Compassionate, Experienced, and Here to Help
At Summit Counselling and Psychotherapy Swords, our dedicated team of professional therapists is here to support you. We understand that seeking counselling is a personal journey, and finding the right therapist is an important step toward positive change. Our counsellors are highly trained in a variety of evidence-based approaches, ensuring you receive the best support tailored to your unique needs.
Why Choose Our Counsellors?
- Experienced and Qualified:Our team includes accredited and pre-accredited therapists with expertise in various therapeutic modalities.
- Specialized Approaches:We offer Person-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Gottman Couples Therapy, Addiction Counselling, Play and Creative Therapy, Mindfulness, and Integrative Psychotherapy.
- Personalized Matchmaking:We assess your needs to pair you with the best-suited counsellor, or you can request a specific therapist.
- Safe and Confidential Space:We provide a non-judgmental, supportive, and empathetic environment to help you work through life’s challenges.
Why Choose Our Therapists?
- Fully trained and accredited (or pre-accredited) professionals.
- Specializing in anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, grief, trauma, and more.
- Offering tailored therapy approaches to meet your individual needs.
- Creating a safe, non-judgmental, and welcoming environment.
Sean Adams
Counsellor & Psychotherapist | Founder of Summit Counselling and Psychotherapy Swords | Accredited Member of the Irish Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy
Sean Adams is a counsellor and psychotherapist and the founder of Summit Counselling and Psychotherapy Swords. He works with individuals and couples who are experiencing emotional distress, relationship difficulties, anxiety, stress, grief, or feeling stuck in unhelpful patterns.
Sean offers a calm, grounded, and non-judgemental space where clients can speak openly and honestly about what is going on for them. Many people come to counselling feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure how to move forward. Sean supports clients in making sense of their experiences, developing insight, and finding practical ways to improve their wellbeing and relationships.
He works collaboratively with clients, respecting each person’s pace and individuality, and believes that meaningful change happens when people feel understood, safe, and supported.
Therapeutic Approach
Sean works from an integrative counselling approach, with a strong foundation in Person-Centred Counselling for individual work. This approach focuses on creating a supportive therapeutic relationship where clients can explore their thoughts, emotions, and experiences without fear of judgement.
For couples, Sean is trained in the Gottman Method Couples Therapy, an evidence-based approach that helps couples improve communication, manage conflict more effectively, and rebuild trust, connection, and emotional safety. His work with couples supports both partners in feeling heard while learning practical tools to strengthen their relationship.
Sean has a particular interest in helping clients understand patterns, emotional responses, and relational dynamics, while also offering practical strategies that can be applied in everyday life.
- Bsc First Class Honours in Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Gottman Method Couples Therapy Levels 1, 2 & 3 completed
- Accredited Member of the Irish Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (IACP)
- Anxiety and stress
- Depression and low mood
- Grief and loss
- Relationship Communication
- Relationship Conflict
- Communication and intimacy issues
- Anger and emotional regulation
- Self esteem
Eoghan O’Connor
Pre-Accredited Integrative Counsellor with a Passion for CBT
“I believe therapy should be practical, supportive, and tailored to your unique needs. My goal is to help you build resilience, develop healthier ways of thinking, and find effective coping strategies that work in real life.”
As a pre-accredited integrative counsellor, I provide a warm, supportive space where you can explore challenges and make meaningful changes. My passion for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) allows me to help you identify and reshape unhelpful thought patterns, manage emotions, and develop practical tools for everyday life.
I take an integrative approach, combining CBT with Person-Centred Therapy and Mindfulness-Based Techniques, tailoring each session to your specific needs. Whether you’re dealing with anxiety, depression, stress, or self-esteem issues, my focus is on helping you feel heard, supported, and empowered to take control of your mental well-being.
- Bsc Counselling and Pschotherapy
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Stress
- Self-Esteem
Siobhan McCarthy
Pluralistic Counsellor & Psychotherapist
Siobhan is a qualified psychotherapist and counsellor with a Master’s degree in Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy from the Irish Institute of Counselling and Psychotherapy, and a Bachelor of Honours in Social Care Work from Technological University Dublin.
She works with a wide range of issues including anxiety and stress, depression, low mood, low self-esteem, trauma, grief, and relationship challenges.
As a pluralistic therapist, Siobhan tailors her approach to each client. She believes there’s no one-size-fits-all in counselling—your journey is unique, and she works collaboratively with you to find the approach that best supports your needs.
Siobhan is passionate about creating a safe, supportive, and non-judgemental space, where clients can feel heard, explore their experiences, and discover their own inner strengths.
- MSc Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy
- BSc in Social Care WorkÂ
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Stress
- Self-Esteem
- Low mood
- Trauma
- Grief
- Relationship challenges
Caoimhe Mc Laughlin
Psychotherapist, Pre-Accredited (IACP, IAHIP)
Caoimhe is a qualified, pre-accredited psychotherapist (IACP, IAHIP) who works from a humanistic and integrative perspective. She supports individual adults in a space that is non-judgemental, respectful and collaborative, helping them to ease the distress and limitations they face in daily life.
