Alison

Ms Alison McGeown, MA, H.Dip, BA (Hons), IACP., MA

Psychotherapist

verified by TherapyRoute

“A professionally qualified and accredited psychotherapist and counsellor working in private practise in Galway City since 2004.”

About Me

I offer a supportive space in Galway City, drawing on two decades of experience. As an accredited psychotherapist, I help individuals explore their thoughts, feelings and patterns in their life, which may have become unhelpful. We work together to make sense of life's complexities. This collaboration fosters understanding, helping to find a way forward in better relationship with yourself. Clients seeking a consistent, trusted presence can feel secure here, knowing they will receive professional attention and care.

Approach

Many years of experience, working with a broad range of clients in Galway, has taught me to tune into patterns clients carry due to past experiences. These patterns involve thoughts and feelings which colour the present and prevent full engagement with everyday life, in a full and open way. I then shape sessions around what matters most in the moment. I meet adolescents, adults, couples and groups in Galway and online in English, offering a calm, structured setting with gentle pacing and clear check-ins. I use collaborative, practical techniques that help translate painful memories, body-image distress or overwhelming moods into manageable steps between sessions. People seeking steady, thoughtful support often find this way of working grounding and hopeful.
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Basic Information

Services

I work with my clients relationship towards themselves, looking at where the connection may have been interrupted due to events from the past. I work to reinstate a sense of self-compassion and understanding, and a reclaiming of an inner relationship founded on empathy, connection, acceptance and support. I use various techniques based on many years of training and experience including: body based awareness, self compassion exercises and family constellation exercises, alongside attention on reflection and insight.

Services Offered:

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    CBT

    Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, a structured, evidence-based approach that identifies and changes unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviours.

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    Counselling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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    Individual Psychotherapy

    In-depth one-on-one therapy that explores the deeper roots of a person's difficulties, often drawing on psychodynamic or psychoanalytic models.

Works With:

  • •Adolescents
  • •Adults
  • •Couples
  • •Groups
  • •Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

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    Abuse

    Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.

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    Grief & Loss

    The emotional, physical, and psychological response to the death of a loved one or another significant loss.

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    Body Image

    How a person perceives, thinks, and feels about their physical appearance. When persistently negative, it can drive distress, avoidance, and disordered eating.

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    Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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    Stress / Burnout

    The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).

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    Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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    Self-Esteem

    A person's overall sense of their own worth and value. When chronically low, it can drive self-doubt, avoidance, and difficulty in relationships.

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Professional Title:

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    Psychotherapist

    A professional trained to provide in-depth therapy that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting change.

Qualifications

MA Integrative Psychotherapy

Masters

University College Cork

Year: 2008

Memberships

Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP)

Candidate Member

Membership: M4533

Service Area

Cornerstone

In-person & Online

Galway, Galway

Ireland