Psychotherapy

In individual psychotherapy we establish treatment goals and work collaboratively to meet those goals. The therapeutic process is guided by evidence-based theory and practice.

Through psychotherapy, the client explores their early life and development. This process encourages a client to understand their own neurobiological development. The therapist, informed by Attachment theory, Developmental theory, Character Styles and Body-Trauma informed therapy works with clients to help them understand the impact relationships and experiences have had on their connection and engagement with the world and how they effectively learned to consciously and unconsciously navigate throughout life.

55 mins |  €75 

Link to Services

Aimsir has developed relationships with other healthcare services and has information relating to providers which may be supplied to clients on a case by case basis for free.  

This includes links to National Services, Free Services, Multi-disciplinary Services, Community Services.

Please click on the Resources link on the top menu to find names of services and contact details. If you have a question regards a particular concern you have, please feel free to ask for assistance.

Free

Counselling

Counselling focuses more on working with clients to process the here and now. It is a form of therapy which is very effective in supporting a client to find their way through challenges. This approach to therapy is often used by psychotherapists. It is a suitable approach when a client may not wish to process early life with in-depth analysis but may still need to work through challenges and changes in their lives. This approach harnesses the person-centred theory of Carl Rogers, focusing on empathy, unconditional positive regard and congruence.

Counselling does not explore the clients’ childhood psychological development, personality development, character styles and family systems with as much intensity as psychotherapy.

55 mins |  €75  

Education and Training

Over the last 10 years Ciarán has created various workshops and lectures which have been provided for the following organisations;

Engaging Dementia: This is a registered charity who provide training and resources for those who care for people living with dementia in residential care, day centres, hospitals or the family home. Their Mission is to improve communication, engagement and connection for people living with dementia and their care partners through education, resources and community activities. Provides a lecture on Healthy Relationships between staff and residents and family members. Provides a workshop on how to develop an evidence-based multi-disciplinary Therapy program for residents in Residential Nursing Homes and Day Centres.

St. James’s Hospital Centre for Learning and Development: Provided lectures on Communications and Therapeutic Relationships.

Dementia Services Information and Development Centre DSiDC: National centre for excellence in dementia and is committed to best practice in all aspects of dementia care. Guest speaker/Lecture on application of evidence-based therapy programs in Nursing Home setting.