About Ursula

Sometimes it’s difficult to talk in sessions. However I welcome this and indeed use these silences to deepen the work. I also practice a nonverbal model of therapy called sand therapy in the session: a powerful way of freeing up the unconscious which both facilitates and enables free expression.

Accreditations

I am a Psychotherapist, Child Psychotherapist and Play Therapist and hold a Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy from the Tivoli Institute, Dublin. Diploma in Creative Supervision. Continuing study with a Post Graduate Diploma in Gestalt Therapy from the Dublin Gestalt Centre and a Diploma in Child Psychotherapy and Play Therapy together with a Certificate in Filial Training (Child/Parent Relationship Training) from The Children’s Therapy Centre. I have additional training with a Certificate in Jungian Sand Therapy from the Sand Therapy Institute of Ireland.

My Experience

I am the founder of the Parenting Through Sand Programme and facilitator of the world’s first programme of Parenting Through Sand – a Filial Therapy Programme and I deliver Jungian Sand Therapy Training. I have been a Skills Trainer and Assessor and Process Group Facilitator with trainee psychotherapists. I am a Clinical Supervisor supporting practitioners working in the Health and Mental Health Profession.

I work with feelings around; depression, relationship issues, bereavement, recovery from addiction, suicidal thoughts, illness, sexual issues and general stress that can make it difficult to cope with everyday experiences. I will support parents/carers to enhance the relationship they have between themselves and their child/charge (Filial Therapy).