Elmwood Centre for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy has been the most widely researched therapy. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a type of therapy that involves addressing a person’s problematic thinking styles and behaviors. It is based on the idea that how we think (cognition), how we feel (emotion), and how we act (behaviour) all interact together. Specifically, our thoughts determine our feelings and our behavior. Therefore, negative thoughts can cause us distress and result in problems.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps people to develop alternative viewpoints in order to tackle their problems. Developing alternative viewpoints is the cornerstone of the CBT principle that there is always more than one way of seeing things and therefore a person chooses their own viewpoint. This type of therapy has been found to be helpful in:

• Anxiety
• Panic attack
• Depression
• Acrophobia and other phobias
• Social phobias
• Bulimia
• Obsessive compulsive disorder
• Post traumatic stress disorder
• Stress
• Relationship problems

When we change the way we think for the better, this in turn, contributes to how we view and react to situations around us. It also helps to bring new clarity of thought to help make better decisions for ourselves and others.

Relationships can run into difficulties from time to time resulting in conflict, lack of communication and disappointment. Normal life stage events such as the birth of a new baby, redundancy, retirement, a change in work/life balance or children leaving home can also present couples with the challenge of renegotiating their expectations of themselves and each other. Counselling can teach you some valuable ways to improve and enhance communication skills and to work through difficult emotions to achieve clarity, understanding and connection.

Elmwood Centre offers relationship counselling in a safe and comfortable environment to co-habiting, married and same sex couples. We provide the space for couples to talk, listen and be heard. By working with a counsellor who possesses empathy and professional expertise, couples feel supported while working through the challenges in their intimate relationship. While being aware of the uniqueness of each individual, we also have the skills and experience to hear both sides of the story in complete confidence, without judgement and without taking sides.

The relationship you wish to explore may be past, present or in the future, and we invite you, alone or with your partner, to avail of the opportunity to explore, understand and transform your relationships.

At Elmwood Centre we offer counselling and psychotherapy to students from colleges and universities. We recognise that whilst the college experience can be exciting and rewarding, it can also be challenging for many students. The transition from school to college can be difficult to negotiate and sometimes personal or family problems can interfere with a student’s academic and social life. We help and support students to manage difficulties so that college life can be enjoyed and participated in more fully. We have a lot of experience working with and providing support services to students who are struggling with issues such as;

• Stress at exam time
• Difficulties with study
• Low self-esteem and lack of confidence
• Social difficulties
• Cultural differences
• Adjusting to a co-educational environment
• Relationship issues
• Gender and Identity issues
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Suicidal thoughts
• Eating disorders
• Addiction
• Financial worries
• Family concerns