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.
The evidence base: the work I do draws on the international research into CBT and behavioural activation for adjustment to sight loss, including Rovner and Casten's Low Vision Depression Prevention Trial (VITAL) in age-related macular degeneration, and Hodge and colleagues' CBT-based interventions for visual impairment in the UK. I see this work as complementing the peer support, counselling and community services 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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