John Igoe

You might feel stuck, disconnected, or like you're holding things together on the outside while something else is going on underneath. Sometimes there's a clear reason for it. Often there isn't. Just a quiet sense that something needs to change.

This kind of experience frequently traces back to earlier life: growing up around tension, unpredictability, or addiction, and adapting in ways that made sense then but no longer quite fit. It can show up in how you relate to others, how you handle your own emotions, or in a feeling of being cut off from yourself.

Who I work with

I work with adults who are finding life harder than it looks from the outside. I have a particular interest in working with men: men navigating identity, relationships, and the kind of pressure that doesn't always have a name. This includes men who would never have imagined themselves sitting in a therapist's room.

I also work with people whose early lives were shaped by family dysfunction, addiction, or emotional unavailability, and who are still feeling the effects of that, even if they've never quite connected the two.

We work at your pace. But I won't simply sit back with what keeps you stuck. The aim is real change, not just insight for its own sake.

How I work

My training is integrative. I'm interested in depth rather than quick fixes. What happens beneath the surface shapes how we experience the present. Patterns, history, the stories we carry about ourselves. That's where the most meaningful work tends to happen.

That said, I'm also practical. Therapy with me is a genuine conversation, not a performance.

Experience

I've worked with adults in private practice and in community settings, including supporting survivors of childhood and institutional abuse at One in Four and ICAP, and working in an acute psychiatric setting with people facing complex mental health difficulties.

I hold an MA in Transpersonal Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy from CCPE in London. I am accredited with UKCP and registered with the Irish Council for Psychotherapy.

Get in touch

If something here has connected with you, feel free to get in touch. A free 15-minute call is available. No obligation, just a conversation.