Counsellor profile
Aine O'Donoghue, BACP
BACP counsellor - family and parenting concerns
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- Person-centred approach
- LGBTQIA+ affirming
- Communication issues
About Aine
Aine O'Donoghue is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with three years' experience working with adults. She focuses on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression and relationship strain, and helps people facing losses, identity questions, and changes in family life.
She works in a person-centred way, letting the client lead sessions at a pace that feels manageable. Conversations are non-directive and guided by what the person brings. This means practical topics like communication problems, workplace issues and parenting stresses can be talked through in a straightforward way.
She is explicit about being LGBTQIA+ affirming and supports people who face prejudice, gender dysphoria, or sexuality-related concerns. She also works with those coping with addiction, trauma and abuse, and with people dealing with grief or compassion fatigue.
Aine pays attention to how everyday life affects mental health, so issues such as isolation, guilt, shame and questions about life purpose are part of her practice. She can help explore intimacy-related worries, difficulties around pregnancy and childbirth, and non-monogamous relationship dynamics.
Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session via the See online therapy options button. Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are not accepted.
How sessions work
How her person-centred work adapts to online sessions
Aine uses client-centred therapy as the primary method. This approach focuses on following the client's lead, reflecting their experience, and helping people make sense of feelings. It is useful for concerns such as anxiety, relationship strain and questions about identity.Her humanistic, non-directive style means the therapist and client decide together which way to work. She will check what helps you, discuss goals and adapt the pace so it fits your needs. Finding a good approach is part of the process and is decided collaboratively rather than imposed.
The original biography does not specify which session formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it simpler to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by avoiding travel or allowing shorter check-ins at times that suit your schedule. It can also make it easier to keep conversations regular while juggling work, childcare or other responsibilities. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists commonly use online appointments to reduce logistics and help maintain continuity of care.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of home and family concerns does she cover?
She works with people on relationship strain, family issues and parenting-related stress. Other linked concerns include communication problems and intimacy-related worries.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is person-centred, meaning sessions are led by the client at their own pace. The style is non-directive and focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the person.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience working with adults on a range of concerns including anxiety, depression and trauma.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time and costs vary with location.
What do I need to do to start?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.