Psychotherapists Ireland

Psychotherapy involves looking at patterns in your life that have established themselves unconsciously and are causing you distress in the present time. Becoming aware of these patterns gives you the opportunity to break them and to choose an action that best fulfils your needs.

Counselling provides the opportunity to talk about your problems in a confidential, non judgemental setting. Talking about whats bothering you to a trained professional means that possible solutions can come to light and underlying causes can be looked at in a gentle, supportive way.

Initial appointment fee is negotiable

Gerda Boyesen the founder of Biodynamic Psychology and Psychotherapy discovered that the gut has an additional function, which is not only to digest food, but also to digest the bio-chemical by-products of stress, life experiences and emotional events, including trauma or abuse. She named this function “psycho-peristalsis”. This term was chosen to indicate the psychodynamic aspects of the peristaltic function and to acknowledge the neurological, psychological and emotional components of the digestive process.She went on to discover that the by-products of stress accumulate and get stuck or trapped in the normal fluids of the body and change their composition. She coined the term “energetic nervous fluid” (ENF) to distinguish this from normal body fluids because the body fluids now contain hormonal remnants and biochemical residues – leading to tissue armour or numbness and stasis. These by-products, if left in the body, can lead to dysfunction and eventually, disease. Gerda Boyesen developed a range of biodynamic methods including biodynamicmassage’ (placing a loudspeaker stethoscope on the abdomen of the client during the massage to listen to and monitor the sounds of psycho-peristalsis) which includes‘emptying’. This treatment is designed to help the body to “empty” energetic nervous fluid and to assist the natural elimination of potentially harmful nervous energetic fluid from all cells and processes in the body. Emptying is a regenerative treatment, often leading to feelings of cleansing, relaxation, peace and relief.

Counselling is when a Counsellor sees a client in a private and confidential setting. The counsellor enables the client to explore a difficulty or distress they may be experiencing through non-judgemental discussion. The client may be facing a specific issue such as stress or depression, or they may have just reached a point in their life where they are concerned about a lack or purpose or direction. By helping the client discuss and define their difficulties, the counsellor will help the client find a solution to their distress. The counsellor will help the client to understand what is causing their issue and will help the client develop the coping mechanisms to deal with it. All of our therapists offer ‘distance therapy’. Distance therapy is where you engage with your therapist over the phone or through video chat (via a platform like Skype). The choice of how you want to engage with your therapist is up to you. We work to make sure that they accommodate your preferences. Distance therapy ensures that you get access to the best and most suitable counsellor (who may not work in your area) while also ensuring that therapy is convenient for you. You can schedule your sessions during the day or after work. Distance therapy is clinically proven to be as effective as face-to-face therapy and our counsellors are expert in its delivery.

Counselling is when a Counsellor sees a client in a private and confidential setting. The counsellor enables the client to explore a difficulty or distress they may be experiencing through non-judgemental discussion. The client may be facing a specific issue such as stress or depression, or they may have just reached a point in their life where they are concerned about a lack or purpose or direction. By helping the client discuss and define their difficulties, the counsellor will help the client find a solution to their distress. The counsellor will help the client to understand what is causing their issue and will help the client develop the coping mechanisms to deal with it. All of our therapists offer ‘distance therapy’. Distance therapy is where you engage with your therapist over the phone or through video chat (via a platform like Skype). The choice of how you want to engage with your therapist is up to you. We work to make sure that they accommodate your preferences. Distance therapy ensures that you get access to the best and most suitable counsellor (who may not work in your area) while also ensuring that therapy is convenient for you. You can schedule your sessions during the day or after work. Distance therapy is clinically proven to be as effective as face-to-face therapy and our counsellors are expert in its delivery.

Stress is a normal feeling that arises when you think that you can’t meet the demands from the challenges that you face. Stress can have both positive and negative impacts on people. Small amounts of stress can be healthy; it can help motivate us to achieve our goals. High stress, however, has a negative impact on people. It can cause us to feel unwell and prevents us from dealing with matters. Stress effects how we think, feel and react to issues. Triggers that cause stress are called ‘stressors’.