Counselling for Courtown & Riverchapel
A ten-minute drive inland — or attend from your own kitchen table by secure video.
Courtown's rhythm changes with the seasons — quiet winters, humming summers, and a coastline that seems to hold a lot of family memory. That coastal quality shows up in the counselling room too: people often arrive when a particular tide of feeling has gone out and left something exposed.
Counselling & psychotherapy for Courtown
For clients in Courtown, Riverchapel and along the coast toward Cahore, the practice in Gorey is only 8 km inland — close enough to fit around school runs, harbour walks and a coffee afterwards, and quiet enough that no one is checking who's coming and going.
The work I offer is integrative and trauma-informed. That means I do not use one theoretical lens for every client — instead, I listen carefully in the first sessions and shape the approach around what you actually need. For some people that is deeply relational and slow; for others it is more structured and skill-based.
Grief and loss are a particular area of practice — including the losses that don't get named as such: the friendship that faded, the health that changed, the version of life that didn't happen. These often surface in a place like Courtown, where the landscape itself is quietly full of markers.
Sessions are also available securely by video and by phone, which suits families with young children, people who spend part of the year abroad, or anyone who simply prefers not to sit in a waiting room.
Three ways to attend from Courtown
In person
A short 10-minute drive via R742 west into Gorey. Free on-site parking at Gorey Business Park.
Secure video
End-to-end encrypted sessions from home or a quiet room at work — ideal for shift workers, parents and remote days.
By phone
No camera, no download — for anyone who thinks best while walking or driving in a stationary car.
About Courtown
Courtown and neighbouring Riverchapel form one of the North Wexford coast's most-loved villages — a working harbour, Blue Flag beaches, family-run businesses, and a resident population that swells sharply between May and September. That seasonal pattern shapes the counselling work: some clients are year-round residents balancing a small community's visibility, others are second-homers or long-let visitors who use quieter months to address something that hasn't had space in the rest of the year.
"Some of the most important work happens not in the words but in the pause a person is finally allowed to take."
Common questions from Courtown clients
How close is the practice to Courtown?+
Just 8 km inland — a 10-minute drive west along the R742. Clients from Courtown Harbour, Riverchapel and Ballymoney typically arrive with time to spare, and free on-site parking means no rush before your session.
Can holidaymakers or seasonal residents book a one-off session?+
Yes. A number of clients who stay in Courtown for summer or weekends book single or short-course sessions to work through a specific issue — bereavement, a relationship decision, a stressful stretch — during a quieter part of the year.
Do you work with couples or is it individual only?+
Sessions are individual only — the room is yours. Linda works with adults and third-level students. If couples or family work would suit you better, we can talk through appropriate referrals during a first conversation.
What if I'd rather not be seen going into a counselling practice?+
Understandable — and secure online sessions are a well-established alternative. If you prefer in-person, the room is private, discreetly located within Gorey Business Park, and appointments are spaced so waiting-room overlap is minimal.
Do you work with grief and loss specifically?+
Yes — grief and bereavement are a substantial part of the work. That includes anticipatory grief (a terminal diagnosis), sudden loss, complicated grief that has been unspoken for years, and non-death losses such as separation or the end of a chapter.
How do I know if now is the right time to start?+
There isn't a perfect moment — most people start when the not-starting has begun to feel heavier than the starting. A short call or the booking form is a low-stakes way to test the water.
Ready when you are.
Book a confidential first session — in person from Courtown, or online from anywhere in Co. Wexford. Every enquiry is treated with complete confidentiality.