Andrew Kearins

Thank you for looking at my profile. Due to current client numbers I am unable to accept new referrals. I will review this in the coming months. 

About me

My name is Andrew, and I am a fully qualified, full time professional counsellor/psychotherapist with a proven track record of helping people work through all kinds of problems. I offer a safe and confidential space where you can feel understood and listened to without judgment while I use my skills to help you make sense of life and its problems.

My core training is integrative, meaning that I draw on a broad range of theoretical approaches.

I have since trained in other types of therapy and intervention which increase my ability to assist clients in more creative ways and enhance this flexibility. 

I have worked very successfully with hundreds of clients from a wide range of backgrounds. I am highly competent in working with a variety of presenting issues including, but not limited to; anxiety (generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive), depression and low mood, stress, addiction, grief, self-esteem, relationship issues, abuse, self-harm, dissociative disorders, trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Experience and Qualifications

In terms of my therapeutic practice, I am trained to Master’s level integrative therapy, utilising a range of models. I work with an individualised perspective, quickly building an open relationship, supporting an exploration of past events that are affecting the client’s current experiences, behaviours and relationships. I also have extensive experience of CBT (including trauma-focused), person-centred therapy, mindfulness and solution-focused therapy.

 I have over twenty years’ experience working within the mental health field seven years’ leading a counselling service at a leading Occupational Health company

qualifications in Counselling and Psychotherapy to Master’s level

• in excess of 3500 hours clinical practice
• extensive experience of working with both individuals and organisations
• specialist trauma experience including disassociation and recovery that is regularly called upon by the emergency services
• qualifications and experience as a mediator, having worked with some well-known corporate organisations in the North West
• provide consultative support and counselling to social workers/Teachers and related professions to improve their management of emotionally challenging situations
• led and managed a drug and alcohol service for homeless people in Dublin
• provided wellbeing consultancy to a range of organisations in the private and public sectors
• work as a facilitator and trainer in the field of wellbeing and mental health

My first session

In the first session we will be mainly running through how we will work together which we call our counselling contract. It an opportunity for you to ask any questions and for me to further explain how I work. I will also request some basic demographics and your GP details in this session. The rest of the session will be you outlining your background and what has brought you to therapy. Feel free to contact me with any queries you may have