promoting healthy relationships, natural resilience, positive coping skills”

About Me

I understand that navigating life's challenges can sometimes strain our connections and inner strength. As an integrative psychotherapist, I guide individuals seeking to cultivate healthier relationships and build natural resilience. We can explore practical, positive coping skills together, helping you find a clearer path forward. My aim is to create a supportive space where you can develop lasting tools for well-being.

Approach

To strengthen strained connections and restore inner steadiness, therapy unfolds as a practical, collaborative process focused on present steps and growing capacity. From my room in Omeath or via online sessions in English, we work at a steady, manageable pace, with space for reflection and short, focused exercises between meetings. We gently map patterns that feed anxiety, grief or burnout and practise relational skills that change daily interactions. This way of working tends to suit adults and couples seeking clear, usable change.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

Works With:

  • Adults
  • Couples

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Behaviour or Conduct Issues

    Persistent patterns of defiant, aggressive, or rule-breaking behaviour in children or adolescents that significantly disrupt home, school, or social life.

  • Grief & Loss

    The emotional, physical, and psychological response to the death of a loved one or another significant loss.

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  • Cancer Support

    The psychological and emotional impact of a cancer diagnosis on the individual and their loved ones, including fear, grief, and adjustment to treatment.

  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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  • Stress / Burnout

    The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).

    Learn more about Stress / Burnout
  • Online Therapy

    Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.

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Professional Title:

  • Psychotherapist

    A professional trained to provide in-depth therapy that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting change.

Credentials

Registrations

Irish Association for Counseling and Psychotherapy (IACP)

Psychotherapist

Qualifications

Dublin City University

Service Areas

Omeath

In-person & Online

Omeath, Louth

Ireland

Omeath, Ireland