Deirdre Levins , NCPS

Deirdre Levins is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and addiction-related concerns. She also supports people facing depression, grief, compassion fatigue and intimacy-related worries. Deirdre works with a wide range of life changes, career uncertainty and eating or body-image difficulties.

She uses a flexible, person-focused way of working. Sessions aim to be practical and direct, with room to talk through feelings and try small changes between meetings. Deirdre draws on several therapeutic methods to suit what each person needs rather than using a single fixed model.

Deirdre holds NCPS as a credential and has eight years of experience in one-to-one adult counselling and therapy. Her background includes work with trauma and abuse, domestic violence, abandonment and attachment issues. This experience informs how she helps people facing complex or overlapping problems.

She often combines elements from cognitive behavioural approaches, acceptance-based work and client-centred listening. That mix can help with coping skills, spotting unhelpful patterns and building values-based steps forward. Jungian ideas may be used for people who want to explore deeper themes and personal meaning.

Sessions are available in English and can be arranged remotely for international clients. Deirdre aims to create a steady, practical space where people can talk, plan and practise new ways of coping. She encourages small experiments that can make everyday life feel easier.

Approaches and remote therapy that fit your life

Deirdre commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in her online work. ACT focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small committed steps towards them, which can help with anxiety, depression and motivation issues. CBT looks at thought patterns and behaviour, offering practical tools to reduce worry, low mood and unhelpful habits.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. Deirdre will talk with each person about goals and preferences and combine methods that suit their needs. This is a collaborative process meant to adapt as those needs change, so the plan can shift if something else would be more helpful.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into a busy life. Video is useful when face-to-face interaction matters, phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is low, live chat and messaging help with shorter check-ins or maintaining progress between sessions. These options make it straightforward to schedule therapy around work, caring duties or travel.