Find the therapy that best suits your needs.
Dr Joe O’Kelly
BSc, MSc, MBA, PhD
Psychotherapist, Certified Rolfer, Craniosacral Therapist, Scarworker
I am an integrative psychotherapist based in Dublin, offering a safe, supportive and confidential space for adults who want to better understand themselves, navigate difficult periods and create meaningful change.
I work with people experiencing anxiety, stress, relationship difficulties, life transitions, emotional challenges, trauma, low self-esteem and patterns that may feel difficult to change. My approach is collaborative and grounded in the belief that therapy is not simply about managing symptoms, but about developing a deeper understanding of ourselves, our relationships and the ways we respond to the world around us.
I draw on humanistic and psychodynamic perspectives, integrating different therapeutic approaches according to each person's individual needs. I place particular importance on the therapeutic relationship and on creating an environment where clients can feel heard, respected and accepted without judgement. I believe meaningful therapeutic work develops through curiosity, trust, compassion and a willingness to explore experiences at a pace that feels manageable.
My work also incorporates an understanding of the relationship between psychological and physical experience. Alongside psychotherapy, I practise Rolfing Structural Integration and craniosacral therapy. These body-based practices inform my appreciation of embodiment and the ways stress, emotion and experience can be expressed through the body. Where appropriate, this perspective can complement psychotherapy by helping clients develop greater awareness of their physical and emotional experience.
I work with each client as an individual rather than applying a one-size-fits-all approach. My aim is to create a grounded therapeutic space in which people can explore what is happening in their lives, gain insight into longstanding patterns, strengthen their sense of self and discover new possibilities for moving forward.
I am particularly interested in the integration of psychological and embodied approaches to therapy, and in the ways that mind, body, relationships and lived experience continually influence one another.
If you are looking for an integrative psychotherapist in Dublin, or are interested in connecting around psychotherapy, embodied approaches to wellbeing, or the relationship between psychological and physical experience, I would be very happy to connect.