Paddy McNicholl

Creative Psychotherapist & Play Therapist

Paddy McNicholl works with children, adolescents and adults in the

Roe Valley Therapy Centre. She loves her job as a Play Therapist and a Creative Psychotherapist and is delighted to be able to work therapeutically with all ages and stages of life.

Paddy takes both a humanistic and integrative approach to her work.

The humanistic approach means she believes in the inherent worth of a person, and her aim is to help them deal with life more successfully. Because each person is unique, with a unique set of needs and experiences, Paddy integrates different models of therapy to best support them.

Building a therapeutic relationship based on safety and trust is the most important factor for her in creating therapeutic change for all her clients.

With children and young people: Paddy uses play, the natural language of children to support them through their muddles and struggles. Play allows children to communicate their thoughts, feelings and beliefs and with Paddy as their play partner, they can process difficult life experiences, making sense of their world and better able to cope with their future. Paddy works with parents and carers as partners in this process to ensure the best outcomes for their child and their family.

With parents: Paddy is also a Filial Therapy Informed Practitioner where she supports parents to learn how to conduct special play sessions with their children to unlock the therapeutic powers of play and building a stronger connection between parent and child. She is passionate about supporting and empowering parents to develop and strengthen their relationship with their children using play. 

Qualifications: Paddy has an MA is Creative Psychotherapy with a specialism in Play Therapy from the Children’s Therapy Centre, a Postgraduate-Diploma in Youth and Community Work and a Diploma in Person Centred Counselling. She is a member of the professional body BACP and accredited with IAPTP . She has over 10 years’ experience working as a Counsellor and as a qualified Youth and Community Worker with 15 years’ experience working with a diversity of groups, she enjoys facilitating and delivering programmes using creative approaches.

You can contact Paddy on 07519988561, or by emailing her at   paddymcnicholl@yahoo.co.uk or on the link below.