Ciaran Doody

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• LGBT related issues

About Ciaran

Ciaran Doody works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, LGBT issues and related concerns using an integrative, relational approach. He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and has five years' experience in practice.

Ciaran describes his way of working as integrative with a relational stance. He combines complementary relational theories to form a single approach aimed at the issues the client brings. Sessions focus on understanding patterns in relationships and how these affect mood, behaviour and day-to-day functioning.

He has experience helping people who are coping with grief, addictions, self-esteem difficulties and life changes. He also works with intimacy-related issues, aspects of attachment and abandonment, and some complex experiences such as post-traumatic stress and personality disorder-related problems.

Ciaran also lists additional focus areas including cancer and hospice and end-of-life counselling, pregnancy and childbirth, prejudice and discrimination, and men's issues. He helps people talk through feelings of isolation, guilt and shame, and supports those dealing with family problems and relationship conflict.

His training background includes work as a psychotherapist and integrative counsellor while completing doctoral training in counselling psychology. In sessions he aims to shape the approach to the person's needs and goals, and to work collaboratively on practical ways to manage symptoms and improve wellbeing.

How his therapeutic approaches work in online sessions

Ciaran works from an integrative, relational stance. This means he draws on relational ideas that focus on how patterns between people affect feelings and behaviour. That approach can help with relationship difficulties, attachment issues and problems that repeat across different relationships.

He also uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that target current symptoms and coping skills, such as approaches that teach practical strategies for managing anxiety and mood. These methods tend to focus on identifying unhelpful patterns and practising alternative ways of responding in day-to-day life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. He will discuss different ways of working and agree what's most useful based on the person's needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and the approach can be adjusted as therapy progresses.

Check the session formats before booking as the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy schedule, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals often offer remote sessions to help people access therapy more flexibly and to fit work or family commitments into their week.

Topics Ciaran lists

• Stress and anxiety
• LGBT
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Depression
• Addictions
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Self-esteem
• Coping with life changes
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Cancer
• Family problems
• Guilt and shame
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Paranoia
• Personality disorders
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Sexuality
• Somatization

Questions about Ciaran

Does he work with anxiety?

Yes. He has experience helping people with stress and anxiety and offers therapeutic support for these concerns.

What kind of counselling does he offer?

He practises an integrative approach with a relational stance, combining relational theories into a single way of working tailored to each person.

How much experience does he have?

He has five years of professional experience in counselling and psychotherapy practice.

Is he a member of a professional body and where is he based?

He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with him?

No, he does not take clients outside the United Kingdom.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.

How much do sessions cost and how does payment work?

Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.