Karina

Ms Karina Melvin

Psychoanalyst

“I am a psychoanalyst, psychologist, psychotherapist and published author with over 10 years clinical and lecturing experience.”

About Me

As an experienced psychoanalyst and psychotherapist, I offer a steady, insightful space for deep personal exploration. With over a decade in practice and lecturing, I guide individuals to understand their inner world and long-standing patterns. We can work together to make sense of complex feelings, helping you find clarity. Clients seeking a reflective and comprehensive approach to self-discovery often find our sessions a good fit.

Approach

Sessions are shaped by careful listening and gentle inquiry, giving space for connections between past and present to emerge. I work with adolescents and adults in Dublin 2 and online, keeping the pace intentional and responsive to your needs. We track identity and relationship themes through reflective dialogue and measured interpretive feedback, noting how patterns appear between meetings and adjusting focus as clarity grows. This way of working tends to suit people seeking thoughtful, lasting change.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • Psychoanalysis

    An in-depth therapy that explores unconscious patterns, early experiences, and inner conflicts to produce lasting psychological change, typically involving frequent sessions.

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  • Counseling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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  • Psychotherapy

    In-depth therapeutic work that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting psychological change.

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Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Identity Issues

    A person's sense of who they are, including their values, beliefs, roles, and self-perception, and the distress that arises when this sense is unclear, fragmented, or negative.

  • Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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Professional Title:

  • Psychoanalyst

    A therapist trained in psychoanalysis, an in-depth approach that explores unconscious patterns, early experiences, and inner conflicts.

Credentials

Registrations

Association of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Ireland (APPI)

Registered Addiction Practitioner

Qualifications

Master of Science in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

The School of Psychotherapy, St Vincents University Hospital, UCD

Year: 2010

Bachelor of Science in Psychology

The Open University

Year: 2012

Master of Arts in Addiction Studies

Dublin Business School

Year: 2008

Service Areas

Sandymount Psychotherapy

In-person & Online

Dublin 2, N/A

Ireland

Dublin 2, Ireland