Cork Psychotherapy and Trauma Centre

Maybe counselling or psychotherapy was the last thing you ever wanted. Perhaps you don’t like talking about your problems or you think no one can help you anyway. Maybe you’ve tried it in the past and it did not work. Don’t give up – Alison can work with you to turn your life around in the following ways:
• Reduce anxiety – generalised anxiety, panic attacks, fears, phobias, obsessions (OCD), lack of confidence or overwhelming stress and pressure can be treated effectively.
• Break the cycle of depression – even chronic depression can often be lifted quickly and the meaning and joy returned to life.
• Resolve trauma – tackle the symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder, however severe, in a safe way.
• Improve sleep – all emotional problems are made worse with poor sleep.
• Manage anger – anger disorders damage health, increase the likelihood of an early death and cause enormous misery among relatives, colleagues and innocent bystanders.
• Stop addictive behaviour – people can be freed from all forms of addiction – alcohol, drugs, gambling, sex, TV and computer games, eating disorders – providing they want to make the effort to stop.
• Assist with medical conditions – many conditions such as fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, psoriasis, eczema, asthma, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic pain and migraine, have an emotional component. Stressful events often trigger an outbreak because emotions affect your health.
• Improve relationships – relationship difficulties are often self-perpetuating because our beliefs and reactions to one another trigger patterns of behaviour which stop us solving them. When couples want to stay together but are having problems, talking them over with a psychotherapist can help.