Frequently Asked Questions
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We are unable to provide emergency or out of hours support and so recommend the following emergency mental health supports in Ireland:
Samaritans freephone: 116 123
Text About It: start texting 50808
ChildLine freephone: 1800 66 66 66, or text “talk” to 50101
Pieta House emergency therapy services: 1800 247 247
Call emergency services at 112 or 999, or go to your local hospital emergency department if you feel unable to keep yourself or others around you safe
We recommend the following emergency mental health supports in the UK:
Samaritans freephone 116 123
Text ‘SHOUT’ to Shout’s crisis text line: 85258
ChildLine freephone: 0800 1111, or chat with a counsellor online
The NHS urgent mental health helpline
Your GP with whom you can request an emergency appointment
Call emergency services at 999, or go your local hospital A&E department if you feel unable to keep yourself or others around you safe
The mental health charity Mind also provide information on ways of coping during a mental health crisis, as well planning for a mental health crisis
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It means that instead of viewing people who are neurologically different (Autistic, ADHD, dyslexic, DCD) as somehow disordered or broken, we view them as perfectly valid human beings. Instead of thinking that neurodivergent people’s differences need to be “fixed” or that they should at least appear “more neurotypical” or “normal”, we believe that they deserve care and support which values and accommodates for their differences. The neurotypical majority within society, and therefore psychology, have rarely viewed the neurodivergent minority in this way, and this has had very negative consequences for their wellbeing and chances in life. By providing neuro-affirmative psychological services, we hope to reverse some of these trends and make more room for neurodivergent needs, perspectives and experiences.
In practice this means that we understand how damaging the use of medical or deficit-based language can be, and so we adopt a strengths-based and trauma-informed approach instead. We are also proud to be active members of the neurodivergent community and to have neurodivergent individuals on our team. We celebrate all neurodivergent individuals’ experiences while also appreciating the challenges that they are faced with.
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A consultation is your chance to meet with a member of the team to explore your reasons for seeking therapy, ask any questions you have about the process, consider what you’d like to get out of it, and also see whether you feel you can work effectively with your assigned team member. If you feel you would be better suited to working with somebody else, your preferences will always be accommodated.
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Yes, we offer assessments for both ADHD and Autism. Please contact us to find out more information
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No. As a team of psychologists and speech and language therapists, we are not qualified to prescribe or advise about medication. We can, however, recommend psychiatric services as appropriate.
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Payments are made using your bank card via an online link which will be supplied to you.
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Our terms and conditions are available upon request at info@diversemindspractice.ie.
Our privacy policy can also be viewed here.