Counsellor profile
Fionnuala Curley, BACP
BACP counsellor - Family and parenting concerns
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- Client‑centred care
- Cognitive behavioural tools
- Psychodynamic insight
About Fionnuala
Fionnuala Curley is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and the strain of family and relationship problems. She also supports people coping with life changes, parenting pressures, grief and compassion fatigue.
Her sessions are conversational and aimed at making progress in small, practical steps. She uses clear, everyday language and encourages clients to describe what feels difficult. Conversations focus on problems at home, work and in relationships, and on finding manageable ways to respond.
Fionnuala draws on client-centred work to help people feel heard and to clarify their priorities. She uses cognitive behavioural techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and try different ways of responding. Psychodynamic ideas are used to look at patterns that repeat in relationships and family life.
She has experience with specific family-related topics such as blended family issues, fatherhood concerns, fertility and parenting strain. Additional areas she addresses include codependency, communication problems, infidelity, guilt and shame, and isolation or loneliness.
Sessions aim to be practical and readable. Fionnuala offers straightforward discussion, reflective listening and task-focused exercises when useful. People who want a calm, direct approach to working through family tensions and everyday pressures may find her style helpful.
How sessions work
How her approaches work for online sessions
Fionnuala uses client-centred work to prioritise what matters most to the person in front of her. That approach focuses on listening, reflecting and helping people clarify their own goals. It can help when family tensions or parenting duties leave someone feeling overwhelmed.She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at thoughts, feelings and behaviours that keep problems going. CBT offers practical exercises and short experiments to test new ways of thinking and coping, useful for anxiety, low mood and stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will discuss goals, try methods and adapt what they do as therapy progresses. Clients and the therapist decide together which methods suit the problem and daily life.
Confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a working day, to have shorter check-ins, or to attend without travel time. If you need a quieter or simpler setup one session may be arranged to suit your schedule and energy levels.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family problems does she help with?
She helps with family problems such as communication difficulties, blended family issues, fatherhood concerns and parenting strain.
How would she approach stress and anxiety?
She uses cognitive behavioural techniques alongside client-centred discussion to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical coping strategies.
What is her professional background?
She has three years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom and is registered with the BACP.
Is she based in the UK?
Yes. She is located in the United Kingdom and works with clients there.
Can I have sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with clients outside the UK?
She accepts international clients. Confirm any regional details before booking.
How are sessions paid for and how much do they cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin sessions with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule your first session.
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