About Fionnuala
Fionnuala Curley is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. She offers a calm, non-judgemental space where clients can talk through present problems and figure out practical next steps. Her approach is warm and interactive, aimed at helping people feel heard and more able to manage daily pressures.
She draws on three main influences in her work.
Background and approach
Client-Centred Therapy guides how she listens and responds, keeping the person's own goals at the centre of sessions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different ways of thinking and behaving. Psychodynamic ideas are used to look at patterns that may have formed over time and how they affect current relationships.
Fionnuala adapts conversations and exercises to suit each person. That can mean setting small tasks between sessions or trying new ways to notice and change negative thinking. She treats people with respect and avoids stigmatising labels, focusing instead on realistic steps forward.
Her background includes three years of professional experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP. She works with a broad range of life issues including grief, parenting concerns, relationship problems and career uncertainty. Sessions are offered in English and international clients may be seen.
The first session typically focuses on what matters most to the client and what a useful next step might be.
How these approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the client's own goals. In practice this means the counsellor reflects back what the client says and helps them clarify what matters most, which can help with anxiety, self-esteem and life decisions.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. Online CBT sessions often include short practical tasks and exercises to try between sessions to reduce anxious thinking and change unhelpful habits.
Psychodynamic ideas look at repeating patterns in relationships and mood. Working this way can help people understand why certain issues keep coming up and how past experiences shape present behaviour.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences and then agree a plan together, adjusting the approach as things change. This collaborative process helps make therapy fit the person's life.
Online sessions offer clear practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when travel is difficult. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit around work. Live chat or text-based messaging suits brief check-ins and people who prefer writing to speaking. These options increase flexibility and make it easier to keep regular contact with a registered or accredited professional.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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