About me

Hello and welcome!

I’m Gill Kenny – an Irish writer and counsellor, currently living in Perth, Australia.

I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember. As a child, I wrote letters to my grandparents, filling them with stories and drawings, already imagining a life shaped by words.

Through my teenage years and into adulthood, writing became something more – a way to make sense of the world, and of myself. Poetry, journals, and short stories helped me process experiences I didn’t yet have the language for.

In my 20s and 30s, I worked in publishing and later in corporate communications, writing for magazines, newspapers, and blue chip companies. But while I was writing professionally, my deeper creative voice remained largely in the background.

It wasn’t until my 50s that I made a conscious decision to return to that voice – and to finally commit to the kind of writing I had always wanted to do.

Alongside this, my work as a counsellor has deepened my understanding of the human experience – particularly in the areas of addiction, trauma, relationships, and self-worth.

My writing now sits at the intersection of both – lived experience and professional insight – and is grounded in honesty, reflection, and the belief that it’s never too late to change direction.

Thank you for being here.

Gill