1-1 Spiritual Wellbeing, Counselling & Discovery I started seeing John after I had some family trauma. He encouraged me to come to terms with my guilt, blame and the devastating sadness I experienced. I now feel more engaged and capable of creating healthy boundaries in my life and with my family. I would highly recommend working with John, his quiet…

Group Supervision Director Open Door My group – The Open Door Centre for Spirituality – in Melbourne Australia, has enjoyed professional, caring, informative interaction with John Doherty for a number of years now. The great percentage has been on Skype – accommodating the time gaps between northern and southern hemispheres. We count ourselves lucky to have access to such great…

1-1 Supervision I have been in Supervision with John since about 2011. From working with him I have gained valuable insight into the way I work and why this is so. I have always felt supported even when challenged. The benefits of being in supervision with John are that my awareness has deepened both about myself and the work I…

1-1 Supervision John is great as my Supervisor. Be it in person or via Skype, the work and support is terrific. He has a great way of imparting his observations and his listening skills are phenomenal. He is 100% ethical and non-judgemental. His ability to see your blind-spots without jumping in with comments! along with his observation and questioning style…

Group Supervision Careers Advisor at Blanchardstown Local Employment Service John has provided external supervision and coaching to our group of up to 10 Guidance Professionals in Blanchardstown Local Employment Service for the last 9 years. I have found John to be very professional, insightful and supportive of the work and any issues faced. John uses various tools and techniques to…

1-1 Spiritual Wellbeing, Counselling & Discovery I am delighted to be given the opportunity to write a few words of endorsement for John Doherty. I met John through my search for Spiritual Direction in early 2021 and have been working with him since. I am an accredited psychotherapist and Spiritual Director myself and wanted companioning on my journey of exploring…

1-1 Spiritual Wellbeing, Counselling & Discovery Dear John, thank you so much. Your insights and your beautiful expressions of what you felt and observed allowed me to be “seen”and also to enable me to talk freely  and comfortable without inhibitions about some of the things that I have never discussed with anyone ever. The journey of self love and care…

1-1 Spiritual Wellbeing, Counselling & Discovery When I first met John as a teacher and lecturer in spirituality, I experienced the invigorating depth, clarity and boundaries spiced up with humour and understanding, both in his teaching and his personality. As a spiritual counsellor he cast light on the toxic shame that had stunted many areas of my life and helped…

1-1 Spiritual Counselling “Working with John has been a beautiful gift. I have felt heard, seen, held and understood. He seems to naturally bring compassion, intuition, knowledge and wisdom to the counselling process. I am so happy to have found him, as I continue to explore and heal  deeper layers of unresolved issues. He truly offered me a safe space.…

1-1 Spiritual Counselling Over the years, I have attended some of John’s one-day workshops in the Sanctuary and a couple of his New Year Retreats. Because of those very positive experiences I recently contacted John for 1-1 counselling on a challenge in my career. With John’s help I ended up exploring much deeper, more meaningful issues. Over a series of…