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About Elmwood Centre for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Four highly trained, clinically qualified and experienced professional psychotherapists: Vivienne Shields, Fiona MacAnna, Sarah Ruane and Deborah Mulvaney, run the Elmwood Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy in partnership with each other, and with the support of our professional Practice Manager.
Our therapists are:
Professionally qualified
Experienced
Fully accredited
Professionally supervised
Members of Professional Organisations
We are committed to offering you our support and our experience to explore the thoughts, feelings, behaviours and experiences, past and present that may be causing psychological and emotional stress for you. We hope and believe that, together, we can help you to discover better and healthier ways of coping and moving forward in life towards reaching your full potential.
History
The Elmwood Centre, formally known as The Family Therapy and Counselling Centre Ranelagh, was established in 1987 to provide counselling and psychotherapy services to the community. Our Practice moved seven years ago to our beautiful new Counselling and Psychotherapy premises at 32 Lombard Street East, Dublin City Centre. It was established to provide therapy to individuals, couples and families who want to take the first step towards resolving their problems, improving their sense of well-being and developing the confidence to change.
Our Approach
As a team, our approach to our work, both as individuals and as a practice, is Humanistic and Integrative. Humanistic is a term that is used to describe an approach that respects, values and treats the individual as a whole person physically, mentally and emotionally. This approach also holds the belief that people have choice, freedom, responsibility and the capacity to change, heal and grow towards reaching their true potential. Integrative means that we draw creatively from a broad range of therapeutic strategies to help you on that journey. If you would like to speak to one of our therapists in complete confidence
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It is our aim to uphold and enhance the professional reputation of the Centre by continuing to work hard to deliver the best service to our clients and our team at Elmwood are committed to providing services built on the highest professional and ethical standards.
Counselling and psychotherapy are essentially about change. Seeking help is the first step towards planning how we would like to be and what we would like to do in order to effect change. Our Therapists provide assistance with personal development, relationship and communication difficulties, bereavement and issues such as depression, panic attacks, anxiety, stress, addiction and abuse.
The Elmwood Centre also provides an exceptional therapy room rental service to suitably like-minded and qualified professionals working in the mental health area. We are committed to ensure that our working conditions are suitable for the practice of psychotherapy by developing and sustaining good working relationships, systems of communication and a supportive environment for all.
Staff

Ms Fiona MacAnna M.Sc. Counselling & Psychotherapy, MIACP
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Biography: Fiona MacAnna is an accredited Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapist and Counsellor. She holds a professional certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and in Addiction Studies. Her work is Person Centred and incorporates Gestalt and CBT therapy approaches. Fiona works primarily with individuals across a variety of different presenting problems. She has a particular interest in anxiety related issues.

Ms Vivienne Shields BCL, FTAI, ICP
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Biography: Vivienne Shields is an established and experienced Psychotherapist who has been in practice since 1993, having had previous careers in Education and Law. She trained as a Family Therapist with the Clanwiliam Institute and subsequently trained in Gestalt and body orientated approaches to practice. She takes an integrative psychotherapeutic approach and enjoys working with individuals, couples and families. She is accredited with the Irish Council of Psychotherapy.

Ms Deborah Mulvany B.A. M.Sc. Couns. Psych., MBS. MOS., Reg. Psych., Ps.S.I.
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Biography: Deborah Mulvany is a Registered Counselling Psychologist accredited with the Psychological Society of Ireland. A graduate of Trinity College Dublin, Deborah has worked in a variety of mental health settings for over ten years. She offers treatment for individuals and couples with a broad range of difficulties including depression, anxiety, addiction, and eating disorders. Her therapeutic work integrates evidence-based approaches such and Emotion Focused Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with Psychodynamic psychotherapy. Deborah has delivered trainings and workshops on suicide awareness, attachment, stress management, eating disorders and addiction. In 2013, she was commissioned by RTE to present a documentary on sexual health and relationships among young people in Ireland.

Ms Sarah Ruane Dip Psych., MIACP, MIAAAC
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Biography: Sarah Ruane is a qualified Humanistic, Person Centred Counsellor and Psychotherapist. She is also qualified as an Addiction Therapist. She is accredited with the Irish Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists, as well as the Irish Association for Alcohol and Addiction Counsellors. She creates a safe and non-judgemental space for you to explore and work through all emotional issues, such as relationship difficulties, anxiety, self-esteem, depression etc. She also works with family members who have addiction-related issues.

Ms Siobhan Kenny
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- Anger Management 14700 $
- Bereavement Counselling 17450 $
- CBT - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy 9200 $
- Counselling 11950 $
- Couples Therapy 14700 $
- Life Coaching 17500 $
- Student Counselling 9200 $
- Individual Psychotherapy 11950 $
- Treatment for Depression 14700 $
- Workplace Counselling 17500 $
- Mental Health Consultation 9200 $
- Stress Management 11950 $
- Psychologist Consultation 14750 $