Parenting Counselling in County Cork

I offer Counselling and Psychotherapy for both Polish and English Speakers. I am a Fully Accredited Member of the Irish Association (IACP) for the same. My practice of psychotherapy is supervised by regular supervision and professional improvement through additional courses, symposia and creative work. I have a decent year of experience working as a Social Care Worker in the Mental Health and Homeless sector. I am a psychotherapist who works in the humanistic and existential approaches. I contributed to numerous projects that helped clients to achieve their goals.

Donna is a proud Gestalt Psychotherapist and set up Inner Wild Therapy to have a better life-work balance. She can work with you in the comfort of her office at Killorglin, or through Outdoor Therapy. Through her unique approach to therapy, Donna encourages her clients to connect with their inner self while immersing themselves in the beauty and tranquility of nature. We can Walk & Talk within the solace of nature. She also offers Remote Therapy where the client feels comfort in their own surroundings. Inner Wild means to find solace withing the wilds of nature or it could mean finding peace within your suffering.

I am a Senior Clinical Psychologist with 15 years experience working with adults with a wide variety of emotional struggles, life challanges, and mental and physical health difficulties. I have worked in Ireland, the UK, the HSE and the NHS. I use many therepeutic modalities to suit the needs of each individual I meet. I am trained in CBT, Accepance & Commitment Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy, DBT, MBSR, attachment-based therapies and I am an accrediated EMDR therapist. All of our work will be underpinned by developing a strong therepeutic relationship while supporting you to work towards your personal values and goals.

As you are reading this you might feel worried that your child or teenager has a problem which is causing them to be sad, withdrawn, anxious or at risk. Or you are a young person who is feeling unhappy or stuck and would like to know why you are feeling like this and how to get help. How might you bring about meaningful change?

You may feel that life is stressful or worrying, or maybe an event or relationship is causing you upset and confusion. At any age, life's challenges can be difficult to negotiate and sometimes overwhelming. In these circumstances, I offer a safe, non judgemental and confidential space to help you explore and understand all that you are carrying with the aim of building awareness and resilience and of finding workable solutions.

I am an IACP-accredited Counsellor & Psychotherapist, holding a BSc (Hons) degree from Middlesex University, London. I take great pride in helping each individual client to understand, cope with and overcome the stresses in your daily life, and to find your way to change and growth.

If you’re reading this, you probably feel motivated to engage in therapy and you’ve taken the hardest step already. We’re likely to get along if you value talking with someone empathetic and interested in you as a person. I like to help people live a life that is in line with their goals and values, whether that is an improvement in mental health or becoming unstuck from previous patterns that have kept you from living the life you want to live. Years of experience tells me that our relationship, specifically you feeling comfortable with me and able to be open and honest, is the best predictor of outcome.

My goal is to help the client to achieve their own personal goals, via individual or couple's therapy. This includes recovery from trauma e.g. adverse childhood events, sexual abuse, violence, bereavement, PTSD, abandonment or any issues that affects ongoing functioning. It also addresses self-esteem, depression, addiction or anxiety/panic attacks that may arise as a result of stress. Indeed stress is the root of much anxiety and physical ailments. As a foundation I offer a sincere and authentic relationship to assist the client with all relationships and future aspirations in their lives. I also offer clinical supervision.

Please note unfortunately I am not currently taking new referrals. I am an adult, child and adolescent Psychotherapist. I have worked in a number of sectors including school settings, residential care settings, and for charitable bodies. I am passionate about working therapeutically with families, children and teens living with life challenges such as anxiety, bereavement, selective mutism, parental separation, foster and residential care, ADHD, Autism, bereavement, homelessness, amongst others.

I am an Irish psychotherapist working with clients on either a short term or long term basis depending on your needs. My work is guided by the belief that healing is always possible. I work with clients experiencing challenges including a specific life event, stress, relationship issues, career issues. issues around confidence and body image or generalized life dissatisfaction. I hold a space for you to get what you need, to facilitate you to process your emotions and to develop tools to support your resilience and empower you to identify and mobilize your needs.