Catherine Geary

I work in Belfast and Online supporting clients across the UK. Please contact me for availability.

Hi, my name is Catherine Geary, I am a Psychodynamic Counsellor based in Belfast.  

I offer both short-term and long-term individual online and in-person therapy. I also offer a free consultation of up to 30 minutes to  learn more and see if we would be the right fit to work together.

You can find further details on my website for latest fee information and more details on how I work.

Who I Work With

As a BACP registered psychodynamic counsellor I am qualified to provide long and short term therapy to individuals with a range of issues. I have experience providing counselling to clients with anxiety and depression, eating disorders, struggles with sense of self and direction in life, difficulties with relationships with others, difficulties with perfectionism, self harm, poor self-esteem & self-confidence, and anger issues, to name a few.

Working with me will provide you with an understanding and safe space to explore yourself and the challenges you are facing. 

I see our work in therapy as a collaborative process in which I work together with clients on the things they would most like to improve in their lives. 

Eating Disorders

I also specialise in working with individuals who have eating disorders and disordered eating as their primary issue. Although its nearly always the case that our work together includes working through other psychological difficulties too. This is because eating disorders are not all about the food, and exploring the underlying causes of eating problems is a crucial step to resolve them.

It doesn't matter whether you have been diagnosed with an eating disorder or not. If your relationship with food and your body is causing you emotional distress and preventing you from engaging in the life you want, then therapy can help you.

To find out more about my approach in working with people with eating disorders and disordered eating please visit my website here:

https://foodfreedomtherapy.co.uk/

My Approach

I work primarily from a Psychodynamic perspective. That means we will think about your changing emotions and feelings towards yourself and others, we will discuss childhood memories and relationships, and think about the significance of the past and its repetition in the present. Through talking in Therapy we aim to gain an understanding of your unconscious thoughts. This helps to provide insight into why you feel and behave the way you do. From there you will be able to learn how to manage your life differently and how to make changes to move towards the type of life that you want.

Eating Disorders

If you would like to work with me to recover from your Eating Disorder/eating issues, my approach is very similar. Together we will understand how your eating issues came about and how your current difficulties are linked to your past experiences, and how we can change that. Exploring the underlying cause and adaptive function of eating problems is a crucial step to resolve eating issues for good. If appropriate I will also incorporate elements of enhanced CBT for Eating Disorders and Intuitive Eating. These methodologies can offer some additional practical tools which I find are very helpful to support you in everyday recovery, particularly during short term work.

My Training

I completed my training in individual Psychodynamic Counselling at a training centre in North London. In addition I hold a first class Masters degree in Psychology where my research was specialised in Eating Disorders and Body Image. I have also completed CBT for Eating Disorders training through Oxford University and I have a special interest in Intuitive Eating. 

See my website for more information on what I offer as part of long and short term therapy.

Individual sessions are £80 and I offer a concessionary rate of £60

Free Consultation & First Session

I offer a free zoom consultation of up to 30 minutes for anyone that is considering working with me. In this consultation we will discuss therapy options and what is right for you now. If we decide to proceed we can book you in for your first session. 

Our first session will be a bit different from our usual sessions as we will carry out a full assessment of your situation. We will also discuss the therapy contract and administrative matters. We will confirm our regular session time, this will be the same time every week. 

Regular weekly therapy lasts 50 minutes.