Sarah

Ms Sarah McDermott

Psychotherapist

A qualified and accredited Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor providing clients with a confidential and non-judgemental space.

About Me

This integrative psychotherapist offers a confidential, non-judgemental space. Here, clients can feel truly heard. They tailor support to each individual, helping explore personal challenges and complex feelings at their own pace. Such an adaptable approach fosters deep self-discovery. Clients seeking a collaborative process, where their unique journey is honoured, find a supportive guide. They navigate paths towards clarity and well-being.

Approach

Within a respectful, private setting clients often find the work moves at a steady, client-led pace that balances safety with gentle challenge. Sessions in Co Kildare or online are conversational and focused — we pause for grounding, track patterns, and name emotions without rush. Between meetings I encourage small, manageable experiments and short reflections to help insights land in everyday life. Those coping with loss, past abuse, fertility challenges or difficult family dynamics tend to find this steady, practical rhythm supportive.
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Basic Information

Services


Services Offered:

  • Clinical Supervision

    Professional oversight and reflective practice for clinical practitioners, ensuring quality of care and supporting ongoing development.

  • 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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  • Trauma Counseling

    Counselling specifically for people affected by traumatic events, focused on processing what happened and reducing symptoms like flashbacks and hypervigilance.

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  • Wellness Support

    Holistic support focused on overall well-being, including stress management, lifestyle balance, and building sustainable healthy habits.

  • Relationship Counseling

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

  • Online Therapy

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

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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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  • CBT

    Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, a structured, evidence-based approach that identifies and changes unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviours.

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Works With:

  • Adults

Area of Expertise


Scope of Practice:

  • Abuse

    Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.

  • Grief & Loss

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

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  • 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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  • Family Issues

    Difficulties within the family system, including conflict, communication breakdown, blended family tensions, or intergenerational patterns, that affect individual and collective well-being.

  • Fertility Counseling

    The emotional and psychological dimensions of fertility challenges, including the stress of treatment, pregnancy loss, and the impact on relationships.

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  • Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

  • Women's Issues

    Psychological challenges more commonly experienced by women, including gender-based stress, reproductive health concerns, body image, caregiving burden, and societal expectations.

Professional Title:

  • Psychotherapist

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

Qualifications


Middlesex University T/A PCI College

Registrations


Irish Association for Counseling and Psychotherapy (IACP)

Psychotherapist

Service Area


SMD Therapy

In-person & Online

Maynooth

Co Kildare, Kildare

Ireland