Balance Within

Balance Within Balance Within is located on the outskirts of Drogheda and navan.

Providing traditional counselling, psychotherapy, and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) services. Providing traditional counselling, psychotherapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) services. As well as a host of alternative therapeutic methods such as Shamanism, Dawson Program and Reiki. Run by Stephen Kinsella, Balance Within aims to help you find a positive pathway through life.
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r resident qualified therapist, Stephen Kinsella, can provide support for a range of issues that may be bothering you or your loved ones, such as:
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​Low Self-Esteem
Depression
Relationship Difficulties
Long term illness
Childhood Traumas
Bereavement and Grief
Feelings of confusion
Anger Management
S*x & S*xuality
Self harm
Anxiety
Attachment Issues
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Attention Deficit (ADHD)
Panic Attacks
Personal Development
Social Anxiety
Phobias

People often know what I do, but not much about who I am.So I thought I’d share a little bit about the person behind the...
02/06/2026

People often know what I do, but not much about who I am.

So I thought I’d share a little bit about the person behind the therapy room.

Outside of work, I enjoy farming and spending time outdoors. Walking, hiking and scuba diving are some of my favourite ways to switch off and recharge.

I also love travelling and getting away whenever I can. One of my favourite places is Tivoli in Rome. Great food, a slower pace of life and somewhere I never get tired of visiting.

I’m also a dad, and at home life is kept interesting by my cat, Muffin.

And of course, I enjoy the work I do as a therapist.

I think it’s important to remember that therapists are people too. We have interests, hobbies and places we love just like everyone else.

What about you? Is there a place you always find yourself going back to?

I’ve heard people say this week:“Sure how could anyone be in bad form with weather like this?” 😅The sunshine can definit...
26/05/2026

I’ve heard people say this week:

“Sure how could anyone be in bad form with weather like this?” 😅

The sunshine can definitely lift people. More time outside, longer evenings, a bit of a better mood.

But life doesn’t stop because the sun comes out.

Whatever has been on your mind lately is often still there, whether that’s work, family stuff or something you’ve been carrying around for a while.

So if everyone around you seems to be making the most of it and you’re not feeling 100%, that doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with you.

You’re not the only one feeling like that.

22/05/2026

A first counselling session rarely starts with:

“I’ve prepared everything I want to say.”

It’s usually more:

“I’m not really sure where to start to be honest.”

The interesting thing is people usually find their own way into the conversation.

And somehow, before you know it, we’ve ended up back in 2007 😄

People pleasing doesn’t always look the way people imagine.Sometimes it’s saying “sure I don’t mind” when you actually d...
19/05/2026

People pleasing doesn’t always look the way people imagine.

Sometimes it’s saying “sure I don’t mind” when you actually do.

It’s taking on one more thing because you don’t want to let someone down.

It’s rewriting a text so it doesn’t sound rude.

It’s worrying someone’s annoyed with you because they seemed a bit quiet.

For many people, it becomes so normal they don’t even notice they’re doing it anymore.

Wanting to help people isn’t the problem. Caring about people isn’t the problem either.

But if everyone else comes first all of the time, eventually something has to give, and usually it’s your own energy.

There’s a particular kind of grief a lot of adults are carrying quietly at the minute.Not necessarily because something ...
12/05/2026

There’s a particular kind of grief a lot of adults are carrying quietly at the minute.

Not necessarily because something dramatic happened.
But because life just doesn’t look the way they thought it would by now.

A lot of people imagined they’d feel more settled at this stage.
More secure.
More certain.

Instead, many feel stuck in limbo somewhere between surviving and trying to keep going.

And in Ireland especially, there’s a real sense lately of people feeling “behind” in life.
Housing. Finances. Relationships. Friends emigrating. Starting over unexpectedly. Trying to keep up while quietly exhausted underneath it all.

These feelings are far more common than most people realise.

Sometimes therapy simply gives people a space to talk honestly about these things without judgement.

📍Drogheda / Navan
Online sessions available

Nobody walks through my door feeling great. That’s kind of the point.In this part of the world, we’re not great at askin...
08/05/2026

Nobody walks through my door feeling great. That’s kind of the point.

In this part of the world, we’re not great at asking for help. We put our head down, get on with it, and hope it passes. Sometimes it does. A lot of the time it doesn’t.

I’ve worked with tradesmen, teachers, parents and everyone in between, people from Navan and Drogheda who held it together for everyone else until they couldn’t anymore.

You don’t have to reach that point before you pick up the phone.

Give me a call or send me a DM. I’m here.
📞 089 489 1888

Some of the more subtle things your therapist is often picking up on 👇The way your body reacts.Sometimes your body says ...
06/05/2026

Some of the more subtle things your therapist is often picking up on 👇

The way your body reacts.
Sometimes your body says more than your words do. The small things like tension, restlessness, or not quite being able to settle can tell a lot about how you’re actually feeling, even if you don’t fully realise it yourself.

The way you speak to yourself.
Those offhand comments, “I should’ve known better”, “I’m useless at this”, they come out very easily, but they’re not nothing. They tend to say a lot about how you’re treating yourself day to day.

And the small changes.
Even on the days you feel stuck, there are usually small shifts happening - being a bit more open, saying something you normally wouldn’t, holding a boundary. That’s often where the real progress is.

Most of this isn’t obvious at the time.
That’s part of what we work through together, and where things can start to ease a little.

📍Drogheda / Navan
You’re very welcome to get in touch, no pressure

Address

Beauparc
Louth
C15DN30

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 1pm

Telephone

+353894891888

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