PATSY BRADY
Patsy is committed to a high quality of service within a welcoming, tranquil and respectful environment. His overall aim is to provide a professional, safe, ethical, and effective service.
THIS IS PATSY
Working with individuals, families and Organisations for over 33 years, Patsy’s extensive knowledge of emotional and mental well-places him in an ideal position for those in need.
Patsy trained as an Integrative Psychotherapist in Cork city and also with Dr Val Wosket in Dublin and is fully registered with the Irish Council for Psychotherapy and the Irish Association of Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy. He also trained in Positive Psychology at Harvard University and their Mind-Body institute. He also holds a Masters degree in social work.
Patsy offers space to explore the challenges, as well as the opportunities, of personal and professional life. One of the most experienced therapists in the North west, he seeks to support clients to resolve a range of issues in both realms - including the inter-play between professional roles and personal identity; panic, stress, anxiety and depression and patterns of communication at work and at home. He offers specialist support with childhood and/or adult trauma. Patsy’s extensive background as a Senior Practitioner Social Worker and in other related fields is an important contributor in aiding the therapy process.
PRIVATE PRACTICE & MORE
An important aspect of his work is to enable clients to make sense of painful behaviour we can all adopt at times to cope with life’s pressures e.g. dependencies on, or control of, relationships, food, alcohol, work or technology.
In addition to his private practice, Patsy provides long term therapy group work, personal development day and weekend workshops. Patsy is an Assistant Programme Director at the Sligo GP training Scheme. He is also an Accreditor of GP training schemes at a national level, and is Visiting Adjunct Assistant Professor at University College Dublin.
Patsy provides supervision to organisations, teams and includes Domestic violence services, Garda, HSE, voluntary services and Medical Consultants amongst his client.
THERAPY AS SUBJECT
Therapy is available for individuals and couples experiencing difficulties who wish to advance their personal growth and understanding.
Therapy can help with a wide variety of issues such as: anxiety, depression, stress, family and relationship issues, self-esteem, sexuality, bereavement, trauma, violence, abuse, anger management, illness, and identity issues amongst others. Patsy offers services to clients who wish to enhance their wellbeing and address personal, relationship, family and/or work related challenges.
Besides the individual work, Patsy hosts a wide variety of group interventions and workshops some of which are long term group, one day or full weekend residential workshops.
WHAT IS THERAPY?
Therapy offers you the opportunity to express and understand how you are really feeling about important aspects of your life. The therapeutic relationship is built on respect and trust. Therapy provides a safe place for you to explore difficult feelings and emotions in a supportive setting.
Therapy uses various modalities to help explore the psychological issues that hinder our physical and emotional wellbeing. Patsy is trained to actively listen to your concerns and to support you while you find your own solutions. You will not be judged, criticised or pressured to feel or act in a certain way. Instead, you will be supported as you seek to find new ways and methods of being that work better for you.
Therapy will help you have a deeper understanding of your feelings and emotions which may help you manage them more effectively both now and in the future. Therapy will also help you develop greater self-esteem and self worth. You may also find you develop more effective ways of relating to others and of expressing your needs and desires.