Background
I have a BA Honours Degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy from CIT, Cork. The BA is
recognised as a professional training course by the Irish Association
for Counselling and Psychotherapy and satisfies the professional
accreditation requirements of this body. I am a fully accredited member of IACP and follow a strict code of ethics and professionalism.
My background also includes:
- Diploma in Life and Executive Coaching with Positive Sucess Group
- ITEC Diploma in Reflexology, Aromatherapy, Lymphatic Drainage, Indian Head Massage, and On-site & Body Massage
- Integrated Energy Therapy - level 1-3
- NLP training
- PA for Irish Wheelchair Association
- Samaritans and Crisis Pregnancy Counselling
- Ashrama teacher for 2 years working with Indian children in a small boarding school near Delhi, India
- Nursing experience (BCH) Belfast
- Working with the Corrymeela Community, Co. Antrim
- Motherhood with 3 children and 1 young grand-daughter
Therapeutic Approach
I use a Humanistic, Integrative approach to Counselling with
the help of Gestalt, Person Centred, Transactional Analysis, CBT, Body
Awareness, Reality Therapy and Personality Styles. Using these methods,
my aim is to help you find a means to work through and hopefully heal
or resolve any area of conflict and access healthier self-awareness and
resources to achieve this.
The
first step to Counselling is deciding you want to make a positive change in your life and want support in achieving this. The second is making contact with a Counsellor. For many it is often
the hardest - and it is my goal to ensure that once you make that contact, you feel supported on every level. A healthy therapeutic relationship between Counsellor and client is essential for progress to be achieved. Many Counsellors believe it is the both the foundation and key ingredient in helping you achieve the
your goals.
Every client is unique and has their own perception of how to understand, experience and function in this world. It is the Counsellor's job to help him/her identify and explore what aspects of this are healthy and what has become distorted, contaminated or blocked leading to disfunction.Working with you to find practical tools and solutions to work through this, I remain hopeful that you can find peace, harmony and balance in your life.......and a light at the end of even the darkest tunnel.
Some issues may require specialised therapy such as serious alcohol or
drug addiction, severe depression, or PTSD. If you feel this is your
main concern I may recommend a more qualified Counsellor or Support
Centre to ensure you get the help you deserve.
I work with all age groups, cultural and religious backgrounds. Children under 18 years of age need parental or guardian consent to pursue therapy.
Everything you discuss is kept confidential. The only reasons this confidence might be broken is if you were at high risk of harming yourself or others or required by law - if you had commited a crime, etc. This would also be discussed with you first before taking further action. I also work under Supervision, as all Therapists do. If a situation proves particularly challenging for me, I may discuss it with my Supervisor. The client's identity and details are not disclosed - only the issue - to ensure I can offer the appropriate support in all circumstances.
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