- Client-centred approach
- CBT techniques
- Psychodynamic work
About Fionnuala
Fionnuala Curley is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and life changes, and she also addresses relationship and family concerns. She lists areas such as grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting and career matters, and has an interest in guilt and shame.
Her way of working is conversational and interactive. Sessions focus on what feels most pressing and useful right now. She draws on client-centred ideas to listen and prioritise the client's perspective. She uses cognitive behavioural tools to look at thinking patterns and practical steps that can ease everyday problems.
She also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at how past experiences and relationships affect current feelings and behaviour. That can help when a person repeatedly feels stuck, ashamed or unsure why something keeps happening. Fionnuala aims to combine these approaches so that short-term problems can be handled while longer patterns are understood.
Her practice approaches family problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame directly as topics to be talked through. She works with issues such as codependency, commitment and communication problems in straightforward terms. She also supports people facing fertility, fatherhood and blended family challenges.
Sessions generally focus on practical ways to cope alongside exploring deeper feelings. People are invited to shape the work as they go. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session through the online booking flow.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Fionnuala uses client-centred work to ground sessions in the person's experience. That means listening closely, reflecting what matters to the client and shaping sessions around their concerns. It helps when someone needs their feelings acknowledged and priorities clarified.She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and try practical changes. CBT can be useful for stress, anxiety and low mood because it looks at patterns of thought and behaviour and offers concrete strategies to test in daily life. Psychodynamic ideas are used to consider how earlier relationships or experiences influence current feelings, which is helpful when someone feels stuck in repeated patterns.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together they will decide what to focus on week to week. This collaborative way lets the client try different methods and adjust as they learn what helps.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings around work, childcare and daily life. They also allow for shorter check-ins or sessions that do not require being on camera, depending on what is arranged with the therapist.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, depression, relationship and family concerns, and also lists grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting and career matters.
How does she approach guilt and shame?
She addresses guilt and shame directly by combining conversation, thinking-pattern work and exploration of past influences to understand why those feelings persist.
What is her professional background?
She has three years of professional experience working with adults on a range of emotional and relational issues.
What credential does she hold and where does she practise?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients; please confirm any time zone or scheduling needs when booking.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.