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Fionnuala Curley, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 3 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, Anxiety Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes

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Fionnuala Curley offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, low mood, or relationship strain. She writes in a straightforward way and focuses on helping each person take small, useful steps. Fionnuala is based in the United Kingdom and has three years of professional experience.

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Fionnuala keeps sessions warm and interactive. She listens first, then works with people to pick strategies that fit their life.

Background and approach

Conversations might look at unhelpful thinking patterns, past experiences that still affect daily life, or practical coping skills for busy days. Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, grief, parenting and relationship issues. She also works with career pressures, compassion fatigue and life changes such as blended family challenges or fertility worries.

Fionnuala pays attention to how family patterns and communication affect everyday wellbeing. Sessions are shaped to each person's needs. She combines client-centred listening with cognitive-behavioural tools and psychodynamic ideas to understand patterns that repeat over time.

The goal is to make thinking and behaviour feel more helpful and less draining. Fionnuala encourages practical planning between sessions so people can try new approaches between meetings. She aims to help people feel clearer about what matters to them and more able to take steps towards it.

If someone is ready to begin, she supports them in moving forward one step at a time.

Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions help

Client-centred therapy emphasises listening and understanding each person from their own perspective. It helps people feel heard and supported while they work out what they want to change. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and offers practical tools to reduce anxiety or low mood. Psychodynamic therapy explores how earlier experiences and relationships influence current feelings and habits, which can be useful when patterns keep repeating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals and preferences and will try methods that suit the individual. Decisions about techniques and pace are made together so the plan fits the person’s life and needs.

Online therapy makes accessing support more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual connection matters. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging offer a written option for people who prefer to type or need brief, frequent contact. These formats help fit therapy around work, childcare and travel, while keeping regular contact with a registered or accredited professional.

What issues does Fionnuala focus on?

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and coping with life changes, plus relationship and family concerns.

How would she describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is warm and interactive, combining listening with practical strategies and reflective discussion.

What is her background and experience?

Fionnuala has three years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relational issues in the United Kingdom.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages and international clients are supported?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.

In what formats are sessions offered?

Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging.

How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 3 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Fionnuala Curley, BACP

Background and approach

Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions help

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety