David O'Hara
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About me
Are you feeling anxious, depressed, or stressed? Struggling with self-doubt, people-pleasing, or relationship issues? Life throws many challenges at us, and it's natural to feel overwhelmed.
Recognising when we need support is itself an act of growth. So, if you're reading this, you've already taken the first step toward positive change.
Therapy can help provide insight, clarity, and self-acceptance. I'll support you in uncovering your strengths, values, and inner resources to engage in life's challenges with confidence and authenticity.
Practice Description
Person-centered therapy offers a collaborative and empowering approach for self-awareness and personal growth. Together we will build a space built on trust, respect, and compassion, where you can feel free to be yourself. Each of us has the capacity for change and self-understanding when we are provided with a safe, non-judgmental, and empathic environment.
Person-centered therapy is rooted in the idea that you are the expert on your own experience. My role is to support you in exploring and understanding your thoughts, feelings, and experiences in a safe and non-judgmental space.
Therapy can help provide insight, clarity, and self-acceptance. I'll support you in uncovering your strengths, values, and inner resources to engage in life's challenges with confidence and authenticity.
Through our work together, you can:
- Gain deeper self-understanding and develop greater self-awareness
- Learn practical ways to manage anxiety and depression
- Clarify your personal values and goals
- Create more authentic connections and relationships with others
- Build confidence in personal decision-making
- Navigate life transitions with greater ease
- Find balance in our demanding modern world
My integrated approach combines the deep relational work of person-centered counseling with practical mindfulness techniques. This blend offers both emotional support and concrete tools for managing life's challenges. Drawing from my extensive training in both disciplines, I help clients develop self-awareness while learning practical strategies to navigate difficult emotions and experiences. Whether you're curious about mindfulness or already have a practice, we'll work together to find approaches that resonate with your unique needs and preferences.
I offer both online sessions and in-person therapy at the Riverside Well-being Centre in Whaley Bridge. Free 15-minute consultation available.
Training, qualifications & experience
PGDip - Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
PGDip - Teaching Mindfulness Based Approaches (BAMBA)
Certificate in Counselling
MSc - Consumer Psychology with Business
BSc - Psychology (BPS)
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Self-Awareness
Personal Growth
Mindfulness
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
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Tuesday evening sessions are specifically reserved for in-person therapy, offering convenient after-work appointments. All other sessions are available for online therapy.
Further information
Person-centered therapy is rooted in the idea that you are the expert on yourself, and my role is to support you in exploring and understanding your thoughts, feelings, and experiences in a safe and non-judgmental space. I will listen attentively and empathetically to what you choose to share, aiming to understand your world from your point of view.
Several years of training at the Bangor centre for mindfulness and research and practice has provided a rich insight into MBCT and MBSR. Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or new to mindfulness, we can tailor our sessions to your preferences. Let me know your level of interest, and together, we'll explore how to incorporate mindfulness into our work.
