Anchor Therapy Dublin

Anchor Therapy Dublin Anchor Therapy specialises in neurodiversity and mental health.

Anchor Therapy is an Occupational Therapy service that supports people to learn practical life skills to better manage their daily routine, work, self-care and their enjoyment in life.

🌟 Exciting news! 🌟Ailís is now offering face-to-face Occupational Therapy sessions in Cork for young people (from age 13...
04/09/2025

🌟 Exciting news! 🌟

AilĂ­s is now offering face-to-face Occupational Therapy sessions in Cork for young people (from age 13) right through to adults.

She specialises in supporting neurodivergent individuals and those experiencing anxiety, low mood, stress and . She brings a wealth of expertise, experience, and her warm, caring nature to every session. đź’›

✨ What’s new
Ailís will also be starting a Young Adult Social Group in Cork — free of charge! She played a huge role in establishing the Dublin group, and we can’t wait to see the Cork group thrive with her guidance.

Ailis will continue:
✔️ Face-to-face sessions in Dublin
✔️ All of her online sessions

Beyond her clinical work, Ailis is also the heart behind the , reflecting her passion for advocacy and social justice. 🌍

We are so grateful for her dedication and so excited for the Cork community to benefit from her energy and care!


Small steps, big wins 🙌One of our clients (22, autistic, experiencing social anxiety) had never taken public transport o...
03/09/2025

Small steps, big wins 🙌

One of our clients (22, autistic, experiencing social anxiety) had never taken public transport on her own before. The thought of it felt overwhelming: the noise, the people, the unknowns.

Over several months in OT, we broke down her goal into achievable, graded steps:
🔹 Looking up bus routes online
🔹 Practicing anxiety management strategies
🔹 Testing out different noise-cancelling headphones
🔹 Walking to the bus stop and watching others get on
🔹Visualising the inside of the bus
🔹Applying for the free travel scheme
🔹Learning how to tap on and off
🔹Getting on and getting off at the next stop
🔹 Building confidence step by step

Today, she proudly took the bus home on her own after our session!

Moments like these remind us that independence doesn’t happen all at once, it’s built one step at a time.


We just had the pleasure of running a series of workshops with  in Crumlin, supporting 14 amazing young men and women to...
26/08/2025

We just had the pleasure of running a series of workshops with in Crumlin, supporting 14 amazing young men and women to build skills in time management, organisation, and routine planning ✨

The Ability Programme provided each participant with whiteboards, timers, fidget tools, and journals to help put our learnings into practice. How great is that!

We had so many valuable discussions around stress management strategies, and how low mood and anxiety can make it really difficult to stay organised and keep consistent routines.

So inspired by the openness, insight, and engagement from everyone who took part 💡👏

Announcement 📣we’re very excited to announce that Ailís will be opening new face to face slots in Cork starting in Septe...
21/08/2025

Announcement 📣we’re very excited to announce that Ailís will be opening new face to face slots in Cork starting in September! Watch this space 💫

New podcast alert! What a great honour to be part of ’s new podcast “That’s Mental”. We had great chats about Neurodiver...
29/05/2025

New podcast alert! What a great honour to be part of ’s new podcast “That’s Mental”. We had great chats about Neurodiversity, ADHD, mental health and trauma. Can’t wait to hear the other episodes 🙌


Our OT student Nina from TCD attended “From Challenge to Change: The Climate Crisis & Women’s Mental Health” event at th...
16/05/2025

Our OT student Nina from TCD attended “From Challenge to Change: The Climate Crisis & Women’s Mental Health” event at the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission in Dublin.

The talk explored:
đź’« how climate change is an environmental issue but also a growing mental health concern, particularly for women.
💫how climate related anxiety, solastalgia, and caregiving responsibilities are impacting women’s wellbeing.

We’re so lucky to have students with us at Anchor Therapy to be able to attend events like this and share the insights after! 🙌

Workshops đź’« I spent a lovely afternoon talking to a great bunch of young people as part of  We had lovely discussions ab...
15/05/2025

Workshops đź’« I spent a lovely afternoon talking to a great bunch of young people as part of

We had lovely discussions about how to set simple attainable goals, how to beat procrastination and practice time awareness.

Thank you for having me 🙏

Therapy experiences with Ailis 💫Despite what people may think we don’t often get feedback from clients directly of how t...
14/03/2025

Therapy experiences with Ailis đź’«

Despite what people may think we don’t often get feedback from clients directly of how they experience OT but when we do it’s magic!

Supporting someone to foster and nurture self worth that enables them to feel “proud” is just gold🙌

A moment to pause on Valentine’s Day ❤️ Showing yourself little moments of compassion is a wonderful way to connect and ...
14/02/2025

A moment to pause on Valentine’s Day ❤️

Showing yourself little moments of compassion is a wonderful way to connect and show kindness to you.

Think small. Each little moment helps and can build mental resilience.

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About Anchor Therapy

Anchor Therapy is a mobile, community-based Mental Health service in Ireland focusing on improving the well-being and quality of life of teenagers, young people and adults. Anchor Therapy was founded by Michelle Murray who is Mental Health Occupational Therapist living in Dublin.

​Mission:

Our mission is to increase options for people wishing to access best practice health care. While traditional models of clinic-based treatments are highly effective for some, they are not always suitable for everyone. At Anchor Therapy, you have the choice. You can come to a room in Ballsbridge, or our OT can bring evidence-based and person-centred health treatments to you in your place of work, at home, in school or in other any other context that lends itself to benefiting you.

​Vision: