Vita House Family Centre Abbey

	PROFESSIONAL COUNSELLING / PSYCHOTHERAPY SERVICES Is Counselling/Psychotherapy for Me? It is natural and healthy to seek help from carefully chosen, trustworthy people when we can’t sort out things on our own. Seeing a counsellor does not mean you are self-indulgent, weak or that you are going crazy! Counselling/psychotherapy can help small problems from becoming more serious and can strengthen relationships. Some of the issues that we deal with at Vita House include: Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Relationship difficulties, Parenting Difficulties, Child’s/teenager’s Behavioural and Emotional Problems, Leaving Home, Conflict in the Home, Bereavement, Separation, Loss of Health/Job, Panic Attacks, Violence, Physical and Sexual Abuse. Psychotherapists Mary Lee, B.Rel. Sc., Grad C.F.T., M. Sc. Psychotherapy, Registered Family Therapist with wide experience in the areas of individual, couples and family counselling. She has experience facilitating training programmes for adults & teenagers and experiential learning with groups. Nivard Whelan, B.Sc., M.Sc. Psychotherapy, Dip. F.T. is a registered Family Therapist who previously worked in a family centre in Dublin where he gained a wide experience in working with families, individuals, couples, children and teenagers around a varied range of issues. Katie O’Malley, Dip. F.T., Dip. Applied Social Studies is a Registered Family Therapist who worked previously in Ireland and abroad, acquiring a broad range of experience in the fields of social care, developing community projects around youth and families, and individual, couples and family therapy. Noelle Murtagh, is a Therapist in training, currently studying for a 4- year MSc in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy with the Irish Institute of Counselling and Psychotherapy Studies. Sinead Tumulty, has an honours degree in Psychotherapy from Middlesex University. She is currently studying for her Masters in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Other Therapists/Counsellors are also available at our centre. Resource/Social Worker Miriam J. Brennan M.S.W. is a Social Worker with wide experience in the area of individual and family casework, as well as the development of community and child-care services in Ireland and Brazil. Family Mediation Mary Healy,B.Sc., (Soc. Sc.) H Dip Mediation & Conflict Resolution, trained with the Family Mediation Service and is a member of the Mediators Institute of Ireland. Mary has wide experience in facilitating adult and youth groups, training peer mediation groups and assisting parents, children and teenagers through the painful process of separating. Holistic Therapy Michael & Marie Simpson offer their skills in Reiki and other practices to provide a complementary therapy, which help to relax body, mind & spirit. They have volunteered their services for a number of sessions for people who are going through a stressful time and not temporarily in a position to pay.
Mission Statement
Appreciating new beginnings
Appreciating support
Appreciating opportunities to grow
Appreciating self
Appreciating community
Appreciating resilience & courage
Professional counselling / psychotherapy services
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