The emotional side of sight loss deserves dedicated care.
A programme built specifically for this.
Six structured weeks for the emotional experience of sight loss. Small group. Online across Ireland. Audio-friendly. Led by Maryrose.
Who this is for: anyone working through a shift in their sight, whether that's a recent diagnosis, a deterioration, a progressive condition, or a new stage of a condition you've lived with for years. If you'd prefer individual work, or your needs sit outside a group, One-to-One therapy is always shaped around you.
It's not "just" your eyes. It's your whole life.
Nobody told you it would feel like this. The grief that arrives without warning. The 3am worry about what comes next. The quiet panic at a crowded room or an unfamiliar street. The frustration at the thousandth small thing. The fear of being a burden. The way your sense of self has quietly shifted, and nobody has named it.
Sight loss is as much a psychological transition as a physical one. The medical care, the low-vision rehab, the mobility training, all of it matters. And the emotional side deserves dedicated care alongside it.
That's where therapy comes in. Not to fix you. Not to tell you what to do. But to help you understand what's happening, process what you're feeling, and find your way back to yourself.
A note on the approach: CBT and behavioural activation are among the structured forms of support that international research suggests can help when people are adjusting to sight loss, particularly with the low mood and anxiety that often come alongside it (van der Aa et al., BMJ 2015; Rovner and Casten, Ophthalmology 2014). They tend to be useful when self-help or peer support on their own aren't quite enough, and they sit alongside, rather than in place of, the peer support and counselling already offered by Irish sight loss organisations.
The feelings nobody talks about enough.
Held within the wider community of care in Ireland.
Ireland is fortunate to have a number of organisations doing extraordinary work in this space, offering dedicated counselling, peer support and information that many of the people I work with rely on, alongside the care of their consultant or GP. I have deep respect for them all.
My private practice is one more option within that wider network, useful for some clients, at some times, alongside whatever else they have in place. I'm always glad to work in tandem with another counsellor, service or clinician you're already with, and a quick conversation on our free 15 minute call is usually the easiest way to figure out what blend of support actually serves you.
Sessions are offered in person in South Dublin, or by video or phone anywhere in Ireland, whichever feels most comfortable.
Beyond sight loss.
The emotional experience of adjusting to a life-changing diagnosis, the grief, the identity shift, the anxiety, the impact on relationships, is something many people face. While sight loss is at the heart of this practice, this work also welcomes people navigating other acquired disabilities and chronic conditions. If you are unsure whether this is right for you, a free 15-minute call is always the place to start.
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Not just your eyes. All of you.
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