Hello, I’m Laura! I am an occupational therapist and have spent my career building my experience working with adults and young people with mental health difficulties and neurodivergence. Following my graduation in 2018, I worked in both inpatient and outpatient mental health services, meeting people from all walks of life and all ages, before founding Athrú in 2024. Since then, I’ve enjoyed working with adults and young people navigating life transitions, new diagnoses and learning to take a compassionate view of their challenges. I have worked extensively with clients with anxiety, ADHD and Autism.

My therapeutic style blends sensory approaches and elements of Compassion-Focused therapy with Occupational Therapy frameworks to support clients to achieve their goals. I enjoy working with people who have difficulty with regulating emotions and tolerating stress, sensory processing differences and have challenges navigating the overstimulating, demanding world we live in today. I love to support people to be a bit gentler with themselves, find new ways to approach tasks and find spaces where they can regulate, and be the best version of themselves.

My work is dynamic, flexible and I love what I do – if you’re interested in booking in, I work with clients over 12 years, and see clients online. If you’d like to book a session with me, get in touch at laura@athruot.ie