Majella Connolly
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About me
I am a qualified Integrative Counsellor and Registered Member of the professional body; The British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I am very experienced as I have worked with clients of all ages at individual, couple and family level in my previous healthcare career. I have been counselling clients who reside across Northern Ireland since 2020 & I am now counselling in my Private Practice since July 2022.
Client group I offer counselling to: I offer counselling to residents of Northern Ireland either in my counselling room, online or over the telephone. I counsel children from age 8 years, teenagers, adults & elders and couples. I provide counselling for the issues named below. My special areas of interest are counselling clients affected by intergenerational/childhood and other types of trauma, anxiety, bereavement, depression including self harm, suicidal thoughts, low self worth, mild-moderate pregnancy related issues including pregnancy loss and birth trauma. I also provide counselling for any covid 19 related issues that are still impacting you and if you or your relative have had any diagnosis or disability which is impacting upon you emotionally. Whilst counselling you, I will do so at your pace, safely, professionally, respectfully, with compassion, empathy & without judgement.
The counselling approach used: I will provide you with an Integrative style of counselling by incorporating the main counselling approaches that I have been trained in and which are best tailored to meet your needs. These are the Person-centred approach (Humanism), Psychoanalysis and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Transactional Analysis, Family Systems and other approaches and interventions I am trained in or training in. If you would like to read more details on these approaches you are most welcome to visit my website which has a blog on it called What is Counselling & Online & Telephone Counselling?
What happens in the first counselling appointment? Once you contact me to enquire about counselling I will telephone you as soon as possible to arrange a mutually convenient time to have a free 15-20 minutes phone call for us both to have a conversation to discuss the counselling process and to ensure I am the right counsellor for you and that you are comfortable and feel ready to attend me. If you agree to attend me then we can agree on the day, time and frequency of your appointments. We will gently and sensitively explore together what has brought you to counselling and begin working on how to address this at your pace.
What you can get from counselling: It can be hard to start counselling but you could gain so much from it including being listened to, being validated, gaining further insight into your experiences, strategies for helping you, ways of looking after yourself when you are going through challenging times, improving your circumstances, your mood and even recovery.
Private Practice Information: My ground floor Private Practice "Mastering Connections Counselling and Consultation Service” is central based in Northern Ireland and is situated between Armagh & Dungannon. It is 10 mins from two main road networks; the M1/A29 & 20mins from the A4 bypass. The room is spacious with a lovely calm scenic view. Free and disabled parking is also available onsite. The Counselling Practice is discreetly placed with clients entering and leaving one at a time, which ensures your privacy & confidentiality. It is a privilege for me to meet clients, to listen to what is going on for them, to validate them, and provide them with counselling that can help make improvements for them in so many areas of their lives. To see a client who has been distressed move to a more peaceful state during their counselling makes this role so worthwhile.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Level 4 Diploma in Counselling Practice which incorporated counselling modules in Counselling Theory, Working with Addictive Behaviours, Trauma and PTSD, Anxiety and Depression
- Level 4 Working with Children and Young People
- Level 4 Working with Couples
- Level 4 in Cognitive Methods
- Certificate in CBT for Anxiety
- Level 5 in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
- Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling
- Foundation Certificate in Bereavement Counselling
- Certificate in Crisis Intervention and Stress Management
- Certificate in Working with Shame
- Certificate in the Theory & Practice of Compassion Focused Therapy
- Masters (MA) in Infant Mental Health based on Psychoanalytical theory
- Foundation and Intermediate Level in Family Therapy and Systemic Practice
- BSc and Advanced Diploma in Health Studies
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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Adjustment difficulty, birth trauma, Covid 19 related issues, post diagnosis of any health condition or disability of you or your relative, pregnancy-related issues and loss
Therapies offered
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Fees
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
When you first contact me I will provide you with a free initial phone call 15-20 mins long to discuss what has brought you to counselling, the counselling process, and if you feel I am a suitable counsellor for you before you make any commitment to attend me. Any questions and queries you have I will endeavour to answer for you during our phone call. I will also discuss fees for individual clients and couples which are set at a different price.
When I work
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Further information
All appointments are mutually agreed upon in advance at a time and day that suits you from Monday to Wednesday. I work during the day and evenings.