As a person-centred therapist, Caoimhe believes deeply in each person’s capacity to explore, understand and transform their lived experience. She tailors her integrative approach to the needs of the individual, ensuring that every therapeutic journey is as unique as the person attending.
Caoimhe works with people from all walks of life and with a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, grief, family and relationship issues, financial stress, anger, sexuality, self-esteem and neurodiversity. Her therapeutic interests include GSRD, neurodiversity, trauma-informed therapy, polyvagal theory, somatic experiencing and psychosynthesis, which she integrates thoughtfully into her work where appropriate.
At the heart of Caoimhe’s approach is the belief that meaningful change becomes possible when someone feels safe, heard and supported.
- Pre-Accredited (IACP, IAHIP)
Anxiety
Depression
Grief
Family and relationship issues
Financial stress
Anger
Sexuality
Self-esteem
Neurodiversity
Stephen Reynolds
Psychotherapist | Pre-Accredited Member of the Irish Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (IACP)
Stephen Reynolds is a compassionate, creative, and empathic psychotherapist who provides counselling to individuals experiencing anxiety, stress, low mood, or feeling stuck in repeating patterns in their lives or relationships. He works with clients who may feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure how to move forward, offering a calm and non-judgemental space to explore thoughts, feelings, and experiences openly and authentically.
Stephen tailors his counselling approach to each person’s unique needs and goals. Whether clients are seeking support for emotional wellbeing, personal growth, or relationship challenges, he works collaboratively to help them gain insight, develop practical coping strategies, and build resilience so they can move towards a more balanced and fulfilling life.
Therapeutic Approach
Stephen works from an integrative counselling approach, drawing on a range of therapeutic models to best support each client. He has undertaken postgraduate training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), which he integrates where appropriate, particularly when clients wish to work towards specific goals or address patterns that feel difficult to change.
He believes counselling is most effective when clients feel heard, respected, and supported at their own pace, and he places strong emphasis on building a safe and collaborative therapeutic relationship.
Taking the first step to speak with a mental health professional can feel daunting. In Stephen’s experience, clients who take that step often discover that small changes can lead to meaningful and lasting progress.
BSc (Hons) Counselling & Psychotherapy
- Postgraduate training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Anxiety and stress
- Low mood and emotional difficulties
- Feeling stuck or overwhelmed
- Repeating negative patterns
- Personal growth and self-development
- Self-esteem and confidence
- Relationship challenges
- Emotional wellbeing
- Life transitions and adjustment
- Developing healthy coping strategies
- Building resilience
- Goal-focused counselling (CBT-informed)
Brid Fitzgerald
Postgraduate Diploma in Play Therapy – University College Cork | Bachelor of Education – St Patrick’s College, Dublin City University | Pre-accredited Play Therapist | Over 20 years’ experience working with children
Play Therapist
“Every child deserves a safe place where they can be themselves, express their feelings, and feel understood.”
Brid is a qualified Play Therapist and primary school teacher with more than 20 years’ experience working with children. She holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Play Therapy from University College Cork and a Bachelor of Education from St Patrick’s College, Dublin City University (DCU).
As a pre-accredited Play Therapist, Brid works with children aged 4 to 12 years, supporting them through emotional, behavioural, and developmental challenges in a warm, accepting, and child-centred environment.
She believes every child is unique and that, given the right support and a trusting therapeutic relationship, children have an incredible capacity to heal, grow, and develop emotional resilience.
How Brid Works
Children don’t always have the words to explain how they’re feeling.
Instead, they often communicate through their behaviour, imagination, creativity, and play.
Brid believes her role isn’t to direct children or tell them what to do. Instead, she creates a safe and accepting space where they can explore their feelings in a way that feels natural to them.
She uses a non-directive, child-centred approach to play therapy, following each child’s lead and working at a pace that feels right for them.
Play allows children to express thoughts and emotions they may not yet be able to put into words. Through a trusting therapeutic relationship, they can begin to understand themselves, process difficult experiences, and develop healthier ways of coping.
- Postgraduate Diploma in Play Therapy – University College Cork
- Bachelor of Education – St Patrick’s College, Dublin City University
- Pre-accredited Play Therapist
- Anxiety
- School refusal
- Emotional regulation difficulties
- Anger
- Bullying
- Low confidence and self-esteem
- Grief and bereavement
- Neurodivergence
- Family separation
- Foster care
- Parental addiction
- Parental incarceration
- Poverty and homelessness
- Significant life changes
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Emma Campbell
Lynn University, Boca Raton, FL, USA MSc Clinical Mental Health Counselling, 4.0 GPA, Graduated with first-class honours | University of Mount Olive, Mount Olive, NC, USA BSc Psychology, 4.0 GPA, Graduated with first-class honours
Emma Campbell is an Irish pre-accredited psychotherapist who studied and worked in the United States, where she gained thousands of hours of clinical experience supporting teenagers and adults with a wide range of emotional and psychological difficulties.
