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Welcome.

My name is Cecilia Desmond.
 
I'm a counsellor and psychotherapist and I work with adults Online and in Co. Cork.
 
At the heart of my work is a belief that everybody has the capacity for growth, healing and transformation.
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A grounded connection approach.

My path into psychotherapy began with a deep curiosity about people, relationships and what it means to feel genuinely understood.

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Before becoming a therapist, I worked for more than a decade in fast-paced professional environments. Those experiences deepened my interest in stress, identity, relationships and the ways we adapt to meet the expectations of the environments around us.

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Over time, I became increasingly drawn towards work that offered greater depth, authenticity and meaningful connection. This ultimately led me to train as a counsellor and psychotherapist.

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My approach is integrative, person-centred and relational. I am interested in how our relationships, early experiences, emotional lives, bodies and nervous systems can influence how we experience ourselves and connect with others.

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Rather than applying a single model or assuming that one approach will suit everyone, I work collaboratively and respond to each person’s individual needs, experiences and pace.

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I aim to offer a warm, compassionate and non-judgemental space where you can slow down, explore what may be happening beneath the surface and reconnect with yourself more fully.

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Beyond the therapy room.

 

My interests extend beyond psychotherapy into practices that explore embodiment, creativity, spirituality and our relationship with the natural world.

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Over the years, yoga, meditation, movement, Reiki and cacao ceremonies have formed part of my own personal and spiritual development. I am drawn to experiences that invite us to slow down, listen more closely and reconnect with parts of ourselves that can become difficult to hear amid the demands of everyday life.

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These interests have deepened my appreciation for the different ways people find meaning, cultivate connection and develop a closer relationship with themselves.

Qualifications & professional development

MTU BA Psychotherapy & Counselling

MTU Higher Cert Psychotherapy & Counselling

Institute of Coaching Studies Cert Professional Coaching Skills

MTU Cert Psychotherapy & Counselling 

UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School PDip Sales Development

UCL MSc Environment, Science & Society 

UCC BA Joint Hons Geography & English

Certificate in Perinatal Mental Health

CPD: AuDHD and ADHD

CPD: Jeannie di Bon, The IMM for Hypermobility

Creativity in Therapy

CAMS Framework Training: assessing and treating suicide risk

Usui Reiki, Levels 1 & 2

Kundalini Reiki Master

Qualified Yoga Teacher - Women's Yoga & Ayurveda

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