Therapy and Facilitation
Psychological Therapy
If you are experiencing emotional difficulties (e.g. anxiety, depression), relationship challenges or wish to engage in personal growth, I can help.
One of the chief parameters guiding me is the individuality of each person I work with – understanding you and your life is foremost. Another key component is the therapeutic relationship we create together.
The uniqueness of each person and each relationship guides us in therapy. I draw on a range of approaches* but the real work lies in following your process and co-creating the therapy needed at each step along the way.
* CBT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Schema Therapy, Person-Centred or Humanistic Counselling, Mindfulness-Based Practices, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Process Oriented Psychology.
Group Work – Facilitation and Design
Across differing contexts and settings, people benefit from having an external person facilitate groups. Do you, or people you work alongside require group facilitation?
I have facilitated, coordinated and designed a wide range of groups-based programmes with varying aims and objectives (see publications):
- Schwartz Rounds for healthcare professionals
- StaffSPACE (Stopping to Process and Consider Events)
- The Seanchaí (Storyteller) Project
Contact me if you would like to discuss facilitation or developing a programme.
Examples of Groups:
- Navigating anxiety and depression.
- Support for frontline emergency workers.
- Reflective practice for NHS staff.
- Crisis debrief for frontline public sector workers.
- Community-based dialogue.
Workshop & Training – Design and Delivery
Sometimes you may require a more structured approach to working in groups. I develop psychologically-informed trainings to meet your specific requirements.
I have designed and delivered workshops focusing on different aspects of wellbeing, self-care, team functioning and communication. These have ranged from shorter, educational pieces of work to more in-depth experiential trainings.
My interest is in designing workshops for each situation making the initial discussions paramount to co-creating what you need.
Contact me to discuss further.
Examples of topics:
- Developing a compassionate communication style.
- Growing a supportive team environment.
- Identifying and working with suicidal behaviours.
- Taking care of ourselves in taking care of others.
- Working with anxiety and fear.
Supervision
Whether you are a psychologist or practitioner from another discipline, good supervision is a core component of working with people. I provide both individual and group supervision.
I have worked with people at all stages of psychological practice as well as facilitating group-based supervision for nurses and other allied health professionals.
I take an integrative approach, drawing on a range of models to meet the developmental stage, interests and needs of the supervisee. Creating a safe and trusting relationship is the foundation on which the rest of the work is based.
Get in contact
To explore how I can help you, book an initial 15-minute call, or use the details below.
+44 740 356 3340
hello@padraigcotter.com
hello@padraigcotter.com