Emma works with people experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, and other challenges that may be preventing them from moving forward with confidence and purpose. She understands that taking the first step into counselling can feel daunting and offers a warm, supportive, and non-judgemental space where clients can explore their experiences at their own pace.
Her work is grounded in a trauma-informed approach and integrates Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and EMDR-informed practice. Emma believes that meaningful change happens within a safe and trusting therapeutic relationship. She works alongside each client, helping them make sense of their experiences, recognise unhelpful patterns, develop new ways of coping, and create lasting, meaningful change.
Emma welcomes any questions you may have, no matter how big or small, and looks forward to supporting you on your counselling journey.
- MSc Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- BSc Psychology
- Trauma-Informed Care
- EMDR
- Addiction & Mental Health Therapy
- Individual, Group & Family Counselling
- Psychoeducation & Reflective Listening
- Assessment & Treatment Planning
- Clinical Documentation
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration
Francis Leavy
Higher Diploma in Counselling, Marriage and Relationship
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Fran has been a practicing counsellor for 15 years, specialising in Couples Counselling. He is also a qualified EMDR Practitioner. Fran practices Person Centred Counselling which is a humanistic, non-directive approach based on Carl Rogers’ theory, focusing on creating a safe, empathetic environment for partners to explore relationship issues without judgment.
Fran believes that the couple are the experts in their own relationship expert, and his role is to help the couple lead the sessions as they explore their own feelings and issues. The focus is on the subjective experiences of both partners, fostering a deeper understanding of one another’s perspectives to improve communication and connection. He will incorporate appropriate tools and frameworks such as CBT, Psychodynamic and Gottman approaches to assist couples in becoming ‘unstuck’ in their relationship
Higher Diploma in Counselling, Marriage and Relationship
- Couples Counselling
- Relationship communication
- Relationship conflict
- Rebuilding trust and connection
- EMDR
- Person-Centred Counselling
- Gottman Method-informed couples therapy
- CBT and Psychodynamic-informed approaches
Krystel Phelan
First Class honours degree in Integrative counselling and Psychotherapy
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Krystel Phelan is an integrative therapist based at Summit Counselling and Psychotherapy in Swords. She provides a warm, compassionate, and non-judgemental space where clients can explore the difficulties they are facing at a pace that feels right for them.
Krystel works with adults experiencing a range of emotional and psychological challenges, recognising that every person’s story is unique. Her integrative approach allows her to tailor counselling to the individual rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all model. Drawing from a range of therapeutic approaches, she works collaboratively with clients to help them gain greater self-awareness, develop healthier ways of coping, and move towards meaningful and lasting change.
Whether you are struggling with anxiety, low mood, stress, relationship difficulties, loss, or simply feeling overwhelmed or stuck, Krystal offers a supportive environment where you can feel heard, understood, and accepted.
Krystel believes that a strong therapeutic relationship is at the heart of effective counselling. She is committed to creating a safe and trusting space where clients feel comfortable exploring their thoughts, emotions, and experiences, helping them build resilience and move forward with greater confidence.
First Class honours degree in Integrative counselling and Psychotherapy
- Anxiety and excessive worry
- Depression and low mood
- Stress and overwhelm
- Self-esteem and confidence
- Relationship difficulties
- Grief and loss
- Life transitions
- Emotional wellbeing
- Personal growth and self-understanding
Paula Fusella
Masters degree in counselling and Psychotherapy | Bachelors Degree in Psychology
Paula holds a Master’s degree in Psychotherapy and has additional training in Criminal Psychology.
Paula works with adults experiencing a range of emotional and psychological difficulties, including anxiety, stress, low mood, trauma, low self-esteem, and the impact of difficult life experiences. She provides a safe, supportive, and non-judgemental space where clients can explore their experiences, gain greater self-understanding, and work towards meaningful change.
Paula’s work is grounded in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), an evidence-based approach that helps clients recognise unhelpful patterns of thinking, better understand their emotions, and develop practical strategies for coping with life’s challenges.
She also believes in the close connection between physical and emotional wellbeing, recognising that factors such as movement, exercise, and lifestyle can play an important role in supporting mental health and recovery.
Paula has a particular interest in supporting individuals who have experienced trauma and domestic violence. She offers a compassionate and empowering environment where clients can process difficult experiences at their own pace and begin rebuilding confidence, resilience, and hope.
Her background in Criminal Psychology provides additional insight into the psychological impact of trauma, relationships, and difficult environments.
Paula is committed to building a strong therapeutic relationship based on trust, empathy, and collaboration, helping clients feel supported as they move towards lasting emotional wellbeing.
- Masters degree in counselling and Psychotherapy
- Bachelors Degree in Psychology
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Suicide and Suicidal Thoughts
- Trauma and PTSD
- Bereavement and Loss
- Relationship Issues
- Sex and Sexuality
- Anger,
- Self-Esteem