Anne-Louise Foley Counselling at The Healing House

Integrative, humanistic counsellor working with adult clients (over 18) on issues including bereavement, loss, anxiety, depression, stress, relationship and family difficulties.

BA (hons) from ICHAS

Member of the APCP

Member of BACP

Anne works with clients on developing awareness and understanding of their experience at the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels, and of their relationships with themselves and others. She holds a therapeutic space that is safe, challenging and empowering. Anne encourages clients to develop a sense of their personal capacity for change and to move into a process of ongoing growth. Anne is committed to her own professional and personal growth, believing this is a necessary element in in her ability to create the therapeutic space where clients can engage with their therapy work. She is engaged in ongoing training, reflection and research in the field of counselling and psychotherapy. Anne holds honours degrees in Psychology, Counselling & Psychotherapy, and a Masters degree in Women's Studies. Anne's experience includes working with: binge eating, Anxiety, Bereavement, Body Image, Bullying, Depression, Isolation, Life Direction, Recovery from Addiction, Relationships, Self-Care, Self-Esteem and Empowerment , Stress, Suicidal thoughts and recovery from attempted suicide, Survivors of sexual, physical, emotional abuse.

B.A.(Hons) Psychology and Sociology, Graduate Diploma in Humanistic and Integrative Counseling, Diploma in Life and Business Coaching. Brid offers counselling, psychotherapy and life coaching services at The Healing House. She is a mature person with life experience. Her training is broadly based and her approach is to respect the client and to build a relationship where he or she feels safe enough to share what is troubling them and to move towards insight, healing and change. This fits with her life philosophy and life experience. Brid has been trained in humanistic and integrative psychotherapy which has its roots in humanistic philosophy which emphasises human dignity and the human capacity for fulfilment. It aims to work with a full range of influences to encourage the development of the individual and her/his relationship to others and to society. (IAHIP) She has worked in a number of community settings for nearly four years and has experience in: Anger Management Anxiety Bereavement Childhood neglect, abuse and loss Depression Employment/unemployment issues Existential issues including lack of meaning and coming to terms with stage of life Panic Attacks Relationship challenges Self esteem Stress Trauma Workplace Bullying Brid is a pre-accredited member of the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP) and the Irish Association of Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy (IAHIP) and abides by their ethics.

Colman Dooney practices a humanistic psychotherapy that is grounded in the Person Centered philosophy of Carl Rogers. This approach offers a gentle secure environment where clients can draw on their innate wisdom to heal and grow through the inevitable adversities each human life encounters.