David O'Donohue
Clinical PsychologistDavid is a clinical psychologist who works with adults to explore their thoughts, feelings, and behaviours.
David resonates with the idea that our minds are always trying to protect us, and that it can be helpful to understand where some of these symptoms are coming from, and why they feel so important. He believes that if we slow down and remain present, we can give ourselves the time, space, and self-compassion to understand and gently shift some of our long-standing patterns.
David tries to be curious, open, compassionate, and authentic. He draws on several therapeutic paradigms including psychodynamic psychotherapy, internal family systems therapy, and compassion focused therapy.
Outside of the therapy room, David enjoys spending time with his children and listening to the sound of rain and thunder in a storm. David's friends describe him as a "knowledge magpie", because he likes to collect knowledge on lots of different topics, like a magpie collecting shiny treasures.
Modalities
Psychodynamic psychotherapy is an approach to therapy which seeks to understand the conscious and unconscious aspects of a person. It involves exploring what the individual would like to focus on, in an unstructured way, which allows any patterns in how they relate to others or themselves to emerge and be understood.
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is an approach to therapy which focuses on understanding symptoms and underlying causes by exploring and understanding parts of ourselves carrying emotional pain, and parts of ourselves which try to protect us from that pain. It involves stepping back from our protective parts to embrace and nurture the parts of ourselves holding the pain, with the aim of reducing internal conflict and increasing self acceptance and self compassion.
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