Rate Padraic Devlin

Hello, welcome and thank you for checking out my profile page.

My name is Padraic, from N.Ireland and I’m a BACP Qualified Counsellor. I have been counselling since 2015 and, over the years, I have had the privilege of supporting children, young people and adults from many different backgrounds and walks of life where I've worked in my own private practice both in person and online and have also been employed to work in primary and secondary schools as well as working in a GP Practice. I've also created and delivered workshops to a variety of Organisations in the local community to promote and increase awareness for good mental health.

Some of the difficulties I can help with are: anxiety, stress, low mood, relationship issues, anger, grieving, work problems, overthinking and lgbt issues etc.

My counselling approach is integrative, drawing on Person-Centred, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Psychodynamic approaches. Regardless of the counselling approach, YOU are very much central on this journey.

In my experience, the most successful therapy, and most important aspect, is when there is a solid therapeutic relationship (basically how you and I get along). From the moment you reach out to me, I will be focussing on helping to develop that therapeutic relationship.

I know that deciding to speak to a counsellor can feel like a big step. You may be wondering what you will say, whether you will be understood, or even whether counselling can really help. You might feel nervous about talking about things that you've kept to yourself for a long time.

That's completely understandable and normal.

You don't need to know where to start. You don't need to have the right words. All you need to be is you.

I offer a warm, relaxed and supportive space where you can talk openly about whatever is troubling you, without fear of being judged.

Whatever has brought you here, you don’t have to work through it alone. I am here to walk this path alongside you.

This is just a short description about me and what to expect from therapy with me, but if you have anything you'd like to ask, or know more about, please feel free to message and we will take it from there.

Padraic