About Fionnuala
Fionnuala Curley helps people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, stress or life changes. She is a warm counsellor who aims to make sessions approachable and straightforward. Her style is interactive and respectful, so conversations are practical and down to earth.
She uses a mix of client-centred ways of working, cognitive behavioural therapy - often called CBT - and psychodynamic ideas to shape sessions. That means she listens closely, helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns, and looks at past influences on current feelings.
How Fionnuala works
Fionnuala adapts the pace and focus to each person's needs. She has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Fionnuala has helped people with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression.
She also supports those coping with grief, relationship and family problems, intimacy concerns and parenting pressures. Her additional interests include issues around ageing, blended families, fertility, codependency and feelings of emptiness or isolation. She also works with people facing career questions, compassion fatigue, jealousy and forgiveness struggles.
Sessions aim to be practical and humane, with a plan based on what matters to the person in front of her. Fionnuala invites people who want clearer thinking and steadier emotions to start a conversation. She focuses on building a collaborative working relationship and helping people find ways to manage day-to-day challenges.
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What Fionnuala works with
The areas below are the ones Fionnuala selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
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
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Fionnuala's approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience without judgement; it helps people feel heard and clarify what they want to change. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at current thoughts and behaviours and offers practical tools to manage anxiety, low mood and stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try different techniques and decide with the client what feels most helpful. This is a collaborative process tailored to the person's needs and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make counselling flexible. Video lets people read tone and facial cues, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat is suitable for shorter check-ins and text messaging allows ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and mobility needs while keeping the focus on progress and practical steps.
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