First Contact

Contact Gordon by phone or email and he will get back to you. You can discuss  issues of concern. He will answer questions you may have about his work and give you information that will help you decide if you would like to arrange an initial appointment for you  or a young person.
If you do decide to meet, an initial appointment will be arranged.

First Meeting

A first meeting will be a chance to look in detail at the issues which brought you here. You can decide together with Gordon what possible solutions may work and how you want to proceed from there.

Assessment or Therapy

Many situations are best addressed through a solution focused approach. People can use  skills and resources they already have over a small number of meetings. Looking at the situation differently with an experienced professional may be enough in itself to bring positive change.

Sometimes people want a longer term and more analytical approach.  There they can explore  past life experiences  to help them understand and better deal with where they are now.

Sometimes people just want an assessment or a professional view that may help them make better choices for and have a better understanding of a young person. Examples are assessment of attention and concentration difficulties or problems with communication and social interaction.

Who Attends

Parent/s or carer/s of younger children will always be part of meetings with Gordon. Sometimes the child may not attend at all.  With teenagers or adolescents this can vary. Sometimes they may attend alone but the parent or carer will always be part of the first meeting

When and how long

Normal working hours.  Appointments are about fifty minutes.  Regular clinics  in Kilkenny city (The Friary Clinic), Portlaoise and South Tipperary (near Gortnahoe). Arrangements can be made in other parts of Leinster.

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