Louise Walsh Level 5

Hello, my name is Louise.

I am a psychotherapeutic counselor and hypnotherapist. For the past 3 years, I have supported clients with drug and alcohol habbits. I helped clients to quit smoking, and supported clients with depression and anxiety. 

I got into counselling and Hypnotherapy to help my son who has Autism and a number of additional needs and disabilities. He was on the list for therapy for over 7 years, as there was no one qualified enough to support his needs and help him with his anxiety, depression, low self esteem, isolation and behaviours that stem from his Autism needs not being met. My son has been out of education more than he has been in all his life, as school could not meet his needs, this made his mental health worse. So I learned therapeutic skills to help him to the best I could. Now he gets on public transport, can maintain his meltdowns better, and can have better relationships with other people. Although we still havnt found the right education setting, with a lot of fight, and therapeutic support for both myself and my son, we are still going, fighting the fight, for the right educational setting. We are nearly there.

I have always loved helping people and seeing them thrive. Being a therapist is very rewarding. I would not ask to be anything else but a therapist. And a mother of 3 beautiful children who are thriving even though they have been through so much trauma.