Helena O’Leary
Psychotherapy and Counselling (BA Hons. Level 8)
Life Coaching (H.Dip Level 8)
Counselling and psychotherapy provide the individual with a safe, non-judgmental space to explore and understand their inner selves in order to be more present to their lives and their authentic selves.
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Eating disorders|Body image| Stress
Anxiety|Depression|Trauma| Suicidal Thoughts
Relationships from the individual’s perspective (Transactional Analysis, Internal Family Systems)|Loneliness,
I offer online and in-person (Bantry, West Cork & Cork City centre) counselling and psychotherapy and use an integrative approach to therapy.
Our reactions and emotions can too often be dictated by past experiences – psychotherapy provides a safe space to explore our behaviours, thoughts and emotions. Connecting with and developing empathy for ourselves and others will lead to a genuine experiencing of our lives. It is not only when something goes wrong or for negative reasons that people attend therapy – often it may be to find out why we think the way we do or find out more about why we react in a certain way.
Life coaching is a specific form of talk therapy where the focus is on goal setting, overcoming obstacles, and unlocking your potential. We live in a world focused on the external where comparison and evaluating our lives by everyone else takes centre stage. Coaching provides a welcome opportunity to pause and look inward and to take stock of what’s working and what may no longer be serving you.
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Standard Life Coaching sessions are structured as follows:
- Setting goals/reviewing previously set goals.
- Determining obstacles
- Working together to devise a plan for change.
- Psychoeducation
- Wrap up/conclusion will include deciding on ‘mini’ goals to be completed between sessions.
Pre-Accredited member of the Association of Professional Counsellors and Psychotherapists of Ireland
Member of International Coaching Federation