Online 1:1 parent mentoring · all 32 counties

Online 1:1 Mentoring for Parents, Anywhere in Ireland

Regular one-to-one sessions for you, the parent, with a PSI Chartered Behaviour Psychologist who gets to know your child, your household and what you've already tried — then works out the next step with you. From anywhere in the country, without joining another waiting list.

No waiting list

Sessions online, evenings available

No diagnosis required

PSI Chartered & BCBA

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Free, no obligation, and nothing to prepare.

You Were Never Meant to Do This on Your Own

Somewhere between the first referral and the second year of waiting, you became your child's advocate, researcher, therapist and case manager. Nobody trained you for it. Nobody handed over any notes.

So you read everything. You tried the strategy that transformed somebody else's child and watched it do nothing for yours. You got very good at holding it together in the school car park and falling apart later.

None of that means you're getting it wrong. It means you've been doing the hardest job of your life without anyone in your corner who actually knows this work — and if you don't happen to live near a specialist, that's been the end of the conversation.

It doesn't have to be. We work with families in every county in Ireland.

What Online 1:1 Mentoring Looks Like

The sessions are with you, not with your child. Not a course, and not another list of general tips — they're built around what is actually happening in your house this month, and they change as your child does.

  • Illustration of seven children standing in a row against a light background, smiling and looking forward.

    Anxiety

    The worry that shows up as refusal, avoidance or anger, and what helps underneath it

  • A busy reception area of an assessment center with children, parents, and staff. The reception desk has a staff member welcoming visitors, and there are informational posters and charts on the walls about child development and schedules. Children are seated and waiting, some interacting with staff or therapists, in a welcoming environment.

    Emotional regulation

    Understanding your child's profile and building a plan that works at home, not just in theory

  • A colorful classroom scene with children engaged in various activities. In the center, a boy wearing headphones is playing a game with dice and cards. To the left, a girl is working on a worksheet at a desk. In the background, another child is drawing, and two children are playing with building blocks. The classroom has a class schedule on the wall, posters about friendship and emotional regulation, and a bookshelf filled with books. Puzzles and scattered puzzle pieces are on the floor, and there are clocks and maps on the walls.

    Routines and transitions

    Mornings, bedtimes, homework, and the handovers that derail a whole day

  • School

    What to ask for, who to ask, and how to arrive at a meeting with evidence behind you

  • The rest of the family

    Siblings, and what's left of you at the end of a hard week

Throughout, we treat behaviour as communication rather than something to be eliminated. Once we understand what a behaviour is doing for your child — what it's avoiding, what it's asking for — the strategies that follow are specific, practical, and yours to keep.

Everything runs online, as single appointments or a multi-week block, with evening times available. Pricing is quoted on your free call, and there's no obligation to book anything afterwards.

Our whole model is built around one goal: you needing us less over time, not more. Six months from now, you should be the one confidently handling the moment that used to derail the day.

How It Starts

  • #1 A free 30-minute call

    Tell us what's going on. We'll tell you honestly whether we can help, what it would involve and what it would cost. If we're not the right fit, we'll say so and point you somewhere better.

  • A busy reception area of an assessment center with children, parents, and staff. The reception desk has a staff member welcoming visitors, and there are informational posters and charts on the walls about child development and schedules. Children are seated and waiting, some interacting with staff or therapists, in a welcoming environment.

    Getting to know your family

    The first proper session goes wide — your child's history, what a hard day actually looks like, what's already been tried and what happened. Most parents say it's the first time anyone has asked.

  • A colorful classroom scene with children engaged in various activities. In the center, a boy wearing headphones is playing a game with dice and cards. To the left, a girl is working on a worksheet at a desk. In the background, another child is drawing, and two children are playing with building blocks. The classroom has a class schedule on the wall, posters about friendship and emotional regulation, and a bookshelf filled with books. Puzzles and scattered puzzle pieces are on the floor, and there are clocks and maps on the walls.

    Working through it together

    Practical strategies, adjusted as we learn what's working. Written plans and visual supports you keep, and can share with school. Steady progress rather than a dramatic overhaul nobody could sustain.

 Frequently Asked Questions

  • No. Many of the families we work with are waiting on an assessment, and some have decided not to pursue one at all. What matters is that your child's behaviour is having a real, daily impact — not what label, if any, is attached to it.iption text goes here

  • With you. This is parent mentoring — you're the person who is there at 7am and at bedtime, so building your understanding and your confidence is what changes things day to day. Your child doesn't need to attend.

  • No. Working with us privately doesn't affect your position on any HSE or CAMHS list. Plenty of families do both — start getting help now, and stay exactly where you are on the public list.

  • Usually within days rather than months. We don’t want you to wait for advice.

  • Everywhere. We support families in Galway, Cork, Limerick, Waterford, Sligo, Donegal, Mayo, Kerry, Wexford, Tipperary, Clare and every other county, alongside in-person work across Kildare, Dublin, Meath, Laois and Offaly.

  • Yes, and it's often where the biggest change happens. We can meet your child's teacher or SET, contribute to planning, and give the school strategies they can actually use. Nothing is shared without your written consent.

  • Children and young people from early years through primary, secondary and into young adulthood. If you're not sure whether your child's age or situation fits, ask on the free call.

  • Catherine (Katie) Smyth, MSc, BCBA — a PSI Chartered Behaviour Psychologist with over a decade of clinical experience across the New England Center for Children in Boston, multidisciplinary teams in the UAE, and Ireland's residential care system.

Start With a Conversation

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Based in Kildare or Dublin? See Kildare and Dublin. Looking for a full assessment? See Functional Behaviour Assessment

We are not an emergency service. If you or your child are at immediate risk, contact your GP, your local emergency department, or call 112 or 999.

You don't need a diagnosis, a referral, or a place on any list. Thirty minutes, free, no obligation — and at the end of it you'll know a lot more than you do now, whether you book anything or not.