My name is Olive and I have worked as a counsellor for many years. I am a fully accredited counsellor and a member of the Irish Association of Counsellors and Physiotherapists (IACP). I work from a person-centred basis integrating different theoretical approaches and interventions.
• Accredited Counseller: Diploma MIACP
• Addiction Studies
Additional training. Conflict resolution and mediation, mindfullness, CBT, CBT for weightloss, Family Therapy, Personality Disorder, LGBT awareness training, Solution Focused & Brief Intervention training,Strengthening Families, Advanced Facilitation, ASSIST (su***de prevention/intervention)
First and foremost, well done in taking the first step to getting help with whatever is troubling you. I genuinely understand and appreciate how hard it can be to be to seek help. About me
I have a warm, calm ,accepting,emphatic and understanding personality that will help put you at your ease. I am a good listener, genuinely like people and love my work as a counsellor.I will bring all my training, professionalism, empathy, resources, practicality and experience to support and assist you. I will provide a safe trusting, confidential space for you to tell me your story,experiences and thoughts. I truly believe and respect that my clients know themselves better than anyone and hold the key to resolving what is troubling them. Think of me as your personal guide who will journey with you to help you explore and identify the key to unlocking the door to a new healthier, happier way of being . Over the course of my career,I have counselled people across a broad spectrum of backgrounds and issues including anxiety, depression, relationships, family matters, bereavement and loss, work related issues, bullying, addiction, weight loss, career, retirement and aging anxieties. For many years I worked to support people who found themselves in this situation. I have also trained and worked supporting people effected by another person’s addiction. Sometimes it’s an unexpected event or crisis and other times it’s an on-going behavior or situation that has caused you anxiety, stress, low self-esteem and exhaustion. We can become overwhelmed and laden down with worries, anxiety and depression. We may be experiencing a sense of hopelessness and unable to make a decision or believe we can’t change anything. We may carry guilt,shame, anger and resentment. We might be effected by other peoples behavior,or we may feel stuck in a cycle of negative feelings about ourselves, our abilities and our choices
In our counselling session, we work together to resolve and address what is troubling you. Its important that you feel relaxed, safe and confident in my abilities and develop a trusting relationship. In a sense - that we click. I can assure you that there is no judgement or prejudices in my practice... I will work with you to find wellness, understanding, peace and growth to live your life in the manner and way you wish. We all have different experiences, learned habits, thinking, and ways of dealing with life’s troubles. If these beliefs and ways of dealing with issues no longer serve you and you want to change. My focus will be to help you untangle whats causing you distress, explore choices, coping strategies and solutions to achieve your goal.
