Panic Attacks
Why people suffer from panic attacks and how they can best help themselves.
Mr Thomas O'Connor
Counselor
“Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist covering, Loss, Suicidal ideation, Avoidance, Panic, Depression. Addiction. Critical Incident Management, Trauma.”
About Me
I am an accredited counsellor and psychotherapist, offering dedicated support for challenging emotional experiences. If you're facing loss, suicidal ideation, panic, depression, or addiction, I provide a compassionate space to explore these feelings. I also specialise in critical incident management and trauma, helping you navigate acute distress and process past events. My aim is to help you gain clarity and build resilience, offering a grounded and understanding approach.
Approach
When panic, grief or addictive urges crowd your days, I help map small, practical steps so you feel steadier between sessions. In Navan and online, in English, sessions are paced to your tolerance—gentle assessment, clear goals, mindfulness practices and reflective space to process what feels raw. I blend short-term practical work with deeper psychotherapy, checking in on progress and adjusting tools as we go. People facing loss, intrusive thoughts or overwhelming anxiety often find this steady, collaborative rhythm reassuring.
Services
Services Offered:
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Intellectual Psych & Diagnostic Assessment
Formal testing to evaluate intellectual ability and cognitive functioning, often used for educational planning or diagnosis.
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Counseling
A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.
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Mindfulness
The practice of paying deliberate attention to the present moment without judgement, used to reduce stress and increase awareness of automatic reactions.
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Psychotherapy
In-depth therapeutic work that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting psychological change.
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Works With:
- •Adolescents
- •Adults
- •Communities
- •Families
- •Groups
Area of Expertise
Scope of Practice:
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Addiction
A compulsive dependence on a substance or behaviour, such as alcohol, drugs, or gambling, that causes harmful consequences to health, relationships, or daily life.
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Anxiety
Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.
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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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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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PTSD
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a condition that develops after a traumatic event, causing flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, and emotional numbness.
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Professional Title:
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Counselor
A trained professional who provides talk therapy to help clients work through emotional, relational, and psychological difficulties.
Qualifications
PCI/Middlesex University, Trinity College Dublin
Institute of Technology Carlow
KEW Training Academy
Registrations
Irish Association for Counseling and Psychotherapy (IACP)
Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist.
