Our Team
Josephine Kiernan – Counselling Service Manager
Josephine is a Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapist with over 15 years of experience across private practice and a range of therapeutic and organisational settings. She is known for her compassionate, client‑centred approach, offering a safe, grounded space where individuals can explore their emotional world, heal, and grow. Josephine has extensive specialist expertise in suicide ideation, suicide intervention, clinical risk management, and governance, as well as many years of working directly with individuals affected by suicide bereavement. Her clinical background also includes specialised adolescent psychotherapy and a wide spectrum of bereavement work, informed by both advanced training and deep clinical practice. In addition, she has significant experience supporting individuals impacted by child sexual abuse, approaching this work with sensitivity, skill, and utmost care. Alongside her clinical work, Josephine has over 8 years’ experience in counselling service management, where she has led teams, developed clinical frameworks, and upheld best‑practice governance within complex environments. She is committed to creating collaborative, ethical, and supportive spaces where both clients and practitioners can thrive. Her leadership style reflects the same values that underpin her therapeutic approach with empathy, respect, and a strong belief in each person’s capacity for change. She is delighted to now lead PCI Counselling Service.
Hannah McConville – Counselling Service Coordinator
Hannah currently a pre-accredited integrative, person-centred therapist in the process of applying for my full accreditation. I completed four years of training in Counselling and Psychotherapy with the ICHAS. The college was based in Limerick, with my training delivered through their campus in Griffith College. While studying, Hannah also worked as a carer for three years. This experience was hugely formative, strengthening my patience, empathy, and ability to support individuals with a wide range of needs, including clients with disabilities. It gave her a deep appreciation for the importance of compassion, accessibility, and dignity in care and therapeutic work. Hannah’s approach is integrative, with person-centred therapy at the heart of clinical practice with empathy, authenticity, and unconditional positive regard, alongside other therapeutic modalities where appropriate, to meet each client’s individual needs. Hannah has experience supporting a wide range of presentations, including anxiety, depression, stress, grief and loss, trauma, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, attachment-related concerns, burnout, caregiver stress, emotional regulation challenges, identity exploration, life transitions, and personal development, also working with clients experiencing suicidal ideation and self-harm thoughts, always practising within ethical guidelines and with appropriate supervision. As a therapist, she aims to create a warm, safe, and non-judgemental space where clients feel truly heard and understood. In her role as a coordinator, she brings the same supportive ethos, mindful of the pressures students may face, particularly around placement hours and client allocation, aiming to manage scheduling thoughtfully to reduce stress and ensure a welcoming, organised environment. From the very first intake call, the priority is that clients feel heard, reassured, and safe, fostering a positive and supportive experience, helping clients feel comfortable and confident in taking the first step towards therapy
Josephine Kiernan
Hannah McConville