Welcome To Josephine O'Halloran Website:

My name is Josephine O’Halloran and I am a counsellor, psychotherapist, psychosexual therapist, trainer and supervisor in private practice in Galway. I see individuals/couples who have issues around abuse, addiction, anxiety, depression, bullying, grief and loss and relationship problems. I work with gay and lesbian couples/individuals, people who have gender issues around their sexuality or have STD’s or HIV/AIDS, couples who are undergoing IVF fertility treatment, women who have had abortions or miscarriages, and people with illness or disability. My office is wheelchair friendly. I also work as a trainer and as a supervisor to therapists and people who need supervision in their work. I also provide Marriage Preparation Courses, which are approved by the Catholic Church. This course lasts 3 hours and is held in a private, confidential setting for each individual couple.

My Theoretical Approach:

I incorporate Person-Centred, Humanistic and Integrative, Psychodynamic, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Gestalt, Solution Focused Brief Therapy and Psychosexual Therapy into my work.

Professional Development:

• I obtained a Professional Diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy from the Tivoli Institute, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.
• I hold accredited membership of the Irish Association of Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy (IAHIP) and the Irish Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (IACP).
• I also trained as a psychosexual therapist with Relate, U.K. I am accredited to the British Association for Sexual and Relationship Therapy (BASRT).
• I also hold a Certificate in Supervision and in Critical Incident Stress Management.

Psychosexual therapy is for people who have sexual difficulties in their relationship.
This can be brought on by stress, illness, the birth of a baby or other life events.

• Sometimes the cause can be more complicated and I am skilled to help the client to explore and understand the possible reasons.
• The cause of the problem is looked at and work is done on a possible solution.
• This is a private and confidential service available for couples and individuals that have specific relationship and sexual problems.
• It is preferable to attend as a couple, but individuals can also be helped.
• It can be difficult to talk about intimate, personal difficulties like sexual activity to a stranger. However I am trained to help individuals and couples that find that sex may be the cause of their difficulties.
• Whatever the problem, it really helps to talk about it and to work out if it has a psychological or physical cause. Often it is a bit of both. As your therapist, I will help you to decide if a medical check-up is needed.
• I listen to the client with empathy, congruence and positive regard that gives him/her greater self-awareness and understanding.
• I explore the client’s problems in a safe, non-judgemental and confidential setting.
• I believe that we all have the ability to heal ourselves and the capacity to change, if we wish to do so.
• I offer my clients unconditional support in their quest to reach their potential and to gain strength and the confidence to ‘therap themselves’ in the future.

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