I first came to Louise with intrusive thoughts that honestly scared me. I remember having them about eight weeks after the birth of my son. I had big changes in my life as I had moved up from Cork to Dublin. My baby was only two and half weeks old when we made the move and I was also a new mother. I did not know anyone really. I had no friends up in Dublin so it was just my partner and myself. Horrible thoughts started to creep into my mind. It was not a pleasant time for me. I didn’t know what to do with these thoughts and thought I was such a horrible person for even thinking this way. I was so afraid of having post-natal depression of getting it! It was genuinely one of my biggest fears while I was pregnant as my mother had it.

One night I was feeding my son I realised I had to do something about this, something about the way I was feeling. My anxiety was at a high. I found Louise’s web page and made contact. I schedule an appointment and it went from there.

When I first met Louise I was frightened, I didn’t know what to expect. I brought my baby with me and she welcomed me with a smile. Her voice so calming and listening to me intensively. I felt so much better after the appointment almost like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. A sense of relief! I didn’t want to go to a doctor as I didn’t want the medication route. I wanted to talk things through first and see where it went. I did not have the post-natal depression I feared instead Anxiety and OCD.

Louise helped me through this much difficult time in my life. I am glad I went to see her and she rationalised my thoughts for me. I am very grateful to her.