Welcome!
Find yourself unable to shut your brain off at night, going over old conversations, perhaps you suffer from insomnia and get easily overwhelmed, unable to even have a shower, or talk to friends? Do you feel helpless and easily triggered into irrational or uncontrollable rage or anger? Do you have flashbacks about bad past incidents, or feel that your life is out of control, that you are worthless and hopeless and have to keep busy to stop those bad thoughts creeping in?
Then you have come to the right place. Yes you are worth the effort and the support that you can find here and Yes it is possible to change how your life is going, whether you believe it is or not.
My promise to you is that I will help you to:
- Set positive and clear expectations for yourself
- Accept yourself
- Take responsibility for your decisions, actions and outcomes
- Live in the now
Trauma and Anger Management
Flashbacks, insomnia, nightmares, avoiding places, people and anything that might bring back the bad thoughts. There are things we go through in life - emergencies, situations or even events, that we find ourselves unable to process for whatever reason. Whether it's from grief, from an accident, or from something seemingly small or big, we find we just cannot move on from it. This can result in typical Trauma responses - feeling numb, extreme reactions to things, zoning out, confusion, quick responses to anger, irritability etc.
Find out more and Trauma and Anger Management and how I can help you.
Depression
Feeling withdrawn from life, loneliness, feeling like the odd one out amongst friends, inability to communicate with people, self-harming and low mood are all what you expect depression to look like. But it can also be a numbness, treading water, coasting through life and trying to get by, thinking you're a failure. It doesn't have to be that way, whether you believe that statement or not. If this is you, take that first step, it will help whether you believe it will or not.
Read more about how I can help with Depression.
Worry and Anxiety
That knot in the gut, the need to go to the bathroom, replaying conversations in your head at night and being unable to "switch off", those are all symptoms of Anxiety - where your brain is stuck in fight or flight mode and won't stop being on alert for something that might be a 'danger'. This is a case of helping your brain relearn what is worth worrying about and what isn't. Sometimes this has a single cause behind it, sometimes it is something we have learned from infancy in family situations where there was high anxiety or worry. This can make us hold back from doing things in life, taking risks, grasping opportunities. It can make us feel like imposters in our own success.
However, it can get better. Read more about Anxiety and Imposter Syndrome and how I can help undo all that.
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"Pat created a safe, non-judgemental and patient space for me to explore and unravel the events that had led me to seek therapy. He encouraged self-exploration at a comfortable pace enabling me to start a healing process."
Claire (Westmeath)
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"Pat has helped me massively during multiple difficult periods of my life. He identified the ways I personally understand and recognise the parts of me that needed work, and then gave me the mental tools to do so. I would recommend Pat’s services to anyone who wants to learn more about themselves, for any reason."
Cian (Meath)
Pat Gavin
Counsellor & Psychotherapist
I love the work I do. Many people ask me how I do this type of work all the time? My answer is simply that I actually love what I do. I meet so many wonderful people with unique life experiences and interests. Many People face difficult challenges in life and it always amazes me that when people are at their most vulnerable they find the strength and resilience to bounce back from those difficult times. People can often feel Helpless and Hopeless. It is at these times that I can offer support and a listening ear to help them work their way out of their situation. Many people also come to therapy to explore their own personal development, and also to explore new opportunities, where we focus on your strengths and Learned Skills that help their professional development........... read more
“ I am not a teacher: only a fellow traveller of whom you can ask the way” George Bernard Shaw
Get in Touch, even just for a chat about how things can change!
Tel: 087 757 1091 or Email: info@patrickgavin.ie