Services
Counselling/Psychotherapy
Adults
Children and Young People
Specialist Therapies
Filial Therapy (a play based family therapy approach)
Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy/Parenting/Practice (DDP)
Transpersonal Psychotherapy
Additional Services
Clinical Supervision
Consultation
Parent Support
Training
Counselling/Psychotherapy
Daire’s therapeutic approach aims to be holistic and person-centred with the intention of meeting people where they are at in a compassionate, soulful and down to earth manner. It is an integrative style of therapy that is collaboratively tailored to the individual needs of each person.
Adult Counselling/Psychotherapy
Daire will arrange to meet for an initial appointment to gather background details and ascertain whether what he offers meets your needs. If suitable, Daire will make a plan with you about how to best help and support you.
Children & Young People
The initial appointment involves Daire meeting with parents/caregivers/guardians to gather background details and ascertain whether what he offers is suitable to the needs of your child/young person and family. Following this, Daire will arrange to meet with your child/young person for their first appointment. At this appointment he will endeavour to help your child/young person feel comfortable, discuss the issues raised and answer any questions they might have. If they are in agreement he will make a plan about how to best help and support them. Daire works closely with the child/young person and family throughout their time together while ensuring children’s and young people’s need for confidentiality is protected.
Specialist Therapies
Filial Therapy
This is a family therapy intervention that helps strengthen parent-child relationships through the use of play. Daire is a certified Filial Therapist-Supervisor and the only designated Filial Therapy Instructor in Ireland. Filial Therapy is evidence based with over 60 years of research demonstrating Filial Therapy’s consistent results in reducing child behaviour difficulties, helping parents feel more confident and less stressed while improving parent and child relationships.
Please see the below link for full details of this wonderful intervention:
https://risevanfleet.com/strengthening-parent-child-relationships-through-play-filial-therapy/
Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy/Parenting/Practice (DDP)
DDP is a tailored approach to helping children who have been neglected and have suffered abuse as well as those who look after children who have suffered in this way. It is a framework that provides a unique understanding of how developmental trauma deeply impacts children and how to best respond in PACEful (Playful, Accepting, Curious and Empathic) ways. Daire is trained as a DDP Informed Practitioner and has completed DDP Level 1 & Level 2 training. He has trained numerous professionals and caregivers in DDP informed practice with consistently very high satisfaction ratings. Please see the below link for further details about DDP:
https://ddpnetwork.org/about-ddp/dyadic-developmental-psychotherapy/
Transpersonal Psychotherapy
Daire is a fully trained Transpersonal Therapist, Shamanic Practitioner and Shamanic Counsellor. Transpersonal Therapy integrates spiritual traditions and rituals into modern psychology including meditation and mindfulness, breathwork, Reiki, shamanic journeying, guided imagery, journaling, and nature awareness. Daire offers a safe, compassionate, down to earth and practical approach to this ancient form of healing.
Additional Services
Clinical Supervision
Daire provides individual and group clinical supervision/support to psychologists/social workers/play therapists/psychotherapists and other professionals. He is a fully qualified Clinical Supervisor meeting PSI guidelines and the Irish Association of Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy (IAHIP) accreditation criteria. He is the only certified supervisor-instructor for Filial Therapy in Ireland.
Consultation
Sometimes it is hard to know where to start or what might be helpful! If you are not sure Daire will arrange to meet up and explore what is happening for you with a view to determining what might best help and support you. This may be a one off meeting or if agreed involve a number of meetings.
Consultations are also available to individual professionals or groups who may need assistance in exploring specific issues arising within their work.
Parent Support
Daire has many years experience of closely working with parents and assisting them with the many challenges that naturally arise. He has trained in a number of evidence based parenting approaches including Filial Therapy (Parent-child play therapy), Emotion-Focused Family Therapy and the Non-Violent Resistance (NVR) Programme. He is passionate about supporting parents, helping them explore what is happening and collaboratively designing practical ways of helping. His approach centres on helping parents develop and maintain positive parent-child relationships while setting firm and gentle limits where needed.
Training
With Daire’s wide spectrum of training and experience he is available to tailor training to your needs. He will work closely with you to design a practical training that will enhance your knowledge and practice. Examples of training offered include: building better relationships with children; trauma informed care; child sexual abuse; counselling skills; Dyadic Developmental Informed Parenting/Practice (DDIP); non-directive play therapy; and the VanFleet Intensive Filial Therapy Programme.