Frequently Asked Questions

The purpose of this section is to provide some answers to questions that you might have. Such questions are often asked by potential or new clients. The questions below are written from the readers’ perspective: the answers are written from therapist perspective.

I use a range of different styles of therapy – humanistic, psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioural and interpersonal rather than sticking to just one.

Sessions are usually face-to-face in the therapy room however there is flexibility for those who cannot make it in person. Online therapy is offered through a safe and confidential forum that is accessible on a phone or laptop.

Currently, the fee is €70 for an hour session. Payment is made directly to myself – by cash or online payment transfer – following each session.

Clients are expected to give 24 hours’ notice of a cancelled appointment. If not, then they are liable for the full fee for that session.

The length of treatment will vary from person to person. There are no hard and fast rules. Nonetheless, I offer a short-term CBT model of therapy or the longer-term Psychotherapy model. This can be agreed in the first session.

All dealings with clients are dealt with in the strictest confidence and subject to standards set out in the Code of Ethics by the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP).

I practice from CAPS Limerick, 2nd Floor, Charlotte’s House, Charlottes Quay, Limerick, V94 F8NP. Opposite the Bon Secours Hospital Limerick at Barringtons. Wheelchair Accessibility.

Monday – Wednesday 9.30am – 4pm. Limited number of weekday evening online appointments available.

You can call or text 086 056 9695. You can also email karengillespie.therapy@gmail.com or fill in the inquiry form on the Contact page. I aim to respond to all inquiries within 24 hours, where possible Monday to Friday.

“Sometimes, just the act of venting is helpful. Counseling provides a safe haven for precisely that kind of free-ranging release: You can say things in the therapist’s office, with the therapist present, that would be incendiary or hurtful in your living room.”

Anonymous • Quote of the Day

“We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.”

Anonymous • Quote of the Day