Meet The Team

Louise is the founder and Director of Westmeath Counselling Service. She has been in Private Practice since 2003 and works from an Integrative approach using several methods of therapy. She is an accredited Supervisor and member of the Irish Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy.  Louise has worked extensively with Individuals, Couples, Teens and Groups. She also provides Supervision, both in Counselling and across professions, for Accredited Therapists, Students and groups.

Louise is also an accredited Eagala Professional Providing Equine assisted Psychotherapy, Equine assisted Learning and Personal development.

Mary is an accredited IACP Counsellor and Psychotherapist. She holds a Practitioner’s Certificate in CBT and a Certificate in Mindfulness and Mindful living. Mary provides counselling in safe and confidential listening environment to clients for anxiety, depression, loss and bereavement, low self esteem, family issues and work related issues. Mary is ASSIST trained and she also has experience of working with clients who are recovering from addiction, and with family members who are affected by a loved one’s addiction.

Eileen is an accredited Psychotherapist with IACP.  Eileen has completed workshops and seminars for Trauma, Sexuality, Suicidality, Loss and Bereavement. She has also completed the HSE SafeTALK , HSE ASIST  and HSE Understanding Self-Harm Awareness programme.

Eileen works with older teens and adults on an individual basis offering both face to face and online counselling. She provides support with anxiety, depression, loss, grief, bereavement, low self-esteem, communication issues, family/work/personal or relationships issues, sexuality, sexual identity, academic difficulties, stress and life coping skills. 

Susan is an IACP accredited Psychotherapist and Supervisor. she holds a Diploma in Clinical Supervisor with Vital Connections 2019. Post Grad Cert in Mindfulness interventions, 2017 and Cert in Child & Adolescent IICP 2018. She works as a Person-Centred Therapist integrating Choice theory, Reality theory, CBT, and Solution focused therapy as suited to the client’s needs.

Susan works with adults, couples, and adolescents experiencing Bereavement and loss, Low self-esteem, Low confidence, Depression, Anxiety, Suicide ideation, Self-harm, Work related issues, Alcohol /Drug related issues, Relationship issues and Bullying. 

Caroline works with Individuals, Couples, Groups and is an accredited Supervisor with the Irish Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. She holds a Diploma in Psychosexual therapy, and has extensive knowledge of Psychosexual issues. She has a deeply held belief that trust, respect, confidentiality and good professional boundries are essential in the therapeutic relationship, thus providing an environment for the client to explore all options and develop personal growth and resilience.

Laura is waiting to offer you a warm, safe and confidential space where she will work with you as an equal to find your best way forward. Trained as a person-centred counsellor and psychotherapist, and fully accredited with the IACP, you can expect not to be judged and instead be met with empathy and a willingness to understand your perspective. Laura has a strong interest in working psychodynamically, looking to uncover patterns set up in the past that may be proving unhelpful in the present. She is also an early adopter of walk and talk therapy, and a strong believer in nature as a helpful mental health resource. Throughout your therapy you can count on Laura for compassionate straight talking as together you wander through your mind and figure out your best path forward.

Trudy is a person centred humanistic and integrative counsellor and psychotherapist. She has almost 20 years experience and is accredited member and Supervisor with the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Along with her Masters in Play Therapy and in Sand Therapy, Trudy holds a post -grad in child psychotherapy and a Diploma in suicide studies. She is a trained Filial therapist and holds a qualification to assess children’s play skills.

Trudy works with Adults Teenagers and young children along with parents who may need support and guidance with their child. 

June is a London trained Psychosexual and Relationship therapist. She obtained a Masters Degree in Sexuality Studies from DCU as is  accredited with COSRT. Psychosexual Therapy is Psychotherapy in relation to sexual issues, sexual dysfunctions and sexual relationship issues. Further issues dealt with are sexual compulsion and problematic sexual behaviour. June is also a fully trained EMDR Therapist and is ASIST Trained. She works with individual adults, and couples.

Olive holds a BSc Hons Degree in Counselling & Psychotherapy from Middlesex University and a Diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy from PCI College.  She completed a Certificate in Addiction Studies and a course in CAMS, Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicide, Positive Behavioural Coaching and Mental Health First Aid. Olive is currently pursuing a Masters in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy and she is an accredited member of the Irish Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (IACP).

Olive’s approach is person centred, humanistic and with an integrative style to best meet the needs of the client. She believes that an integrative approach is necessary to help build and nurture a therapeutic space for the client to explore their issues and build resilience to the challenges of life.  Olive believes that the client is always at the centre of the process and that in working collaboratively with the client supports the therapeutic relationship. She incorporates the theoretical approaches of Person-centred Psychotherapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Reality Therapy which then enables her to work in a way that best suits the needs of each individual client.

Olive has worked in private practice since 2011 and has extensive experience working with adults who are experiencing suicidal ideation and/or self-harming. Olive’s experience also includes working with those who have been bereaved by suicide. She has experience of working with individuals on a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, stress, family relationship issues, bereavement, drug & alcohol addiction, sexual abuse/dysfunction, mental health issues and disabilities.

Ann is a pre-accredited IACP Psychotherapist working towards obtaining full accreditation in the coming months. Ann is a Person Centred, Integrative Counsellor and Psychotherapist with extensive experience working with young adults and marginalised groups within a variety of therapeutic environments. 

Ann's Interventions are integrative and developed in collaboration with the client, utilising practices and principles from some of the following psychotherapeutic frameworks: Humanistic, CBT, Systemic, Psychosexual and Psychodynamic.

Ann considers the client as the expert of their own lives and therapy as a gentle holding space to explore this within the safe confines of the therapeutic relationship.

Along with her Masters in Psychotherapy, Ann is also trained in ASIST, Motivational interviewing and LGBTI+ training. She works with individual adults, older teens and couples.

Ruth works from a relational integrative approach with a focus on humanistic and psychodynamic perspectives. She works collaboratively with clients to co-create a safe and supportive space to explore their emotions, life challenges and trauma. In doing so, you can develop your self-awareness, self-compassion, achieve your potential, and explore unconscious patterns and past experiences that impact you in the present.

Valuing the uniqueness of each individual and their experiences she works with a range of issues including but not limited to childhood trauma, men’s mental health, changes across the lifespan, and chronic illness.

Ruth holds a BSc (Hons) Psychology, MSc Health Psychology, H.Dip Counselling and Psychotherapy and is currently in her final year of a MA Psychotherapy.