About Sand and Surf Psychology

Sand and Surf Psychology was formed by registered psychologist, Patrick O’Brien, to:

• Support and journey with people through challenges and difficulties they are experiencing. 
• Help meet the increasing need people have for deeper meaning and purpose in their lives.   

At Sand and Surf Psychology people seeking psychological support are accepted, listened to and guided. It is a place for connection, understanding and growth.

We don't so much solve our problems as we outgrow them. We add capacities and experiences that eventually make us bigger than the problems.

Carl Jung 

I have been lucky to experience many different people and cultures, to work in different roles and industries, and to have wonderful support through my own challenges and difficulties. 

A key learning for me has been that no one is perfect and nor should we try to be. However, we can access our own unique potential – especially if we receive the support we need when experiencing challenges and difficulties.

People need other people for support, to learn and to grow. By providing support as a psychologist, I also have the good fortune to learn more about myself and others. It is a shared journey that we go on together, whether that is for a short period through counselling or over a longer period in psychotherapy.