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About Deirdre
Deirdre O’Donnell is a person who is passionate about her own personal healing journey back to self. She is guided by the belief that every individual, including children, has their own inner guidance system to heal themselves but benefit from being held and supported on their path. She embraces a deeply holistic approach to emotional wellbeing, healing and personal growth.
Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist (MIAPTP)
Sand Tray Therapist
Certified Energy Healer
Training and practice
Alongside her core training in Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy, Deirdre is trained in a range of complementary and creative practices, including Angelic Healing, Rahanni Healing, Breathwork and therapeutic Sandtray healing. She brings these approaches together in an intuitive and grounded way, drawing on her professional training, lived experience and many years of supporting children, adults and communities through periods of change, loss and transition.
Angelic Healing
Rahanni Healing
Breathwork
Sandtray healing
Workshops and community
Deirdre also designs and facilitates therapeutic workshops for women, community groups and people within prison settings. Her workshops explore themes such as grief, identity, healing, emotional wellbeing, resilience and personal transformation, using a unique blend of psychotherapy, breathwork, creative expression, Sandtray work, energy healing and reflective practice.
She is also the creator of Tides of Change, a community-based workshop developed to support people through periods of transition and change.
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Featured on Alive and Kicking
Deirdre joined Clare McKenna on the Alive and Kicking podcast to talk about her work supporting people within the prison system in Ireland.
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At the heart of Deirdre’s work is the belief that healing can take many forms, and that meaningful change often happens when people are given the space to slow down, connect with themselves and feel truly heard.
Whether working individually, therapeutically or within a group, Deirdre creates a compassionate, non-judgemental space where people can explore their experiences, reconnect with their own inner resources and move forward with greater awareness and self-trust.
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Not sure where to begin?
Send a message and Deirdre will help you find the right space, whether that is a workshop, the Tides of Change programme or one to one support.
